Need your electronic vote...

Hey everyone,

For those that don't know, I am part of Gorst Valley Hops. I'm the process engineer designing the harvesting, drying and processing equipment....hence why you always see me chiming in on how to dry and store your hops. Many of you have supported us either through talking us up to brewers or by actually purchasing our midwestern grown and pelletized hops at some LHBS. For that, we are eternally grateful.

But I'm asking for your help once more. Chase bank is giving out $250,000 grants to help out small businesses...and boy could we use that to expand our acreage so can get closer to meeting the overwhelming demand we are experiencing.

To get qualified, we need 250 votes at their website. So if you are willing, please go to https://www.missionsmallbusiness.com/, Search for "Gorst Valley Hops" in Wisconsin and give us a vote. It would be really appreciated.

Done man! Good luck!

Thanks, Snevey. Every vote helps.

Can I vote without Facebook?

Just voted. Good luck!

FB is blocked here at work. I'll vote when I get home. Good luck!

Got mine- good luck

Thanks again, everyone. I'm not sure if you can get it to vote without using facebook but I"ll look into it.

Done.

Just voted, good luck

tom

Done! Good Luck!

Voted, best of luck.

Done.

Again, again and again...thanks guys. You all rock.

wish I could help you but no FB here. Man, I need to get with the times I guess.

Thanks again everyone. It looks like you need to use facebook to vote...sorry. We're about 1/2 way there but stuck. Anyone else?

Got my vote, always willing to help out when it comes to hops
Best of luck!

Thanks BWWO. We are about 1/2 way there on the votes. Not as many friends with facebook as I thought.

Of course, once we get enough votes, then we are just accepted into the competition for the grant...not a guarantee of getting the money. But part of the judging process is to show how your business is "unique". I think we have a definite advantage there over all the coffee shops and dress shops that seem to be applying.

Thanks again everyone for your help.

Voted. Good luck!

Swmbo voted for you! She's my Facebook proxy..

voted. I'll see if I can get my wife to vote too.

Just got around to doing this. Good luck.

i wish FB didnt make or break voting.. ud have my vote otherwise.. is there anyway else to vote!!!

You got my vote!!

Good luck to you.

Thank your SWMBO for me. Keep the votes up, our momentum is dropping and we still have a ways to go.

thanks to everyone.

Voted for you, dude, cuz I love me some hops!

We still need 73 votes and only have 6 days left. If you have a facebook account, please vote. If your SWIMBO, kids, parents, neighbor...whoever, please encourage them to vote. We could really use the cash to push our venture along.

Please go to https://www.missionsmallbusiness.com/, Search for "Gorst Valley Hops" in Wisconsin and give us a vote. Thanks to all.

Done.

+1. Kinda lame though that Chase is making you jump through hoops to get a loan.

bottlebomber said:

+1. Kinda lame though that Chase is making you jump through hoops to get a loan.

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This is for a small business grant, not a loan.

thatjonguy said:

This is for a small business grant, not a loan.

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Exactly..."free" money. The problem is every little coffee shop can set up a sign on their front counter and have 250 votes in a single morning. We don't have a counter top or anything similar. Once we get to 250, there is still a competition for the money among all those that got in but I'm sure we will do well on the "originality" of our submission.

So vote if you like beer more than coffee.

Thanks everyone.

(P.S. Trying to get a loan is even harder. When we walk into a bank that traditionally deals with corn/soy bean farmers and say, "We want a loan to grow hops" first they say, "what?" and then the laughing can be heard a mile away.)

Voted. Good Luck to you guys!

Thanks Bithead.

Only need 53 more votes...but only 5 days left. If you can, please throw us a vote.

Done! I'm #201

Awesome...we are down to 47 left. Thanks again, everyone.

I even caught my parking garage attendant surfing facebook and convinced him to vote.

Bam! Voted...up to 210

Voted

Voted

Voted! #220!

Thanks guys and gals...we are at 223 votes. So close.