Preliminary Voting Results for Selecting the Five Finalists Unveiled

For the first time Idea Cafe Regulars are selecting the finalists of the Eighth Idea Café Small Business Grant. Since the poll has been open, the nominees have received significant support from their admirers. The competition is going very strong. Trends are starting to appear with some of the semi-finalists taking a lead. However, the candidates who occupy the leading 10 positions are with very close voting percentages. So nothing is decided yet. There is still time, until November 1st, for the overall picture to change.

For those of you, who are curious to see the current distribution of the votes, we have prepared the chart below. The results are not final, so if you wish to cast your vote and to change the picture do it now. Free Idea Café registration is required.

The companies that have collected less than 1 per cent of all votes are not presented in the chart.

You still have time until the 1st of November when the poll will be closed. Use your chance to support your favorite business idea. And, if you really want your small business "idol" to be a finalist, you can encourage your friends, clients and colleagues to add their votes to yours. Note: only one vote per Regular!

Presently, Idea Cafe's team is publishing online interviews with the semi-finalists. To learn more about the competing business ideas, you can browse the Idea Cafe blog and read the semi-finalists' Q&As.

For a short overview of our semi-finalists, visit the this page.

The five finalists will be announced on Monday, November 9th.