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Tom Klausen
Senior Vice President of First
Vancouver Finance
Shannon Suetos
Writer for Resource Nation
Jeff Frutkin
Founder of SmarterLeap.com
Tracy Eden
Financing expert
Gene Siciliano
President of Western
Management Associates
Susan Jenkins
Founder of Go Green Go
Chris Birk
Plus1 Marketing
Michael Angier
Founder and CIO of SuccessNet
Thanks for sharing the information, all this are of extreme use at the time of down trend in the market.
Nice idea, I tried to sign up but the system didn't like my email address... Congrats on winning your recent competition!
Everyone! The voting page is located at http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/small_business_grants/grant_vote.php
This is a very good initiative, however, there should be some consideration for start up ventures and businesses under 2 years old. My company is only 18 months old, my cash flow has been good but my sales have dropped, so I am using all my cash flow for the past two months to pay expenses, its is dwindling. I cannot get a loan because every institution who could help says the business MUST BE 2 YEARS OLD. My business does not have enough credit history to get any more credit, the one credit card I have my credit was suddenly cut, so I am stuck. I personally do not have enough credit history to get personal credit. I have been using my husband credit. This in not good for developing my business credit as everything is under his personal name. His credit is very good, however I need to build the business credit. NO one will give the business any credit because of lack of history, so how will I develop a credit history if no one will give credit? How could the stimulus package help my situation. I am sure many small businesses share my diima. We need a bail out.
I vote citifunctions......I have used them before and they were top notch!!! Go citi-functions!!
I vote Citi Functions. Seems out of the ordinary.
Friendly Fungus Farms is a small operation I started it just a few months back. It seems like it took off and got huge overnite . My operation is in Va and expanding into North Carolina , with a potentionally huge international market. The power to my greenhouse is operating from solar panels. My operation is being based on alternative energy. All of our vegitables and herbs are grown organically and our mushroom spawn is organically certified. The description of my company was not fully described as I submitted it . This is the reason why I am posting this comment, so peolpe can read somewhat about I am doing. please vote for my buissness , Thank you!
my vote is for Fanta-Sea Divers. what a fun and exciting adventure, to learn how to scuba dive!
This is the voting page: http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/small_business_grants/grant_vote.php
how do we vote? where do we go for that?
I believe the commitee chose the finalists - the voting is from their final selection group of 50 - which begins today.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong...
I vote for Sobo
Hmmm... not sure about posting an idea that is fledgling to thousands of other small entrepeneurs ... the risk of it being copied before it is fully launched for the possibility of a $1000 ...
There are many great businesses listed here. Misfit Candies is the only one that make me want to do the devil horns hand gesture, though.
I will follow your advice for my website.
This is really frustrating...So, the "voting" (as I received an email stating it was) was to open TODAY, June 2nd, for finalists from the semi-finalists, and by the end of today they've already chosen from the semi-finalists? How is that possible and/or fair and/or logical? ONLY ONE DAY TO VOTE? It just doesn't make sense...
my wife and i want to start working for ourselves were tired of giving the other guy the money. she knows the book work and i have the knowledge of the labor. please let us know when and how to apply
Thanks for selecting Friendly Fungus Farms as a semi finalist ! We are organically operating on 75 acres :growing- all types of medicinal and culinary mushrooms (including oak log Shiitakes, Reishi, Maiitake and Portabellas). We also are growing Cucumbers, Romaine lettuce, Tomatoes, Nasturtiums and herbs such as Basil ,Cilantro, Chives and Garlic! The greenhouse and growing aspects of the farm are not only "organic" but are running off of "solar" energy!! Friendly Fungus Farms has already created a market from the state of Virginia to North Carolina and has potential for International shipping. So Go Green and Keep it Organic.
Friendly Fungus Farms
Peter A Freeman
Friendly Fungus Farms in Pungo Va is the most amazing operation I have ever experienced!! Nearly All of the medicinal mushrooms and vegitables are excellerating more than anyone elses farm I have toured! The solar panels are literally running everything!! How neat is this? You need to really check this place out!! There is just too much to explain-
This is so exciting! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be considered for this grant. More importantly it has given me the boost I need to continue on with the "Just Go Green Go" project.
Thanks again Idea Cafe for your support in small businesses.
And of course - Good Luck to everyone,
Susan Jenkins - Go Green Go
www.JustGoGreenGo.com
Thanks so much for selecting Life of Riley as a semi-finalist. We have two big civil war reenactments comming up and have been busy sewing for the sultery. It is very exciting, since I am new to idea cafe. Congrats to everyone and good luck. Am so lucky and honored to be in such great company. Thank you again so much.
Congrats Everyone! Thank you so much for selecting SUPERBUS as a SEMI-Finalist - This is my third time being a semi finalist! Hopefully third time is a charm! It is so neat to read about everyone's creative business ideas, this is such an awesome way to get funding and I am very honored and hope to make it to the Finalist level! I did not make it to the Finalist level before, however I read and VOTED for the other business in the previous years. I think maybe reading the grant ideas from the other business owners helped me tweak my grant application to a winning one! I WILL DEFINATELY BE VOTING HOPE YOU GUYS DO TOO!
Wow this is great! Best of luck to everyone. I'm hoping to be able to give back by spending more time volunteering with SCORE. Both at SCORE and in my business (Advertising Spark) I provide quality advice to very small businesses on how to market themselves using free and low cost methods.
Thank you SO much for picking me as a semi-finalist for the Idea Cafe Grant. I am so honored to even have been selected as a semi-finalist. I will keep my fingers crossed and can only hope to win so I will have the opportunity to change the lives of women and give them the financial freedom that Jewels By Park Lane has given me!!!
Thank you very much for naming us as a semi-finalist for the Idea Cafe Grant. We appreciate the opportunity to be listed with such a great group of entrepreneurers. Good luck to all of the semi-finalists!
Shanna Morgan
Brighter Pastures