It assumes the entrants believe that just by getting the requisite votes they will win a grant. It assumes that once entrants receive at least 250 votes they will THEN have to complete an application for the grant, and many that won't be able to do so.
The program rules are very clearly stated. If anyone believes that by simply getting 250 votes they will win a $250K grant, that might be the fault of the entrant and not the sponsors. Once the votes have been received and validated, there's nothing else for the entrant to do but wait. The application is done at the start of the process before the entrant begins to solicit votes. (you can find ours on our website) Sure, chances might be slim but I believe it gives serious business owners another opportunity to look at their goals and business plans. While many might not have mustered up 250 votes, they have revisited their vision and will hopefully move forward with a renewed commitment to do everything they said they would do if they received the grant. This goes for those who did get the required number of votes as well. 2cents, TH On Jul 4, 7:29 am, Tom Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > What is it missing? > > --- > twb > Sent from my Phone of i > > On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Toni Hogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > yeah, so...I think this might fall short of a few facts. > > > TH > > > On Jul 3, 6:22 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For all of you who are in the running for this grant, some food for > >> thought: > > >>http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/07/all-we-need-is-250-vo... > > >> -Alex > > >> -- > >> /ah > >> indyhall.org > >> coworking in philadelphia > > >> On Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Jeff McMahan wrote: > >>> PLEASE VOTE 4:www.RealSeat.com(http://www.RealSeat.com) > > >>> On Sunday, June 17, 2012 1:35:33 AM UTC-4, Toni Hogan wrote: > >>>> Hi All, > > >>>> Thanks to a program sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial called > >>>> Mission: Small Business℠, your support could translate into a $250,000 > >>>> grant that would help promote economic empowerment through > >>>> entrepreneurship. But we need at least 250 votes at > >>>> missionsmallbusiness.com (http://missionsmallbusiness.com). If you > >>>> haven't already, please visit > >>>>www.missionsmallbusiness.com(http://www.missionsmallbusiness.com) and > >>>>search/vote for "The Office > >>>> Connexion". > > >>>> Thanks a quarter-million. > > >>>> If anyone else has entered their space/company please reply here so > >>>> that we can vote for you as well. > > >>>> TH! > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "Coworking" group. > >>> To view this discussion on the web > >>> visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/XS_U3Y5aPxQJ. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >>> (mailto:[email protected]). > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> (mailto:[email protected]). > >>> For more options, visit this group > >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
