Want to Work With Glenn Beck? His New Markdown Marketplace Is Your Chance
- Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:21am by
Christopher Santarelli
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Ever wanted to work with Glenn Beck? In a way, this is your chance.
Beck is launching a new venture that looks to give fans and consumers an opportunity to support the engine behind the U.S. economy: small businesses. Are you looking to act on deeds not words? Here is your opportunity.
“I am launching the Markdown Marketplace so we all can have a place where we can support great small businesses,” Beck told The Blaze Wednesday. “A place where you can put your money where your heart is.”
You’ve all heard and probably used daily deal and online shopping sites before, but Markdown Marketplace is a different opportunity. Users will be able to find not only fantastic products, but support handpicked vendors that operate their business the right way and exemplify the values that make this country great. The online marketplace will give these businesses a chance to sell their products to consumers they could not ordinarily reach, and give consumers a chance to support the great small businesses that are the backbone of the economy.
So what types of businesses will you find? Here’s a look at just two of the great family-owned ones that will be found at the Markdown Marketplace:
Founding Fathers Tea
Elaine Willingham was raised to believe in the beauty and promise of America. Before she started Founding Fathers Tea, she grew up sharing tea with her father, discussing his love for our nation and how America’s freedom should never be taken for granted. Elaine’s father loved tea, (Ginger Peach was his favorite) and when he passed away three years ago, Elaine made it her mission to create a company committed to the values and integrity her father embodied.
Elaine’s father inspired her to work hard, to give every day of life everything you have and to believe that the best days of America are still ahead. For Elaine and her father, tea meant time with family and friends, children’s laughter at parties and a relaxing Sunday with loved ones. The passion and love of country Elaine’s dad personified lives on in the premium flavors of Founding Fathers Tea. It is with this inspiration to live honorably that Elaine Willingham brings you Founding Fathers Tea. The tea is cultivated, scientifically managed and skillfully produced for the finest, most fragrant blends.
Founding Fathers Tea begins with premium Ceylon Tea from the Island of Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka) which is world renowned for its high quality teas. This ensures consistency in the flavor, aroma and color of wonderful Ceylon teas.
In the 1930s, Elaine’s grandparents came to America from Greece, with hope in their hearts to become American citizens. They learned English and American History in record time and were proud, hardworking Americans. They were people of deep Faith, had eternal Hope and were very generous, charitable people. The tea represents the honorable way these hard-working Americans lived.
Saratoga Potato Chips
Danny and Shelly Jameson started working on the business plan for Saratoga Specialties Company in January 2009 as a result of Danny losing his job after 23 years. Convinced they needed to rely on themselves instead of a stubborn job market, the couple began a journey to reintroduce the Original Saratoga Chip to the nation. In doing so, they also were able to realize the American Dream.
Together, they learned that tireless hard work, unshakable commitment, self-reliance and good old American capitalism were the keys to their ongoing success. The business formally launched on the 4th of July in 2009 and has enjoyed steady growth, is completely debt free, and has been profitable and self-funding since day one.
The Moon Brand Original Saratoga Potato Chips are hand made in individual batches by gourmet artisans using the same recipe and methods used by George Crum in 1853.The vintage package, reminiscent of better, gentler times is a replication of the original Moon’s Lake House take-out box — truly an American feel good classic. Moon Brand Original Saratoga Chips are made from fresh, farm grown Yukon Gold potatoes in all natural cottonseed oil and finished with natural mineral based sea salt.
Where you come in
“I believe that small businesses are the engine behind the U.S. economy,” Beck said. “I also know it’s not easy. I know how hard these small business owners work to keep the lights on and to make payroll.
“I wanted to create a marketplace where all of us could support these great small businesses.”
It takes courage to start and sustain a business in these uncertain times. Markdown Marketplace gives responsible and compassionate consumers the chance to support the faith small business owners have in our economy.
But to give consumers and business this great opportunity, Beck needs your help.
