Created by the Renegade CEO’s own Dallas, TX based Marshall Haas, the LimitlessVC BizBreak Contest (@BizBreak on Twitter) has launched and is in full motion. BizBreak is giving 1 remarkable entrepreneur 50% of the BizBreak app profits + $3,000! And what’s different about this VC fund is you DO NOT have to pay the money back. If that alone has motivated you to apply for the contest and you don’t like reading small print and just want to cut to the chase - Enter here: http://bit.ly/bizbreak
Otherwise keep reading and watch Whitney’s video
So why is it a Minimum of $3,000? Well because you determine the jackpot. The amount of money increases in the Limitless VC fund based on each purchase of the controversial (but entertaining) iphone app BizBreak . In the BizBreak app you score points every time you land a punch on your demeaning smart mouth boss…I know, I know…it’s a bit of dark humor. Ask @marshallhaas (on Twitter) how many times the app was censored and rejected before it finally got approved.
Also, I promised Renegade CEO Whitney Washington, CEO, of Puzzle Piece Promotions, I would post her video that she created for the contest. She is a very talented self-taught videographer based in FL. She is currently enrolled in her first year at Full Sail University (FL) where she is getting formal training in video production, typography etc. Excellent piece Whitney! Great job on your video and good luck with the contest!
Whitney’s famous saying is: Stop trying to find yourself….Create Yourself! See her creative expression below:
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The American Free Enterprise. Dream Big. campaign is hosting the I Am Free Enterprise Video Contest and offering $100,000 in cash prizes for the most innovative, creative, and compelling story!
(Separate and independent of this contest, while noseying around on their website I noticed that they have a section called “Share Your Story” or something to that effect. So even if you don’t want to enter the contest, definitely rock some bootleg, cash strapped, guerrilla marketing through their website. It is a project of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce so you will definitely get some great exposure >> deets here http://bit.ly/bXFYzT )
Are you Free Enterprise? Do you know America’s next great inventor? Have you successfully launched a business or created a new product?
If you (or someone you know) has a great free enterprise story to tell or idea to share, we want to hear it!
[Note from your teenbizcoach - remember if your video requires you to share your idea/an idea, share the what and the problem it solves....not the HOW or your 'secret sauce']. If you are unsure of how to do this, send me a shout out and I will support you with this.
okie dokes- NOW
Shoot a 3-minute video explaining what free enterprise means and submit it to the contest.
Entries must be received by April 9, 2010 at 6 pm EDT.
Update: As it turns out they ended up playing HALO for !!!2 days and 3 hours straight!!! and raised several hundred dollars for Child’s Play. They are accepting donations through March 4, 2010. Video archive is on their site.
Three socially inspired teens and childhood friends, Jesse Lifshitz, 17, Joey Katz, 17 and Alex Ainsberg, 17 have decided to take their love of video games to another level – they joined forces to create a 24 hour HALO Marathon. They will play Halo 1, 2, 3 andODST for 24 hours straight. The teens were inspired to host a Halothon, to raise money for Child’s Play, a noble charity, after having seen Mario Marathon and other marathons over the years.
Official Press Release: http://bit.ly/acv7HI
Watch Them Live (Starting February 9, 2010 at 12 pm EST) http://bit.ly/9xAKWq
Harun Merdzanic is a sixteen year old global fashionista situated in Sarajevo Bosnia, and Herzogovina. He describes his life as a French Musical from the 60’s. He is the visionary and blogger behind AccordingtoHarun.blogspot.com
Harun was named the Teen Passioneer of the Month (February 2010) and yesterday he was interviewed live on Sue Oliver’s Passions and Possibilities Radio Show. While listening to Harun’s interview , it dawned on me that today’s teenagers living in Eastern Europe are technically the first generation to grow up Post Communism. Less than 20 years after the end of the Cold War, the entrepreneurial culture is starting to emerge and it is the teen population that is bringing forth these new socially inspired ideas.
The innovation, work ethic, inspiration and vision that comes from the youth of Eastern Europe is incredible and they are looking now more than ever to the west for leadership and guidance. As they embark on their life paths, I hope that America has not forgotten about them and can provide them with the support and exposure they desperately need. I am trying hard to do my part.
Many thanks to all my Teen Renegade CEO’s across Central and Eastern Europe who are creating jobs, opportunity and more importantly hope for their respective countries.
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This information comes courtesy of Mara Tyler (thanks so much). Additional information about the program and nomination forms for the competition can be found at www.girlsgoingplaces.com and online at YouTube, MySpace and Facebook (Keyword: GirlsGoingPlaces). Note from Shonika - If you fit the bill and are a teen girl that I have personally had experience with, I will gladly nominate you. I do not have a problem writing the 750 word nomination essay on your behalf but you are going to have to make the personal ASK if you want it. Please read on for more details.
NATIONWIDE COMPETITION TO AWARD $30,000 IN PRIZES FOR TEEN GIRL ENTREPRENEURS
Guardian Announces Final Call for 2010 Nominations for Girls Going Places® Program
NEW YORK, January 12, 2010 - The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY (Guardian) today announced the final call for nominations for the 2010 Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award Program. Under the program Guardian will grant a total of $30,000 to 15 teen business owners who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and community service.
“The Girls Going Places program inspires girls to see the potential of their entrepreneurial dreams by providing financial rewards and recognition for their business and community achievements, ” said Kathy Readinger, Guardian’s national manager of the program. “Since this is the tenth anniversary of Girls Going Places, we want to make a special effort to encourage girls across the nation to enter,” she continued. “The Going Places program is one of the many ways Guardian supports and recognizes women-owned businesses.”
Submissions will be accepted through February 26, 2010. Teachers, parents, and community members are encouraged to nominate accomplished young female entrepreneurs between the ages of 12 and 18. Adults can nominate girls by submitting a 750-word essay endorsing accomplished young female entrepreneurs. Nominees must also write a 250-word personal statement on entrepreneurship, leadership, financial independence, or giving back to the community.
The first, second and third place winners receive prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000, respectively. The 12 finalists are granted prizes of $1,000 each. Girls can use the award to reinvest in their entrepreneurial projects or to save for college. Additional information about the program and nomination forms for the competition can be found at www.girlsgoingplaces.com and online at YouTube, MySpace and Facebook (Keyword: GirlsGoingPlaces).
With rising college tuition rates across the nation, Guardian is committed to ensuring that young women are aware of the benefits of business ownership. “The recent economic crisis accentuates the importance of business and financial education,” said Readinger. “With more than 10 million firms across the nation that are owned by women, we are committed to helping the current generation of women entrepreneurs and those to come.”
The Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award program anchors Guardian’s Women’s Initiative, which was established to help women and women business owners create, invest, and protect wealth.
About Guardian
A mutual insurer founded nearly 150 years ago, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and its subsidiaries are committed to protecting individuals, business owners and their employees with life, long term care insurance, disability income, group medical and dental insurance products, and offer 401(k), annuities and other financial products. Guardian operates one of the largest dental networks in the United States, and protects more than six million employees and their families at 120,000 companies. The company has more than 5,400 employees in the United States and a network of over 3,000 financial representatives in more than 80 agencies nationwide.
For more information about Guardian, please visit: www.GuardianLife.com
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