“With natural resources diminishing, and so much 'stuff' already available, it’s imperative that people learn to reuse more,” said Eaves. "With this award from ideablob.com, STAY VOCAL can expand and I can bring the ReUse line of products to new customers."

Eaves plans to use the award money to revamp the STAY VOCAL Web site to make it focus more on ReUse products, and to inform people how to be more environmentally conscious in their daily lives.

“Boston has become a leading hub in the social entrepreneurship movement, with three social entrepreneurs from Boston winning the ideablob contest," said Ami Kassar, Advanta’s Chief Innovation Officer.

Previous winners from the Boston area include John Studer and his idea to expand his sweatshop-free clothing company, No Sweat Apparel, and Naomi Bar-Yam and her idea for the Mother's Milk Bank of New England, an organization serving babies, hospitals and families throughout New England.

Because Eaves is an Advanta Business Cards customer, he is eligible to receive 1,000,000 rewards points on his Advanta BusinessCard (or the $10,000 cash alternative) in addition to the $10,000 monthly contest prize. Advanta will present Eaves, who chose the cash alternative, with his $20,000 award at a special event later this month in Boston.

Ideablob.com is an active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas and receiving feedback, advice and support from the community. Experts from various industries take part in the ideablob discussions and offer their input on how burgeoning entrepreneurs can capitalize on their ideas.

Advanta, one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community. In recent months, Advanta has awarded the monthly prize to software developers, non-profit leaders and several social entrepreneurs.

To review the ideas submitted by past ideablob winners, please visit www.ideablob.com.

There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com^® Contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 9/30/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. To be eligible for the rewards points portion of the prize, you must have an Advanta BusinessCard Account in good standing. All awarded points are subject to the Advanta Business Rewards Program Rules. Residents of AZ, MD, NJ, ND, TN and VT are not eligible for rewards points portion of the prize. Official Rules are available online at www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp., PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715. Ideablob and ideablob.com are registered service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp.

About Advanta
Advanta is one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta’s exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiates the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com.

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08/17

Media Contacts

Slated to graduate later this month, Allison, a State College, PA native, has a technology innovations company called M.R. Innovative Solutions, LLC. He is majoring in Economics and minoring in Engineering Entrepreneurship. The concept for his idea came as he and his business partner, Ron Humer, discovered that many people go to the gym without knowing how to properly exercise or structure their workout routines. The decision to submit his idea to ideablob.com also came from a local source.  

"I heard about the ideablob competition through my professor at Penn State, Khanjan Mehta. He has been extremely helpful in my current venture," explained Allison.

Professor Mehta is closely connected to two ideablob winners from Penn State. Aaron Fleishman, February's monthly contest winner, won for Mashavu: Networked Health Solutions for the Developing World, a social entrepreneurial telemedicine venture that aims to connect orphans in Tanzania with medical professionals across the world.

"It's extremely satisfying to see another Penn State student that survived my high-tech entrepreneurship class win a national competition," said Mehta. "As the guest advisor on ideablob this week, I hope to provide feedback on ideas and share my passion with aspiring entrepreneurs."

"This month the ideablob community picked a young inventor as its winner," said Ami Kassar, Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer. "We have been impressed with the quality of business ideas and ambition of the students at Penn State." 

Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community. To date, Advanta has paid out prize money to a software developer, non-profit founder, and several social entrepreneurs.

Allison was one of eight finalists competing for April's $10,000 prize. The eight finalists who will compete for May's $10,000 contest prize will be posted on ideablob.com on May 22, and the ideablob community will have 10 days to vote for May's best business idea. To review the ideas submitted by past ideablob winners, please visit www.ideablob.com.

There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 9/30/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Official Rules are available online at www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp., PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715. Ideablob and ideablob.com are registered service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp.

About Advanta
Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiates the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com.

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08/13

Media Contacts

David M. Goodman

Vice President, Communications
215-444-5073
dgoodman@advanta.com

Jennifer Sherlock

Manager, PR and Events

215-444-5592

jsherlock@advanta.com

Allison Clark
ideablob Public Relations
847-921-7417
allison@inktankpr.com

has sold about 50,000 of these Palestinian-made t-shirts in the United States, England and Israel.

