Want to see the products from your micro business sold at a multi-national retailer? Walmart is running an online contest, “Get on the Shelf,” for entrepreneurs (or micro business owners) to submit their great product ideas. The grand prize winner could see their product sold at Walmarts across the country! Entrants must be “age of majority” to enter, but don’t let this stop you, teens. You just might need a parent or adult’s help in submitting your product. The contest would be a lot of fun and, not to mention, a great way to get some publicity for your micro business! Entries for this year’s contest ended on February 22nd, but keep an eye out for the contest again in 2013. See “Get on the Shelf”‘s website for this year’s contestants, and start thinking about your product for next year’s competition.
Want to enter this competition, but not sure about a product? Check out my website for great micro business ideas that you can easily make to compete!
Carol Topp, CPA
You are exactly right Carol… This is a great opportunity to young entrepreneurs and philanthropists alike… Humankind Water entered this year’s competition for that exact reason. This contest has provided us with exposure to a national audience and extended our reach far beyond the borders of Philadelphia, PA. However, we are more philanthropists than anything else and our supporters are mostly college students in their late teens and early 20’s.
I’d like to ask you and your readers to vote for us for the remaining 12 days of the finals. You can vote for us twice each day: once by text, and a second time using facebook.
1) Text 4829 to 383838
2) Go to http://www.HumankindWater.org and click on the VOTE NOW button… then click on “Vote Using Facebook”
3) You can sign up to receive a daily text message reminder to vote each day during the contest period from april 11 to april 24 by texting HKW to 50500.
You can watch the video on our homepage to learn more about our mission…. Did you know that 10,000 kids die *every day* from illnesses stemming from a systematic lack of clean drinking water in their communities. I president doesn’t make a dime off the sale of the water. We give 100% of our net profits to partner organizations who install wells and water treatment systems in 3rd world villages and communities throughout Haiti, Africa and South East Asia…
Thanks for your support… know that if we win, we will save thousands of lives.
Drew@HumankindWater.org