I got a 1099-MISC for an award trip not from my company with "compensation" in Box 7. I called them and they confirmed it should be in Box 7. I'm not sure how to answer

not sure how to answer the questions when it triggers a Schedule C. "started 'Award Trip' (what I named this 1099-MISC) in 2018" or "stopped 'Award Trip' in 2018" or "didn't start or stop 'Award Trip' in 2018".
I need to make sure I do this correctly because it just changed my tax due by $3000!