Jen Butson

So I’ve tweeted and blogged and Facebooked a bunch of stuff about this campaign, but I thought it’d be handy to have all the information, condensed, and in one spot. So…here it is…the lowdown. First, an interview…with myself.

What is #CarBeforeCanadaDay?

It is me, trying to get a car before Canada Day…just like it sounds. Canada Day is July 1st, just fyi.

Why can’t you just go and buy one?

Let’s see…I’m a full-time student…and a full-time entrepreneur…so money isn’t really flowing in. Thought I’d use my “entrepreneurial” skills to bootstrap myself a car.

Here’s how people can help:

1. Advertise on my car. You can choose to advertise whatever you want (10″w x 3″h) on either the back window ($20/month min. 1 year) or one of the side windows ($30/month min. 1 year). I’m planning to put up to 10 ads on the back, but the side windows will only have one. So…take your pick. I will also mention you in all materials related to this campaign. I will also write a blog post after the campaign is over about your company/whatever you’re advertising.

2. Small donation. So my birthday comes up in July, and there are also a lot of holidays in between I can make up if you like as rationale for this donation. I figured it would be easiest to tackle this car one piece at a time, so I dissected it, in a matter of speaking. No, I am not building my own car. But I made a list (On page 4) of a bunch of different parts of a car. So, you can donate whatever amount you choose, for whatever part of the car you wish. i.e. you could say “here’s $15 for your oil dipstick.”. I will mention your lovely contribution in any materials related to this campaign. You can send whatever amount by PayPal to jenbutson@live.com. I figured this was a much easier way to tackle such a seemingly large task.

3. Buy promotional products. Most of you probably know I run a company, Jennifer Lee Promotions. If you buy from me, that means I’ll have some income to put towards the car! Woohoo! And it’s something you need anyway.

4. Buy stuff. So I have a Shopify store, and I sort of need to update it, but essentially I’ll be selling a few items on there where all profit will go in the car fund. I’ll post the link when it’s all ready to go. Hint: If you like beer (who doesn’t?), you’ll like what I have

5. IDEAS! Give me some of your bright ideas of how to come up with some cash quick outside of selling a kidney or pimping myself out. Ideas always help too, and they’re free for you