Studer is the second Advanta Business Cards customer to win the monthly ideablob contest. As a

result, he is eligible to receive 1,000,000 rewards points on his Advanta BusinessCard (or the

$10,000 cash alternative) in addition to the $10,000 monthly contest prize. Advanta will present

Studer, who chose the cash alternative, with his $20,000 award at noon tomorrow during a

ceremony at the No Sweat Apparel office in Boston.

.We.ve found a rare piece of common ground for all in t-shirts,. explains No Sweat CEO Adam

Neiman. .While not a substitute for diplomatic settlement, more good jobs for Palestinians on the

West Bank will definitely help. In the meantime, we've created a mechanism for ordinary citizens to

build goodwill on the ground and support the peace to come..

No Sweat is marketing these t-shirts wholesale (custom printed) to Jewish, Muslim, Christian and

secular schools and camps in the United States, Canada and Israel. According to Studer and

Neiman, the project has the active support of the Palestinian and Israeli foreign ministries, and has

drawn rave reviews in Muslim and Jewish media outlets. However, they claim that finding adequate

resources has been a huge challenge.

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deablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs

are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community.

Advanta, one of the nation.s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small

business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the

votes of the ideablob community. To date, Advanta has paid out prize money to entrepreneurs in

Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and State College, PA.

.Five of our six winners to date consider themselves social entrepreneurs,. said Ami Kassar,

Advanta.s Chief Innovation Officer. .It.s interesting and gratifying that the ideablob community

continues to vote for novel business ideas that have been created to make lasting, positive change..

Studer was one of eight finalists competing for March.s prize. The eight finalists competing for April.s

$10,000 contest prize are currently featured on ideablob.com, and the ideablob community has

through April 30 to vote for April.s best business idea. To review the ideas submitted by past

ideablob winners, please visit www.ideablob.com.

There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com® Contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on

9/30/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state

of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. To be eligible for the rewards points portion of the prize, you must have an

Advanta BusinessCard Account in good standing. All awarded points are subject to the Advanta Business Rewards Program Rules.

Residents of AZ, MD, NJ, ND, TN and VT are not eligible for rewards points portion of the prize. Official Rules are available online at

www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp., PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715. Ideablob and ideablob.com

are registered service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp.

Advanta is one of the nation.s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small

business market today. Advanta.s exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and

commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the

needs of small businesses, differentiates the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951,

Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing

techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at

www.advanta.com.

David M. Goodman

Advanta

Vice President, Communications

215-444-5073

dgoodman@advanta.com

Allison Clark

ideablob Public Relations

847-921-7417

allison@inktankpr.com

"The ideablob competition gave us a fantastic opportunity to announce our new venture and receive validation and startup funding," explained Fleishman. "We have assembled an excellent multi-disciplinary team of students and faculty to help make this project successful. Our pilot test should give us great direction towards developing Mashavu, implementing it effectively and making it sustainable."

Fleishman plans to use the $10,000 contest prize towards continued prototype development and component costs including additional laptops, medical sensors, cell phones and web servers.

Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community. To date, Advanta has paid out prize money to a Chicago-based software developer, a Philadelphia-based non-profit founder, and New York- and Boston-based social entrepreneurs.

"Aaron is the fourth social entrepreneur to win the contest as voted on by the ideablob community," said Ami Kassar, Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer. "We find it very encouraging that there are so many good social entrepreneurial ideas out there, and even more importantly, that thousands of ideablob community members are supporting these ideas with their votes."

Fleishman was one of eight finalists competing for February's $10,000 prize. The eight finalists who will compete for March's $10,000 contest prize will be announced on ideablob.com on March 22, and the ideablob community will have 10 days to vote for March's best business idea. To review the ideas submitted by past ideablob winners, please visit www.ideablob.com.

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There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 9/30/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Official Rules are available online at www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp., PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715.

* ideablob.com and ideablob are service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp.

About Advanta
Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiate the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com.

