Startup Created By And For Teachers, ScribeSense, Named Dream Big Champion
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Dream Big America (www.DreamBigAmerica.us), the first-ever live nationally-syndicated radio show pitting vetted business startups against each other, announces Dallas-based ScribeSense as this month's Dream Big Champion.
ScribeSense (www.ScribeSense.com), presented by VP of Sales John Ruff, is a time-saving online grading system that works with open-ended, handwritten answers on plain paper. After winning a preliminary round of the February bracket-style competition, ScribeSense competed against other finalists, Offspring and Peep No More, in the Finals Round on February 25th.
"Every month I'm awed by the talent and ingenuity of the entrepreneurs on the show," said the Dream Big America host Doug Stephan. "We had three fantastic finalists, and we're very excited for the ScribeSense team."
After securing the highest voting support from the show's listening audience and startup supporters around the country, ScribeSense was announced today as the February Dream Big Champion and the recipient of a prize package of resources from Dream Big America sponsors.
Another of February's finalists, Offspring (www.OffspringApp.com), is an iPhone app designed for parents to capture, share, and publish their children's special moments. Offspring is based out of Des Moines, Iowa and was presented by co-founder Zachary Kreger.
The third February finalist, Peep No More (www.PeepNoMore.com), was presented by founder Joey Mares. The company has created the first and only hands-free and automatic occupancy sign for public restroom stalls. Peep No More is based out of Reno, Nevada.
The Dream Big America Show features three entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas for two minutes each, followed by an expert panelist who offers feedback and suggestions. Tapping into the surging entrepreneurial movement spreading across the country, Dream Big America strives to educate and support startups, all while providing an exciting venue for America to choose which new businesses it wants to see hit the market.
Dream Big America airs each Tuesday at 9:10am to 9:40am EDT on Doug Stephan's Good Day Program (www.DougStephan.com), syndicated to over 500 markets across the United States with a weekly listening audience of 3.5 million. In addition to being broadcast on the radio, the Dream Big America Show can be heard via live podcast on the DreamBigAmerica.us website.
For more information about the Dream Big America competition or to schedule an interview with any of the Dream Big America participants please call Beth Chapman at 816.835.0306 or email.