04/12/2014
Hey guys!!!
The Google Business Groups(GBG) has been encouraging budding entrepreneurs in their ideas with the help of Google's technology!
We request everyone to please go ahead and vote for these ideas! Let's hoot for the Indian ideas!!!!:):D
The GBG Community has been actively driving the GBG Success Stories Contest all through 2014 with the goal of surfacing stories of inspiring entrepreneurs from across the globe. We had hundreds of submissions from over 50 countries doing extraordinary things with technology, changing lives and creating opportunities.
We're excited to announce the nine global finalists of the GBG Stories contest.
Proud to say India has two finalists!
Safecity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hidhIv2uFWw
A non profit that uses Google Maps to protect and empower women.
Essmart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCkrQ2IpPo
Essmart supplies essential, smart technologies to poor families and businesses in rural parts of India via a trusted network of “kirana” mom-and-pop stores
Now the Important Part, Garnering Public votes for our stories.
Until December 5, 2014, 11:59 PM GMT, the public will vote on the top 9 videos to select 3 global winners. The 3 global winners with the highest number of public votes will be eligible to win $5,000 for their venture and if they're part of a Google community, $5,000 for their community group too.
P***c Voting is happening via "likes" on the YouTube video.
So lets show some love to the India stories and mobilize our communities to share the youtube links above and garner votes for the stories that they love. Dont forget to call out in your posts that voting is registered by clicking on the "like" button on Youtube.