Paycor & the Cincinnati Bengals Present 4th Annual Earn Your Stripes

Thank you to all of the businesses that submitted an application for Paycor & The Cincinnati Bengals Earn Your Stripes competition.
We are thrilled to announce our 6 finalists and their remarkable businesses.
We look forward to seeing our finalists at Paycor Stadium on June 25th!
Contest Rules
- Applicants must be local to the Tri-State region. The Tri-State area comprises counties throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Businesses must be located in one of the following counties to be eligible: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren in Ohio; Dearborn, Franklin, and Ohio in Indiana; and Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, and Kenton in Kentucky.
- Annual business revenue cannot exceed $5 million.
- Business must be minority owned, which is defined as at least 51% of the business is owned by a person (or persons) who have full operational control and are African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, or other similar minority race designation, and otherwise meet our requirements.
- You must have a unique or innovative approach to your business, which could include operations, products/services, community impact, etc.
- Business cannot have an existing sponsorship with the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Open to Paycor customers and non-customers.






