iDeal$ is a creation of the founders of MBA Marketing, a company established in Boise, Idaho in 2001 by Bob & Mindy Struble. Originally from Portland, Oregon, we moved to Boise, Idaho (via Honolulu 1986-1993) in 1993. Then in 2009, we moved to Bend to be closer to our son's and their families.
Bob & Mindy both have extensive backgrounds in sales and marketing and have spent a significant portion of their careers involved in business promotions, helping all kinds of businesses wishing to increase their market share while helping raise funds for local charitable organizations.
When we relocated to Bend, Oregon in the summer of 2009 one of the first thing we noticed (besides the beautiful outdoors) was that there weren't any strong established programs of this nature serving the Central Oregon Market. It's no secret that "non-metropolitan" areas of the country are typically not well represented by national programs of this nature, even though the need is equal or usually greater. For years, Mindy opened new markets for other national programs, but they were always larger populated areas/cities, not the smaller communities. We decided it was time for a change.... so we created a Central Oregon program that is more up-to-date by being web-based and "green". Our goal is not to "get rich" but to truly enjoy ourselves while doing something we really feel good about and to create a program that would benefit everyone it touches.
That is exactly what iDeal$ is all about! The iDeal$ program is designed to help stimulate the local economy by featuring
local business merchants who wish to increase their customer base while helping local charitable organizations raise much needed funds AND saving the iDeal$ member money. It truly is a WIN-WIN-WIN for everyone! With the iDeal$ membership you can save hundreds of dollars!! It will pay for itself after only a couple of uses.
We are so proud to be Oregonians again but we're even prouder to be a part of the beautiful CENTRAL OREGON community.
Cheers!
Bob & Mindy Struble