Epic Change wins $10k & Aims to Help Those in Need
Epic Change wins $10k & Aims to Help Those in Need
“Funding a Tech Lab for Kids in Tanzania”
http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/1770-EPIC-CHANGE-Fund-a-Tech-Lab-f
SPRING HOUSE, PA, June 9, 2009 — Ideablob.com announced today that Satellite Beach, Florida resident, Stacey Monk, is the May winner of its monthly contest for the best small business idea, as voted on by members of ideablob’s online entrepreneurial community. Her idea is called “EPIC CHANGE: Fund a Tech Lab for Kids in Arusha, Tanzania.”
Monk is a former management consultant who has spent her career working with leaders in the public and private sectors to successfully create, lead and navigate organizational change. She is a graduate of the Heinz School of Public Policy & Management at Carnegie Mellon University and previously worked with Deloitte Consulting, Genentech and the Santa Clara Social Services Agency before launching her own firm, Funken Consulting. After a life-changing trip through Africa in 2007, Monk left her for-profit career to create Epic Change.
… more"Stories of AIDS through Music" Wins $10,000
Combating AIDS from the Front Lines
“Stories of AIDS through Music: A Fundraiser Concept Album.”
http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/5084--Stories-of-AIDS-through-Music-
SPRING HOUSE, PA, May 18, 2009 — Ideablob.com announced today that Asheville, NC resident, Andrew Magill, is the April winner of its monthly contest for the best small business idea, as voted on by members of ideablob’s online entrepreneurial community. His idea is called “Stories of AIDS through Music: A Fundraiser Concept Album”.
Andrew Magill is a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Magill plans to collaborate with Malawian musicians to produce an album where each song corresponds to a narrative about HIV, taken from members of HIV-affected families in Malawi. “I plan to go to Malawi to collect about 15 narratives for the album. I plan to distribute it in Malawi and abroad, and I’ve already been in talks with Malawian doctors affiliated with the UNC Malawi Project in Lilongwe and the University of Malawi’s HIV education program,” says Magill. The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa where there is a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
“Design Green Now” Wins
Interactive Educational Event Wins the Green
“Design Green Now” Wins $20,000 from National ideablob.com® Contest to Help Spark Innovations in Environmentally Responsible Design
http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/4706-Design-Green-Now-watch-our-vid
SPRING HOUSE, PA, April 16, 2009 — Ideablob.com, the popular online entrepreneurs’ social community inspired by Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) today announced that Brooklyn, NY resident, Andrew Personette, is the March winner of its monthly contest for the best small business idea, as voted on by members of ideablob’s online entrepreneurial community.
Andrew Personette, together with Matt Tyson, is the founder of “Design Green Now”, which invites prominent professionals in the fields of design, architecture, publishing and manufacturing to engage both students and the public in a conversation about driving environmentally sound design practices.
… moreDream Village wins October 2008 ideablob contest!
Creator of Socially Responsible Children’s Books Wins National ideablob.com® Contest for October’s Best Small Business Idea
Suneet Bhatt, whose team creatively raises children’s awareness about under-privileged kids, to be awarded $10,000
http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/3408-DREAM-VILLAGE-Kids-Books-with-
SPRING HOUSE, PA, November 14, 2008 — Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced today that Somerdale, NJ resident Suneet Bhatt is the October winner of ideablob.com’s monthly contest for the best small business idea, as voted on by the ideablob community.
Bhatt’s initiative, Dream Village, is a series of children’s books that describe the true stories of kids who have overcome environmental, economic or social challenges. Each story aims to raise awareness about under-privileged children around the world.
The votes are in! Stay tuned.
We are “verifying” the July winner who will be announced shortly (usually takes around 1-2 weeks).
In the meantime, continue to vote, explore other ideas or submit your own idea. You could be the next winner!
Note: Results are subject to verification. Announcement of a winner is subject to the requirements in the Official Contest Rules.
The votes are in. Stay tuned!
We are “verifying” the June winner who will be announced shortly.
In the meantime, continue to vote, explore other ideas or submit your own idea. You could be the next winner!
Note: Results are subject to verification. Announcement of a winner is subject to the requirements in the Official Contest Rules.
ideablob.com announces April's winnerPenn State student wins $10,000 for best small business idea in national ideablob.com® contest PSU student & inventor Matt Allison wins for creating a portable touch screen device that syncs with a fitness-based social networking website Spring House, PA (May 6, 2008) - Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced today that Matt Allison of State College, PA has been named April's $10,000 ideablob.com monthly contest winner for the best business idea, as voted on by the ideablob community. Allison's idea is a portable touch-screen device - equipped with a heart rate monitor - that acts as a personal trainer. Once fully developed, the device will upload workouts from his company's website and display progress charts, advice for future workouts and daily nutrition information. In addition, device users will be able to create their own workouts based on their fitness goals. Allison plans to use the $10,000 contest prize to put the finishing touches on his website and to ensure it syncs properly with the touch screen device. … more |
Boston Hat Trick!A Third Boston-Area Entrepreneur Wins the National ideablob.com® Contest for Best Small Business Idea
Alex Eaves' idea to expand his skateboard company has won ideablob's $10,000 prize for the month of May. Eaves will use the funds to promote his company's "ReUse" products and the importance of being environmentally conscious.
SPRING HOUSE, Penn., (June 10, 2008) — Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced today that Alex Eaves of Norwell, Mass. is the May winner of ideablob.com's monthly contest for the best small business idea, as voted on by the ideablob community. Eaves’ company, STAY VOCAL, began as a skateboard company focused on producing positive messages about social and environmental awareness. The company recently transitioned 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. … more |
ideablob.com announces March's winnerBoston-based fair trade firm wins $20,000 for best small business idea in national ideablob.com® contest Congratulations to John Studer, March 2008's ideablob contest winner! http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/1699-Sweatshop-free-organic-T-shirts Spring House, PA (April 28, 2008) - Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ: ADVNB; ADVNA) announced that John Studer of Boston, MA has been named March's ideablob.com monthly contest winner for the best small business idea, as voted on by the ideablob community. Studer is CFO of No Sweat Apparel, the Boston-based fair trade pioneer that produces clothing and sneakers at sweatshop-free union factories in the United States, Canada and the developing world. Studer's winning idea is for the company to continue producing their newest line of organic cotton knit t-shirts at a Palestinian-owned factory on Virgin Mary Street in Bethlehem. To date, No Sweat has sold about 50,000 of these Palestinian-made t-shirts in the United States, England and Israel. … more |
Social entrepreneur student wins $10,000 in national ideablob.com contestPenn 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 23-year old 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. His idea can be found at http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/1528-Mashavu-Networked-Health-Solu. … more |
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