NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK SPOTLIGHT: ST. LOUIS ENTREPRENEUR COMPETES TO GIVE $40,000 IN FREE MARKETING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
Jonathan Floyd of LeadValets Advances in 2026 Entrepreneur of Impact Competition as Voting Enters Final Stretch
ST. LOUIS, MO — April 17, 2026 — As the country turns its attention to National Small Business Week, a St. Louis entrepreneur is in the middle of a competition that could deliver more than $40,000 in free digital marketing directly to two small businesses in need.
Jonathan Floyd, founder and president of LeadValets, is a second-round finalist in the 2026 Entrepreneur of Impact competition hosted by Colossal.org. If Floyd wins, his public pledge activates: two small businesses receive a full year of LeadValets' digital marketing services — SEO, Answer Engine Optimization, and Google Business Profile management — completely free of charge.
For a small business, a full year of that level of professional support can be the difference between being invisible online and ranking on the first page of Google. Between a quiet phone and a full schedule. Between struggling and scaling.
"Small Business Week is a time to celebrate what small business owners do," Floyd said. "But celebration without action only goes so far. This pledge is about action — real, measurable help for two businesses that are fighting to grow."
Floyd has built LeadValets into one of the most credible digital marketing agencies in the Midwest, earning recognition from the US Search Awards, Forbes, Semrush, Clutch, and Alignable. His agency works exclusively with the kinds of businesses that generate the most jobs and community impact — local contractors, neighborhood restaurants, independent medical practices, and small law firms.
The Entrepreneur of Impact competition, hosted by Colossal.org, was designed precisely for entrepreneurs like Floyd — people whose business success is inseparable from their community commitments. Voting is open to the public through April 30, 2026, with one vote per person allowed daily.
The final stretch of this competition is here. Every vote cast between now and April 30 carries real weight. Small Business Week only comes once a year, but the impact of this pledge — if Floyd wins — lasts twelve months for two business owners who earn it by someone else showing up for them.
Vote for Jonathan Floyd. Vote every day. Share this with every small business owner you know.
Cast your daily vote at https://entrepreneurofimpact.org/2026/jonathan-floyd through April 30, 2026.
About LeadValets: LeadValets is a St. Louis-based digital marketing agency recognized by the US Search Awards, Forbes, Semrush, and Clutch. Jonathan Floyd has been named Alignable Small Businessperson of the Year multiple times.
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References:
- Colossal.org: https://colossal.org
- LeadValets: https://leadvalets.com
- National Small Business Week: https://sba.gov/national-small-business-week
- US Search Awards: https://ussearchawards.com
- Alignable: https://alignable.com