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At the last 1010 WINS Small Business $10K Challenge sponsored by Dime Community Bank, Paula Ortiz, stepped forward and won the $10,000 prize for their outstanding bookstore in Jackson Heights – Libreria Barco de Papel Comunitaria. Libreria Barco de Papel may be the last Spanish-language bookstore left in our City and also serves a beloved gathering place in the neighborhood. The prize has come in handy as the bookstore has rebuilt its base after the pandemic. It is hard to believe that the 1010 WINS and we now awarded $210,000 to small businesses. The next 1010 WINS Small Business $10K Challenge is now open for applications! Apply today at: https://okt.to/FNs1m8. 1010wins.com/challenge #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs Mark Businski Chris Oliviero Ben Mevorach Ivan Lee Dynishal Gross NYC Department of Small Business Services The New Bronx Chamber of Commerce The Bronx Economic Development Corporation Queens Economic Development Queens Chamber of Commerce Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce SIEDC Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Business Initiative Corporation of New York Fordham Foundry New York City Economic Development Corporation Westchester County Nassau County Suffolk County New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)