June 18, 2008
 

In This Issue:

  • Spankin New to the Site
  • Show Past Finalists Some Love
  • And The May Winner is…
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Spankin New to the Site:

Ideablob is always trying to improve itself. Here's one way we've made ourselves better. Now when exploring ideas, you can see the number of comments and advices for each submission. So it's easier than ever to see who could use a little TLC.

Show Past Finalists Some Love:

Just because we have one winner each month, doesn't mean the other ideas just fall off the earth. You can't vote for them, but they can still use your help. Here are a few past ideas to rally around.


Anna and Rachael from the LinkEducation Team need help finding an efficient way to reach out to the 5000+ education nonprofits in NYC.


Aviva from Fun and Function needs a hand getting her company's good news out to therapists, teachers and parents.


Natalie from California could use some innovative ways that impoverished communities in developing countries can earn extra income as part of her Earth Garden Project.

May Winner Announced!

Alex Eaves of Norwell, Mass. is the May winner of ideablob.com's monthly showdown for the best small business idea.

Eaves' company, STAY VOCAL, began as a skateboard company focused on producing positive messages about social and environmental awareness. The company recently switched gears to focus solely on its line of ReUse products, which include clothing and accessories made from used materials, as well as being a source of information about music, news and events.

"With natural resources diminishing, and so much 'stuff' already available, it's imperative that people learn to reuse more," said Eaves. "With this award from ideablob.com, STAY VOCAL can expand and I can bring the ReUse line of products to new customers."

Eaves plans to use the award money to revamp the STAY VOCAL Web site to make it focus more on ReUse products, and to inform people how to be more environmentally conscious in their daily lives.

"Boston has become a leading hub in the social entrepreneurship movement, with three social entrepreneurs from Boston winning the ideablob contest," said Ami Kassar, Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer.

Previous winners from the Boston area include John Studer and his idea to expand his sweatshop-free clothing company, No Sweat Apparel, and Naomi Bar-Yam and her idea for the Mother's Milk Bank of New England, an organization serving babies, hospitals and families throughout New England. Way to represent Boston.

Because Eaves is an Advanta BusinessCard customer, he is eligible to receive 1,000,000 rewards points on his Advanta BusinessCard (or the $10,000 cash alternative) in addition to the $10,000 monthly contest prize. Advanta will present Eaves, who chose the case alternative, with his $20,000 award at a ceremony during "Hanover Day" on Saturday, June 21st outside Boston in Hanover, Massachusetts.

  
 

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