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Which One of These Business Ideas is Worth $10,000 on Advanta’s ideablob.com?Winner to be Selected by ideablob* Community on February 29Spring House, PA (February 26, 2008) – Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) has announced February’s eight ideablob.com finalists for the $10,000 monthly contest prize. They are: Noah Curran, Janice Dotti, Erin Ely, Aaron Fleishman, Sunny Hall, Megan Lopez, Ryan McIntyre and Gunter Pfau. Launched by Advanta in September 2007, ideablob.com is where small businesses and entrepreneurs can share, compare and grow their business ideas – and have a chance to win $10,000 towards fulfilling them. The finalists include the top two winners from each of the first three weeks of February, as voted on by the ideablob.com community. In addition, the finalists include two contestants who received the most votes overall from the community since the ideablob.com contest began. … more |
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New England Milk Bank voted best small business idea in national ideablob.com contestNaomi Bar-Yam, a Newton, MA resident and Brandeis University alumna, wins $10,000Waltham, MA and Spring House, PA (February 14, 2008) – Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced last night that Naomi Bar-Yam of Newton, MA has been named January’s $10,000 www.ideablob.com monthly contest winner for the best business idea. Bar-Yam is co-founder of the Boston-based Mother’s Milk Bank of New England, a newly-formed milk bank serving babies, hospitals and families throughout New England. Bar-Yam received the award from Ami Kassar, Advanta’s Chief Innovation Officer, at an award ceremony sponsored by Brandeis University’s IT Entrepreneur Club in Waltham. Bar-Yam and Kassar are Brandeis University graduates. Bar-Yam garnered the support of the ideablob community for her idea to create a milk bank that would provide screened and pasteurized breast milk to premature and critically ill babies in the New England area. According to Bar-Yam, studies show that premature babies who receive banked milk are far less likely to suffer life-threatening complications and have much faster recovery rates. … more |
ideablob in Boston Wed. Feb 13th!
Come see what ideablob is all about and join us as we announce our newest $10K winner for best small business idea. Meet some of the local creative entrepreneurs and small business owners who are helping build this thought-provoking community. Join a few of the Ideablob team and fellow Boston blobbers for some casual ideablob discussion on ideas and opportunities.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 5-7pm
Where: Brandeis University’s Shapiro Student Center – Atrium at 415 South Street in Waltham
RSVP: There's limited room, so please RSVP to hello@ideablob.com
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 9/30/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Click here for complete Official Rules. Sponsor: Advanta Bank Corp, PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715
Meet the Blobbers in L.A. at ideablob.com Mixer Mon. 2/11
Come see what ideablob is all about and meet some of the local creative entrepreneurs and small business owners who are helping build this thought-provoking community. Join a few of the Ideablob team and fellow Los Angeles blobbers for some casual ideablob discussion on ideas and opportunities.
When: Monday, Feb. 11, 8-10pm
What: A couple of rounds on us
Where: The Patio of the Arsenal Bar, 12012 W. Pico Blvd. (1/2 block East of Bundy)
RSVP: There's limited room, so please RSVP by Sunday, 2/10/07 to hello@ideablob.com
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 9/30/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Click here for complete Official Rules. Sponsor: Advanta Bank Corp, PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715
February 2008 Press Release
Social entrepreneur student wins $10,000 for best small business idea in national ideablob.com* contest
Penn State student Aaron Fleishman wins for Mashavu, a student project providing networked health solutions for children in third world countries.
Spring House, PA (March 12, 2008) - Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced that Aaron Fleishman of State College, PA has been named February's $10,000 ideablob.com monthly contest winner for the best business idea.
Fleishman, a Lewistown, PA native, is a Penn State senior majoring in chemical engineering. The concept for Mashavu came from a class design project to develop a prototype cell phone-based system to help victims in disaster situations and refugee camps. To pilot the program, Fleishman and Penn State Senior Research Associate Khanjan Mehta will lead a group of 14 students to Tanzania in June.
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