Compeer Financial donated $25,000 to Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom for the Pizza Ag Mag, and The Bath Buoy donated approximately $15,000 worth of inventory to Brightpoint.
Kevin Bersett
A new year means new ideas, and Bloomington-Normal is generating some big ones.
Three years ago, two residents invented the Toilet Timer, which earned an investment from Mark Cuban on “Shark Tank” TV program. Another resident will perhaps soon have his invention stocked on the shelves of a local grocery store.
But what really turns a dream into reality?
Entrepreneurship isn’t just about ideas. Getting an innovation off the ground takes courage, hard work and a bit of luck. That’s according to Dave Benjamin, creator of the Bath Buoy, a product to keep children safe in the bathtub.