Shadow “Shark Tank” {Sponsored}

This post is part of my partnership with the US Cellular Blogger Brigade Ambassador Program.

 

US Cellular Better Moments Blogger Brigade

Iowa entrepreneurs are on the rise and this summer when the show “Shark Tank” hosted casting calls multitudes of entrepreneurs lined up for a chance to pitch their ideas.

 

Living in Iowa City, which is home to the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center I’m lucky enough to witness this entrepreneurial spirit first hand. In fact, I’m even leaving my marketing job at the retirement community for a position with one of these entrepreneurial success stories.

 

Shark Tank

 

Over the years I’ve noticed a trend toward fostering this entrepreneurial spirit. As employees look for more ways to combine life and career, and look not so much for a paycheck, but for a career that will inspire them, the creative mojo in the business world has hit an all-time high.

 

We want to see these ideas come to fruition, which is why shows like ABC’s “Shark Tank” are so popular.

 

Large businesses like US Cellular are ready and willing to support these new business owners on their journey. Last year they launched the “Spotlight on America’s Backbone” contest which invited small businesses in the company’s footprint to enter to win free advertising, cash and a year of wireless service to help grow their business.

 

 

To further show their commitment to business owners, U.S. Cellular expanded on that this year and gave consumers more access to tools and support to help grow their business or make their entrepreneurial dreams come true by working with ABC’s “Shark Tank”.

 

Currently, US Cellular is hosting an amazing sweepstakes.

 

It will provide customers in the U.S. Cellular footprint the opportunity to gain unprecedented access to the casting call process, hear tips and advice from other small business owners.

 

One lucky winner will win an exclusive behind-the-scenes “Shark Tank” experience, which includes a VIP seat during the entire pitch process in LA, lunch with the casting team and opportunities to engage the Sharks throughout the day to ask any burning questions, including how he/she can further their business if the winner is a business owner.

 

Along with the Sweepstakes, consumers can visit America’s Backbone to view custom content that will cover both a behind-the-scenes look at the “Shark Tank” casting process (what Casting Calls are like, what it takes to make a great pitch), what happens after you get funded, along with stories and advice from real entrepreneurs we met at our Casting Calls (about their businesses, the obstacles they’re facing, what they’re looking for from the Sharks, etc.).

 

U.S. Cellular is committed to the people and businesses in their markets. Providing access to “Shark Tank” is a demonstration of the brand’s commitment to the communities U.S. Cellular services.

 

Winners will be selected between November 1 and 14, and the announcement will be between November 17 and 21

 

There’s still time to enter, visit ShadowSharktank.com

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Disclosure: Through the rest of the year I’ll be sharing some more of my Better Moments as a US Cellular Better Moments Blogger Brigade Ambassador. All opinions are my own and an honest view of my story as a US Cellular customer.

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