Richard Singer

Richard Singer Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor

What:         Richard Singer, the CEO of RaiseCapital.com, is serving as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor for the week of July 7, 2008.  RaiseCapital.com is a free online community where entrepreneurs and small businesses can market their ventures to investors.

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 votes of the ideablob community. 

Who:         Singer has extensive experience in the capital markets and can advise people on capitalization, organizing a new business, incorporation, business planning, small business credit issues and public relations. 

                  Singer is looking forward to providing business owners and entrepreneurs with a forum to discuss the issues surrounding raising capital in difficult economic times. 

Why:         This week, Singer will be available to provide expert consulting on topics such as interacting with potential investors and effectively communicating business ideas or ventures to financiers. 

                  This is a unique opportunity for business owners and entrepreneurs to pose serious business questions to a seasoned professional. It’s just one example of the innovative ways that ideablob and Advanta are helping small business owners and entrepreneurs realize their dreams. 

Where:      www.ideablob.com

When:       The week of July 7, 2008

Contact:   David Goodman                                           Jennifer Sherlock

                  Vice President, Communications                  PR Manager

                  Advanta                                                        Advanta

                  215-444-5073                                              215-444-5592

                  dgoodman@advanta.com                            jsherlock@advanta.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 of Advanta Bank Corp.