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08/09

Media Contacts

Advanta Corp.
David M. Goodman
Director, Communications
215-444-5073
dgoodman@advanta.com

Allison Clark
ideablob Public Relations
847-921-7417
allison@inktankpr.com

Matthew Vlahos

ideablob Public Relations

267-402-2001

mvlahos@redtettemer.com

Bar-Yam garnered the support of the ideablob community for her idea to create a milk bank that would provide screened and pasteurized breast milk to premature and critically ill babies in the New England area. According to Bar-Yam, studies show that premature babies who receive banked milk are far less likely to suffer life-threatening complications and have much faster recovery rates.

"Our milk bank is in the startup stage and ideablob helped us get the word out," explained Bar-Yam. "The $10,000 prize will enable us to purchase equipment and educate the community about what we do and how we will help premature and sick babies."

Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community. To date, Advanta has paid out prize money to a Chicago-based software developer, a Philadelphia-based non-profit founder and a New York-based social entrepreneur.

"This month the ideablob community has voted a hard-working, social entrepreneur as its winner," said Kassar. "As a result of participating in our community, Bar-Yam's idea has been the subject of hundreds of blogs and she has received a tremendous amount of valuable advice and encouraging comments from fellow blobbers."

Bar-Yam was one of eight finalists competing for January's $10,000 prize.  The eight finalists who will compete for February's $10,000 contest prize will be announced on ideablob.com on February 22, and the ideablob community will have approximately one week to vote for February's best business idea. To review the ideas submitted by past ideablob winners, please visit www.ideablob.com.

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There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 3/31/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Official Rules are available online at www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp., PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715.

* ideablob.com and ideablob are service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp.

About Advanta
Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiate the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com.

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08/08

Media Contacts

Advanta Corp.
David M. Goodman
Director, Communications
215-444-5073
dgoodman@advanta.com

Allison Clark
ideablob Public Relations
847-921-7417
allison@inktankpr.com

Matthew Vlahos

ideablob Public Relations

267-402-2001

mvlahos@redtettemer.com

"Our goal is to create innovative ways to expand our fan base and at the same time bring dance to theater fans and supporters when they are not able to make it to the theater," explained Elam. "Ideablob has proven to be a perfect, non-traditional way to get support for our non-traditional idea of promoting artists and their work."

Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community. To date, Advanta has paid out prize money to a Chicago-based software developer and a Philadelphia-based non-profit founder.

"This month the ideablob community celebrates a talented social entrepreneur as its winner," said Ami Kassar, Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer. "Chris Elam's work brilliantly combines web 2.0 technology with the arts."

Elam was one of eight finalists competing for December's $10,000 prize. Here are the other seven finalists and their ideas.

Sean Begora, Carpentersville, IL

Idea: A Las Vegas casino that would donate its profits to charities.

Jessica Elsas, Brooklyn, NY

Idea: A line of clothing for children with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and a range of sensory sensitivity.

James Gillmore, New York City

Idea: An online marketplace for real estate that uses video to sell and lease property.

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Daniel Kahn, Cambridge, MA

Idea: To market products in the Global South (South America, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) that are responsibly sourced in the countries where they are sold.

Becky Rolnick, Brookline, MA

Idea: Professionally produced, highly individualized personal documentaries.

Michael Simmons, Brooklyn, NY

Idea: An accountability system that encourages procrastinators to start achieving in all areas of their lives on a daily basis.

Katrina Waldron, Chicago, IL

Idea: Technical training and coaching for students to design and build applications on a popular social media network.

The eight finalists who will compete for January's $10,000 contest prize will be announced on ideablob.com on January 22, and the ideablob community will have approximately one week to vote for January's best business idea. To review the ideas submitted by past ideablob winners, please visit http://www.ideablob.com/.

There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 3/31/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Official Rules are available online at http://www.ideablob.com/. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp., PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715.

* ideablob.com and ideablob are service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp.

About Advanta

Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiate the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at https://mail.navisite.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.advanta.com/.

