Offices2Share.com, Dell and Trump University Announce 'The Home Office From Hell(TM)' Contest Winners |
Earthtimes.org - USA - Crying babies, fax machines going bump in the night, and suspicious neighbors have characterized Bob Glickman's and Susan Wright's home businesses for too long - but all that is going to change.
Bob and Susan are the Grand Prize Winner and Runner-Up Winner for the Second Annual "Home Office From Hell(TM)" Contest, created by Offices2Share.com (http://www.offices2share.com/) and promoted by its corporate participants, Dell and Trump University. Offices2Share.com, which helps home-based and small businesses find short-term, ready-to-use office space throughout the United States, asked entrants to share a top-10 list and video of the most compelling and humorous reasons why they needed to escape their home offices from hell.
The contest was aimed at the home-based entrepreneur who wants to stay competitive, get great clients and make more money, but who struggles to balance business obligations with the personal responsibilities that surround their home office. These are the entrepreneurs who can be found taking an overseas client call while calming their screeching toddler with one hand and signing for a FedEx package with the other.
Offices2Share.com received an overwhelming number of responses to the contest from across the country and from a variety of different businesses. The entries ranged from the desperate to the truly hilarious, but one thing they had in common was a desire to move their business to a real office, thereby leaving behind all the difficulties and frustrations that arise from working out of their home.
For his creative efforts as the Grand Prize Winner, Bob Glickman will be able to grow and expand his business into a "real" office of his choosing from among the thousands of office spaces listed with Offices2Share.com. Offices2Share.com will pay his rent up to $1000 per month for one year. Offices2Share.com will also provide him with a paid trip to New York City to have lunch with George Ross, Donald Trump's right hand man, and former co-star of the TV show, "The Apprentice". In addition, Bob will receive directly from Dell a high-end computer, laptop and accessories. Trump University will provide Bob with free tuition to their world-renowned Entrepreneurship Mastery Program. As the runner up, Susan Wright will receive a top-of-the-line Dell laptop computer and a number of Trump University products that will help Susan take her home-based business to the next level. In the aggregate, these prizes are valued in excess of $30,000.
Glickman is ecstatic about winning the contest and said, "My company was bursting at the seams, and is currently expanding in new directions, so this win couldn't have come at a better time!
And when Susan found out she also won, she said, "I am really appreciative to win the lap-top computer - it is wonderful to know "a business", Offices2Share.com, cares enough about their community to host a contest in order to help others ... thanks Offices2Share!"
Here is Bob Glickman's winning contest entry:
1) Difficulty convincing conference call participants that crying baby sound in background is cool new cell phone ring tone
2) Neighbors starting to whisper about, "How can they afford that house without ever going to work?"
3) Dreadfully small office means putting one's feet up on desk routinely knocks two to three projects onto floor.
4) Fax machine that wakes everyone at 3:47 AM only to deliver unsolicited "Stock Tip of the Month" Junk Fax
5) 87-Pound Weimaraner who has learned that even a securely-closed office door can indeed be opened by slamming one's head into it with enough force.
6) Neighbors getting suspicious about number of overnight packages being delivered by UPS
7) Neighbors getting suspicious about how much new baby looks like UPS Guy
8) Office Holiday Party rather depressing, consisting of walking to kitchen, pouring cup of eggnog, walking back to office
9) Extreme difficulty keeping straight face when answering cordless phone with official company greeting when in backyard scooping dog poop.
10) Company Bio begs to tout, "It all started in a spare bedroom" ... but can't, as long as its still in that spare bedroom.
Contest entries were judged by SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Businesses", http://www.score.org/, a non-profit organization that has assisted over 7,000,000 aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners across the nation since 1964.
About Offices2Share.com
Offices2Share.com is celebrating its eight-year anniversary as the nation's first and oldest Internet database for locating both executive suites and shared office space. It has helped thousands of businesses find Short- Term, Ready-To-Use office space in hundreds of cities throughout the U.S. The web site caters to people transitioning out of their home or garage and for those companies with no more than a handful of employees.
About Dell
Dell Inc. listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell sells more systems globally than any computer company, placing it No. 25 on the Fortune 500. Company revenue for the past four quarters was $57.4 billion.
About Trump University
Trump University provides lifelong learning programs for business professionals, from small business owners and entrepreneurs to investors and others looking to advance their careers and to create wealth. It's innovative content is delivered through interactive learning experiences, including evaluating business plans, simulating real estate purchases, and developing marketing strategies.
