Tuesday
Sep232008
give the man some love
Sep 23, 2008
I’m back from Ireland and have much to report in the way of restfulness, nasturium pesto, the sex pistols and wellies. But before that, I have a favor to ask. Because I know you are all wonderful people who love nothing more than someone plucky and enterprising, let me introduce you to my husband Mike. Long story short, he invented a great gizmo called the Jimi wallet that’s made from recycled plastic. He left a stable career in advertising to peddle his idea to 13 plastic manufacturers before one of them would listen. He single-handedly willed the wallet into reality, and in the process, turned our spare bedroom into Jimi’s global headquarters.
And here’s an annoying but essential part of the whole thing: after you vote, Forbes will send you an e-mail confirmation. You have to click on that link to make the vote count, and it might end up in your junk folder, so please keep a lookout.
Thank you all. So much. If you could have been along to witness the ride that has been creating this business, you might want to marry my husband. But at the very least, you would want him to get a chance to prove himself alongside the big guys.
Now, his small company has a chance to crack through to the next level, but he needs help. Forbes magazine picked Mike and Jimi as one of 20 finalists in their small business competition. Voters pick the top five, who get a crack at winning $100K to kick their business to the next level.
And here’s an annoying but essential part of the whole thing: after you vote, Forbes will send you an e-mail confirmation. You have to click on that link to make the vote count, and it might end up in your junk folder, so please keep a lookout.
Thank you all. So much. If you could have been along to witness the ride that has been creating this business, you might want to marry my husband. But at the very least, you would want him to get a chance to prove himself alongside the big guys.
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Reader Comments (8)
Hi - the underlying code for the competition is to your site! (I voted, just copied & pasted the text... but it'd be better if the link clicked to the right place) Hope he wins!!!
Kim -- thanks for the correction, and for being so game!
I voted, hope he wins!
Oh! My agency is ordering a few thousand of those for a promotion we're doing for one of our clients! I'm so glad to know that our order will go directly to helping out a small biz (and your husband, nonetheless).
Heading over to vote now . . .
I bought a jimi at a little shop on Chincoteague a year ago, while there for our annual beach vacation. I'll go vote right now!
How cool! I just voted!
I think that's a fantastic design. I just voted. Good luck!
I just voted. Hope the Jimi business wins!