If you own a small business, visit Markdown.com today and apply to become part of this small business revolution. Markdown Marketplace wants to know what inspired you to create something from nothing, why your business matters to you and why you believe it should matter to America.
If you don’t own a small business, but know of one in your community that would be perfect for the Marketplace, visit Markdown.com and submit a business. Markdown will contact that business and let them know you recommended them.
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Gypsy123
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:40pmI will buy from those companies that sign up so when will the list be done. I hate buying from people who hate the USA
Report Post »Tayalynn
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:18pmAs the owner of a small cottage industry where I custom make items for clients I can tell you it is getting harder and harder for me to find my supplies made in the USA. It’s really frustrating because I want to support American businesses but it is getting nearly impossible to find my supplies made here.
Report Post »JimL
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:46pmIt’s a given. In the time being, construed, financed, assembled in my hometown vs. state vs nation by folks who share xy and z is a start (subsidiarity and solidarity index?).
Report Post »MarsBarsTru7
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:32pmTo Glenn Beck and all involved with this: This is the single most important commercial endeavor you have undertaken. Do it right. And God bless you for taking this on.
Report Post »JimL
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:12pmSaying no Prophylactic Government is a business opportunity.
Report Post »KathleenElsie
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:47amOur family tend to shop the locally owned businesses first. When shopping there we always look for the made in the USA tags. We will pay more for the items made here. We will also go to the big box stores if our only choice are products from China.
Report Post »marybethelizabeth
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:41amThe truth is that the engine of the economy is not small business (businesses with less than 500 employees). The vast majority of Americans work for large corporations..
So now Mr. Beck, and his evil grin, is looking for Keys to hand over some of their profits to him?
Fail!!
Report Post »drago
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:55am@marybethelizabeth aka encinom.
Report Post »Wrong again dumbass, now go play WoW,and leave the posting to adults, you pos.
Got2bRoni
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:18pmLol. Go play WOW! @mary get a life. You are are yard. Glen is a great example of using the free enterprise system.
Report Post »BoyScout_Mom
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 10:34pmMary, England called… They want their idiot back.
Report Post »ASE
Posted on March 12, 2012 at 10:40pmMethinks somewhere a village is missing its idiot…
Report Post »beket
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:39amWhat about individuals who don’t have a “bricks and mortar” business but something virtual or are creating a product at home? Can we “sign up” too?
Report Post »tbb
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:24pmI was wondering the same thing.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:45pmI believe Markdown has web-based businesses as well.
Report Post »Submit!
GardenoftheGods
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:47pmGo fill out the paperwork & see. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Good luck!
Report Post »beket
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 5:22pmThanks. I go forth with your words of encouragement. The worst that can happen is they say no (which I’m already getting, so nothing new there).
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:32amVery Interesting that I’m “allowed” to comment on this “fluffy” ad for Glenn’s business!
Yet!
I am blocked from commenting on the more meaningful articles:
IE: Today’s Article About Freedom Works!
So, I Will Comment Here:
Freedom Works Claims That It Supports The TeaParty!
However, more & more it’s becoming evident that Freedom Works Supports The Establishment = The Politics As Usual Old Republican Agenda = Romney!
Why Is TheBlaze Promoting FreedomWorks At The Same Time Glenn Claims To Support Santorum?
If TheBlaze Is Pro Romney – Why Doesn’t TheBlaze Just Come Out & Say So – Instead Of Relying On Trolls To Diss EveryOne Anti-Romney?
Why Is TheBlaze Not Giving More Coverage To The Breitbart Videos?
Why Is The Blaze Not Giving Sheriff Joe Arpaio & His Investigation Of BHO’s Birth Certificate More Coverage?
It‘s Coming Out That Breitbart Supported Sheriff Joe’s Investigation & Sheriff Joe’s Findings!
YET — Glenn Makes It A Point To Diss Sheriff Joe On His Program!
Glenn Also Uses The Same Diss-ing Tone When Speaking Of Newt!