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08/03

Media Contacts

Advanta Corp.
David M. Goodman
Director, Communications
215-444-5073
dgoodman@advanta.com

Allison Clark
ideablob Public Relations
847-921-7417
allison@inktankpr.com

Matthew Vlahos

ideablob Public Relations

267-402-2001

mvlahos@redtettemer.com

Schankweiler is the first Advanta Business Cards customer to win the monthly ideablob contest, which is open to small business owners and entrepreneurs. As a result, she is eligible to receive 1,000,000 rewards points on her Advanta BusinessCard in addition to the $10,000 monthly contest prize.

Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best idea, as determined by the voting.

"We are thrilled that the ideablob community picked a non-profit as this month's winner," said Ami Kassar, Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer. "There are more than 1.5 million non-profit organizations in the United States, most of which are small and face the same daily struggles for survival as millions of small businesses."

"We've been talking about securing a home near Orlando for a while and when I heard about ideablob.com I thought I'd put the idea out there," explains Schankweiler. "There's such a demand to provide young patients a respite from the traumas associated with cancer. Thanks to the support of the ideablob community, we now have the money to provide additional assistance."

For more information, please visit www.ideablob.com.

There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on 3/31/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. To be eligible for the rewards points portion of the prize, you must have an Advanta BusinessCard account in good standing. All awarded points are subject to the Advanta Business Rewards Program Rules. Residents of AZ, MD, NJ, ND, TN and VT are not eligible for the rewards points portion of the prize. Official Rules are available online at http://www.ideablob.com/. Sponsored by Advanta Bank Corp, PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715.

* ideablob.com and ideablob are service marks owned by Advanta Bank Corp. Eligible Advanta BusinessCard customers may choose to receive 1,000,000 rewards points on their Advanta BusinessCard or the cash alternative.

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About Advanta

Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs of small businesses, differentiate the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at https://mail.navisite.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.advanta.com/.

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07/26

Media Contacts

Advanta Corp.
David M. Goodman
Director, Communications
215-444-5073
dgoodman@advanta.com

Allison Clark
ideablob Public Relations
847-921-7417
allison@inktankpr.com

Matthew Vlahos

ideablob Public Relations

267-402-2001

mvlahos@redtettemer.com

prize from ideablob.com to pay for hosting fees so his freshman orientation software, called Red Rover,

can be offered to schools at no cost.

Ideablob.com is an active community where participants submit business ideas as well as advise and

vote on them. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the

small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best idea, as determined by the voting.

"We are thrilled to award our first monthly prize to Tom Krieglstein of Swift Kick," said Ami Kassar,

Advanta's Chief Innovation Officer. "Tom is a great example of an entrepreneur who is utilizing the

ideablob platform to grow and promote his existing business, and take it to the next level."

"It's rewarding to know that the people Red Rover will help the most - students on social networking

websites - were our biggest contest supporters," said Krieglstein. "The powerful effect that social

networking sites could have on education is amazing, and we plan to unleash that power through Red

Rover."

The eight finalists who will compete for November's $10,000 contest prize will be announced on

ideablob.com on November 22, and the ideablob community will have approximately one week to vote for

November's best business idea. For information about past finalists and their ideas, please visit

www.ideablob.com.

There is no purchase necessary to enter the ideablob.com contest. Contest began on 9/24/07 at 12:00:00 am CT and ends on

3/31/08 at 11:59:59 pm CT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and D.C. who are of the legal age of majority in their state

of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Official Rules are available online at www.ideablob.com. Sponsored by

Advanta Bank Corp, PO Box 30715, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0715.

Advanta is one of the nation's largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small

business market today. Advanta's exclusive focus on this market, as well as its size, experience and

commitment to developing meaningful product offerings and a high level of service tailored to the needs

of small businesses, differentiate the company from other issuers. Founded in 1951, Advanta has long

been an innovator in developing and introducing many of the marketing techniques that are common in

the financial services industry today. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com.

Advanta Corp.

David M. Goodman

Director, Communications

215-444-5073

dgoodman@advanta.com

Allison Clark

ideablob Public Relations

847-921-7417

allison@inktankpr.com

Amy B. Holderer

Vice President, Investor Relations

215-444-5335

aholderer@advanta.com