Ever secretly have a great idea that you just know would take off if you had some “seed” money? Or maybe you’re already a cash-strapped struggling entrepreneur. Well then, ideablob may be just the ticket.
ideablob is a community of small business owners and entrepreneurs who bounce ideas off each other. They give feedback, advice and encouragement. Every month, the community votes on the best idea. The winner gets $10,000 to help their idea grow. The community was launched in September 2007 by Advanta, one of the largest credit card companies in the U.S.
There are six days left in this month’s showdown. There are eight finalists competing for the $10,000 monthly prize. The community will vote and the next winner will be announced on June 30 at midnight.
This month is particularly unique. All eight finalists are women and they are all from different cities scattered around the country. Environmental issues are well represented in the finals . . . .
Sign up to vote for your favorite.
The idea of the winner of last month’s contest idea was to expand his skateboard company’s line to include recycled products. He actually won $20k because he was also an Advanta cardholder. You can read more about his project here, http://ideablob.com/posts/259.
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Hi Daryl,
(I love your blog!) Please don’t forget about us! We’re a finalist too, and desperately need your help. Please support the arts! We’re trying to create a non-profit company called “Patron of the Arts” that will provide free financial assistance for artists and filmmakers. We also want to create a green filmmaking community and plan to use innovative ideas to recycle and re-use in filmmaking!! Please check out our non-profit at
http://ideablob.com/ideas/2412-PatronOfTheArts-Sponsor-a-Film and cast a vote if you like it! Thanks so much! With Gratitude, Cindy
Hi Daryl. Your readers might also be interested in the YOBI Innovator Contest too. The minimum prize there is $10,000, and it also encourages ideas and projects that can help the environment. Details on that contest are available at http://www.yobi.tv/yobiverse . There are also a number of other contests, in addition to the 24 socially-conscious UN forums on YOBIWorld, which will hopefully become a place for international discussion of the problems that face the globe and its natural environment. Jen
Cindy, Good luck on your idea. It sounds like a good one which is getting lots of votes.
Jen, Thanks for the heads up about yobiverse.
It appears from the Terms of Use section, http://yobi.tv/yobiverse/pages/terms-of-use, that there is a fee to enter contests.
C. Contest Application and Processing Fee
To apply for a contest on the YOBI.tv Websites and to access certain Services, You must pay a YOBI.tv Contest Fee to YOBI, per each contest site and submission. The YOBI.tv Websites Contest Fee will be shown to You before finalizing Your Account information. Payment should be made in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
~ Daryl