Advanta Announces First Monthly ideablob.com Finalists.Winner to be Selected by Community, Win $10,000 SPRING HOUSE, Pa. -- Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADVNB; ADVNA ADVNA Advanta Corporation (stock symbol) ) today announced October's eight ideablob.com finalists for the $10,000 monthly contest prize. They are: Jason Belanger of Jacksonville, FL; Alex Botham of Castlerock, CO; Elizabeth Dehart of West Jordan West Jordan A city of northern Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Population: 73,300. , UT; James A. Gillmore of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY; Thomas Krieglstein of Chicago, IL; Kerrin Russell of Laytonsville, MD; Scott Stadum of Washington, DC, and Georja Umano of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , CA. Launched by Advanta in September, ideablob.com is where small businesses and entrepreneurs can share 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 October, as voted on by the ideablob.com community. In addition, the finalists include two contestants who received the most votes overall from the community throughout the first three weeks. The finalist that receives the most votes from the ideablob.com community between October 20, 2007 and October 30, 2007 will win October's $10,000 prize. The ideablob.com community is free to join and open to anyone. "We're thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. that the initial group of finalists represents the diversity of small business and entrepreneurship across America," said Ami Kassar, Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer. "These eight finalists are great examples of the innovative spirit inherent in today's small business community." Here is more information about the finalists and their ideas. Jason Belanger, Jacksonville, FL Jason is a 33-year-old software engineer. His idea is WhenToVote.com, an election information website created to provide voters with information about the national, state and local candidates and issues. Alex Botham of Castlerock, CO Alex works in District Sales for one of the world's largest IT companies. His idea is to create a scheduling and booking website for meeting and event planners. Elizabeth Dehart, West Jordan, UT Elizabeth is Elizabeth I, queen of England Elizabeth I, 1533–1603, queen of England (1558–1603). Early Life The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in a 32-year-old mother of two. Her idea is to start a company that designs and installs rainwater collection systems for garden and yard irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. . James A. Gillmore, New York, NY James, 21, works in web marketing and develops web 2.0 applications. His idea is to create a real estate website that offers tools to help people find properties (for sale or rent, residential or commercial) by video. Thomas Krieglstein, Chicago, IL Tom is a 31-year-old life-long entrepreneur. His idea is to develop freshman orientation software that integrates with MySpace and Facebook. Kerrin Russell, Laytonsville, MD Kerrin is an entrepreneur and 30-year-old mother of three. Her idea is to develop a pacifier that lights up when it falls out of a child's mouth. Scott Stadum, Washington, DC Scott is a 30-year-old contractor with the U.S. Government. His idea is to develop an application for Facebook that will connect Peace Corps volunteer projects around the world to Facebook members who are willing to donate time/energy/resources to those projects. Georja Umano, Santa Monica, CA Georja is an actress and adult education teacher. Her idea is to create a dog beach in the Santa Monica area, a project she has been working on for about three years. Beginning on November 1, 2007, the ideablob.com contest will begin again with all new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. . October entrants may re-submit ideas for November and subsequent months. Eight finalists who will compete for November's $10,000 contest prize will be named approximately one month from now. There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 3/31/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. . Official Rules are available online at www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp, PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715. About Advanta Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiate the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry today. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com. |
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