Most importantly, Trump University is delivering the experience, knowledge and wisdom of Donald Trump himself. The real-estate mogul's personal teachings, experiences and philosophies have been fully integrated into the curriculum.
Bob and Susan are the Grand Prize Winner and Runner-Up Winner for the Second Annual "Home Office From Hell(TM)" Contest, created by Offices2Share.com (http://www.offices2share.com/) and promoted by its corporate participants, Dell and Trump University. Offices2Share.com, which helps home-based and small businesses find short-term, ready-to-use office space throughout the United States, asked entrants to share a top-10 list and video of the most compelling and humorous reasons why they needed to escape their home offices from hell.
The contest was aimed at the home-based entrepreneur who wants to stay competitive, get great clients and make more money, but who struggles to balance business obligations with the personal responsibilities that surround their home office. These are the entrepreneurs who can be found taking an overseas client call while calming their screeching toddler with one hand and signing for a FedEx package with the other.
Offices2Share.com received an overwhelming number of responses to the contest from across the country and from a variety of different businesses. The entries ranged from the desperate to the truly hilarious, but one thing they had in common was a desire to move their business to a real office, thereby leaving behind all the difficulties and frustrations that arise from working out of their home.
For his creative efforts as the Grand Prize Winner, Bob Glickman will be able to grow and expand his business into a "real" office of his choosing from among the thousands of office spaces listed with Offices2Share.com. Offices2Share.com will pay his rent up to $1000 per month for one year. Offices2Share.com will also provide him with a paid trip to New York City to have lunch with George Ross, Donald Trump's right hand man, and former co-star of the TV show, "The Apprentice". In addition, Bob will receive directly from Dell a high-end computer, laptop and accessories. Trump University will provide Bob with free tuition to their world-renowned Entrepreneurship Mastery Program. As the runner up, Susan Wright will receive a top-of-the-line Dell laptop computer and a number of Trump University products that will help Susan take her home-based business to the next level. In the aggregate, these prizes are valued in excess of $30,000.
Glickman is ecstatic about winning the contest and said, "My company was bursting at the seams, and is currently expanding in new directions, so this win couldn't have come at a better time!
And when Susan found out she also won, she said, "I am really appreciative to win the lap-top computer - it is wonderful to know "a business", Offices2Share.com, cares enough about their community to host a contest in order to help others ... thanks Offices2Share!"
Here is Bob Glickman's winning contest entry:
1) Difficulty convincing conference call participants that crying baby sound in background is cool new cell phone ring tone
2) Neighbors starting to whisper about, "How can they afford that house without ever going to work?"
3) Dreadfully small office means putting one's feet up on desk routinely knocks two to three projects onto floor.
4) Fax machine that wakes everyone at 3:47 AM only to deliver unsolicited "Stock Tip of the Month" Junk Fax
5) 87-Pound Weimaraner who has learned that even a securely-closed office door can indeed be opened by slamming one's head into it with enough force.
6) Neighbors getting suspicious about number of overnight packages being delivered by UPS
7) Neighbors getting suspicious about how much new baby looks like UPS Guy
8) Office Holiday Party rather depressing, consisting of walking to kitchen, pouring cup of eggnog, walking back to office
9) Extreme difficulty keeping straight face when answering cordless phone with official company greeting when in backyard scooping dog poop.
10) Company Bio begs to tout, "It all started in a spare bedroom" ... but can't, as long as its still in that spare bedroom.
Contest entries were judged by SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Businesses", http://www.score.org/, a non-profit organization that has assisted over 7,000,000 aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners across the nation since 1964.
About Offices2Share.com
Offices2Share.com is celebrating its eight-year anniversary as the nation's first and oldest Internet database for locating both executive suites and shared office space. It has helped thousands of businesses find Short- Term, Ready-To-Use office space in hundreds of cities throughout the U.S. The web site caters to people transitioning out of their home or garage and for those companies with no more than a handful of employees.
About Dell
Dell Inc. listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell sells more systems globally than any computer company, placing it No. 25 on the Fortune 500. Company revenue for the past four quarters was $57.4 billion.
About Trump University
Trump University provides lifelong learning programs for business professionals, from small business owners and entrepreneurs to investors and others looking to advance their careers and to create wealth. It's innovative content is delivered through interactive learning experiences, including evaluating business plans, simulating real estate purchases, and developing marketing strategies.
Most importantly, Trump University is delivering the experience, knowledge and wisdom of Donald Trump himself. The real-estate mogul's personal teachings, experiences and philosophies have been fully integrated into the curriculum.
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