IF Sheriff Joe Has Proof That BHO’s An Illegal, Why Is Sheriff Joe Being Dismissed?
Proof That BHO Is An Illegal Is The Most Efficient & Quickest Route To Kicking BHO Out Of America’s White House.
BHO Being Illegal Means EveryThing, Including BHO, Will Be Immediately Dismantled!
What’s Up With ALL The Slanted Bias-ness Where Truth Is Supposed To Live?
Very Interesting!
NEWT 2012
Report Post »http://www.newt.org
Baddoggy
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:13pmWell you lost me with the Newt 2012
Report Post »You must be a real nutjob to back him.
taksavillage2
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:18pmWhy worry about Sheriff Joe’s charges now? I believe Barack’s photo of Live Birth looked squirrely, but by the time that has an impact he should be out of office IF we focus on that!
Report Post »I support Santorum, then Newt, then Romney. But I am not going to worry when it looks like there is one or two reports that don’t agree with me.
Let’s focus on the enemy camp!
TOMSERVO
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:56pmYou Need To Work On Your Capitalization skills.
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:13pmIt would be great if someone had the insight…
If someone came out with a website that focused on T R U T H..
If someone did not go along with the Media Bias.
Maybe one day someone will come out with THAT!
Until then we have Breaking news and “O P I N I O N” here with cover for willard.
Still looking… oh wait….. NOW there is http://www.breitbart.com/
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:15pm@taksavillage2
No “Worry” Here!
Common Sense Says To Take The Quickest Route To Revealing What A Fraud BHO Is!
Had BHO Been Properly Vetted In The First Place, The Fake Birth Certificate Would Have Stopped Him Before He Even Got Started!
BHO Being An Illegal Will Mean BHO’s “Presidency” Never Existed!
The Investigation’s Done!
Joe’s Got The Evidence!
It’s Time To Go Forward With What Joe Knows!
According To A Poster [clunkert (sp?)] On A Previous Article About Allen West Wanting To Be VP — Sheriff Joe’s Information Was Delivered To West Three Months Ago and West Is Still Sitting On It!
WHY THE FEAR?
Why Isn‘t West Taking Sheriff Joe’s Information And Leading The Charge To Drive BHO Out Of The White House?
Too Much Silence From Those In Washington DC Who Have It In Their Hands To Kick BHO To The Curb!
WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?
NEWT 2012
Report Post »http://www.newt.org
thegrassroots
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:27pm@tom
HOW’S THIS? BY THE WAY YOU FORGOT THE “S” IN “skills!
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:38pm@Ms-GlennBC
We Can Hope and Pray That There Are People Over At Breitbart‘s Who Will Pick Up Andrew’s Torch and Carry It As Courageously and Boldly and Brilliantly As He Did!
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:44pmI remember when Glenn Debunked the birth certificate …………. no wait.!
I remember when Glenn, S A I D, he Debunked the birth certificate….. that’s right, Glenn said that he debunked the birth certificate and as we all know, the truth lives here.!
Now………………………..
if some one can show me the link, where I can watch Glenn Pat and Stu-pid, D E B U N K the birth certificate I would be satisfied.
My guess is Glenn “Lied” and he NEVER debunked the Birth Certificate proving the TRUTH doesn’t live here.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:58pm* Obama’s sealing of all his records so the public could not get ahold of them.
* One week of flight information into Hawaii mysteriously missing (allegedly) … the week that
Obama was born.
* Obama’s Harvard education – how did he pay for this with no visible means of this type of income?
And so much more.
If Obama should not be on the ballot, then let’s ensure he is not on the coming ballot as there is a
chance (and I fear a rather large chance) that he will win again. That will destory America as we know
it. I don’t believe the birther issue is a distraction — it’s finding facts. And if the facts prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that he has lied to us about his citizenship, that should be enough to bring
him down once and for all.
