Once you enter the competition, you will need to take the next step and get started.

Brad Feldman takes us to a place where you can go through a step by step process.

(Sound- photos) (Jack Glasser/ Glasser Images) "I picked up my dads camera about five years ago. Its a Film camera. I just started learning everything I could taking tons of pictures." (Sound - click) His eye for the smallest details quickly became his job

He started by shooting several friends senior pictures

In just five years, he now captures the moments of more than one hundred clients

Glasser Images is a viable business today because of Jack's passion for photography and the help of the Idea Center

(Jack Glasser/ Glasser Images) "The help that they have given me to realize that I can do this and make a career and life out of this has been very beneficial." (Karel Sovak/ Idea Center) "People die with the dream that is what we are really all about here is making sure that the dream continues." It all begins at a weekly meeting like this

People come in with their idea they might have drawn on a napkin and present it to the Idea Center Board of Directors.. it's a board made up of primarily University of Mary Students

(Heidi Bassen/ Idea Center) "The more that students get the expertise in starting a business learning the ins and out what goes into it, how hard it is, the more that they are going to succeed." If it's not a new business such as Glasser Images.

(Sound - click) The students work with existing businesses to help them reach new markets

Their current project, working with Magic Color Page to get this product on the shelves in California

(Paul Schmidt/ Idea Center) "It uses a special paper that has a design on it and that design is customizable to just about anything and it allows kids to color in these designs with either crayon or markers and then you are allowed to iron it onto the shirt." (Marlo Anderson/ Magic Color Page) "I know their plans are to work with some Hollywood Movie projects distributing Magic Color Page in meal packs through fast food restaurants." Anderson says if the students and his store are able to connect with someone in California it could provide a big financial benefit

And the students would have another successful project to tell about

Brad Feldman KX News

If you would like to get in contact with the Idea Center, you can call 701-570-4598.

Sovak and his crew encourage anyone with an idea to bring it to the table. They have a network of people that can help you get started. watch the video | save this article / add to your favorites list