Melinda Emerson “SmallBizLady” is looking for struggling small businesses in the PA/NJ/DE tri-state area who are interested in being featured on her reality show pilot.
- Must be in business at least 3 years
- At least $250K in revenue and no more than $3MM in revenue
- Having employees is a real plus
- Business owner must be willing to tell their hard luck story
- Selected companies will be eligible for 25K in resources to help their businesses thrive
For consideration, please record a 60 – :90 second video explaining your business and your biggest challenge. PLEASE NOTE: Your submission video must end with you and your team shouting “Smallbizlady S.O.S. – Save Our Small Business!”
Post your video to Youtube.com and submit your pitch with video link to publicity@melindaemerson.com by Feb 15, 2011 at 5 PM ET
Hi Melinda, I love this idea.
Uh, hmmmm… How should I put this? Ok, I’ll try it this way:
…your criteria much like too many of our African American Sisters (who can’t find a Caring Gainfully Employed Man) is set to high. If you want to know where a man is going with his ideas, ASK HIM TO COMPLETELY FILL OUT A BUSINESS PLAN… because that’s when you’ll find a man who needs a break from those who have ideas that are BROKE!
Anyway- The Real story is further below your bottom line and with far less money than the safe ‘RICH’ by comparisons figures you’ve requested. Folks like myself, who, only due to tech stuff like Mac, The Internet and Networking, due to those things I have finally decided to plug into and demonstrate that I’m SUPREMELY VIABLE. Minus any one of those Tech Introductions, I would simply have remained as- 1. Popular when young, 2. Lost as a TEEN, Older and ALWAYS BROKE UPON REACHING MATURITY! Wait, I’ve got everything in place and now, my possession combined with needing to move my business forward is making me BROKE. So now, I’m all polished up (somewhat) and still BROKE. How’d that happen?!!!
Never-mind… move on to the next eMail.
I’ll see you on twitter: http://twitter.com/uQQn_com
I agree with chancz I meet all the requirements except the revenue and that’s what my company needs to get to the next level. So because of lack of revenue my company does not qualify for a chance to receive revenue or resources to help this REAL struggling small business.