Please, Glenn, make a statement so many of us can understand.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 4:36pmWow. First half of post didn’t make it … having trouble posting on this blogging stuff anymore.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 4:55pm@Ms-GlennBC
@ JHRusky
I’m listening to Hannity as we speak. He‘s talking about Breitbart’s videos and Breitbart‘s people are pledging to carry on with Andrew’s work. Hannity has also been gathering information on BHO and he too is determined to vet BHO, just as Andrew was.
Why various others keep saying that time is too short to go forward with Sheriff Joe’s info is a mystery.
Right There In Sheriff Joe’s Hands Is The Information That Will Keep BHO Off Of The Ballot.
We’ve got 8 months until November = Plenty of Time To Take Care Of Business!
It seems that Glenn will pick and choose the Truth that appears here and on his shows.
He will selectively stay silent or diss other issues that are Truth.
All The Silence and The Distancing and Dismissing Of Pertinent Issues Causes Me To Think That Some Of These Folks Who Can Make A Difference and Are Choosing Not To Are Very Afraid …
Was Breitbart and Are Sheriff Joe and Hannity and Rush the ONLY Bold and Courageous Torch Bearers In The Land?
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:05pmThere is another….. Mark Levin….. He served under Reagan….. “THE GREAT ONE”
Go to http://www.marklevinshow.com/home.asp
Free Podcast you can listen to during the Glenn Beck show….
I agree with you…
Report Post »BoyScout_Mom
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 10:58pmAll of the Evidence is looking rather convincing, Glenn. You would think at some point you’ve got to stop laughing about this, its too tragic. The only the I heard Glenn say the other day as they were laughing at sheriff Joe was the unmistakable evidence that there were newspaper announcements. Well this is very easily explained. There is no proof requested to purchase an ad in newspaper. If proud grandparents living in South Dakota wish to Announcement to the World of their neighbors and friends that their beloved daughter living in California just gave birth to their amazingly gorgeous new granddaughter, they may do so. Our family is spread out, and we routinely have to post in 3 markets of our family annoucements.
Anyway, this is no laughing matter any more, in my opinion. Its just downright creepy and dastardly really. The postmarked Selective Service thing is just incredible. And the SS# of this deceased man from Connecticut who passed away in Hawaii while grandma worked at the whatever public statics office of whatever it was? Even beyond that, though, this isn’t even about his birthPLACE… His father was a British subject, not American, therefore he is ineligible. Which also unfortunately makes Rubio ineligible as well. So who cares anymore about the Constitution?… I know the Progressives do not… The Dems worked for 7 years?… prior to OB to clarify and/or Change the Meaning of “Natural Born Citizen.” Does anyone KNOW WHY?…….
Report Post »mymissusisanutter
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:24amSo are all products made in the USA? I know the vendors are based in America, but quite frankly I’m tired of supporting China with my purchases. If anyone here has used this service, please let me know if all products are American made. Thanks.
Report Post »Eternal Perspectives
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:10pmWe’ve purchased quite a few things from Markdown and so far all of it has been made in the USA.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:21pmFounding Fathers Tea is grown in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Fail.
Report Post »JimL
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:05amA directed dollar, time, labor can shrink global-governance.
Charity should start at home not the UN (Washington).
Report Post »mikeye74
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:55amAWSOME AWSOME AWSOME Keep up the good work guys.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:49amit looks like a snake oil pyramid scheme to me
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 4:00pmIf the products are legitimate and good, how are they “snake-oil”?
If no one but Markdown and the owner makes money, how is it a pyramid scheme?
Report Post »Rob
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:47amEnough with the POP UPS!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:36amcorrection: Please KEEP a prominent link to the Markdown Market Place here at the blaze.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:35amGod bless you Glenn Beck. I’ll be happy to support these businesses. If I may suggest please display a prominent link here at the Blaze to a hub where we can find these businesses as we need them. Also….eBay and Amazon.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:31amWill be taking the time to visit Saratoga Springs (for some chips) on next visit to Saratoga Race Track late this summer.
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