1MiniMe

David Garneau, a software engineer from Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, asked for $100,000 for 15 percent of 1MiniMe, a company making custom bobbleheads sculpted from customer photographs, with 500 body style options or full customization, retailing for $75 and up, taking about eight hours of labour to produce each figure with back-and-forth artist approval. Garneau moved to China for five years to build the business, sources production there, and the company is strongly ranked on Google with about 30,000 unique monthly visitors and sells entirely online. Last year's sales were about $800,000 to $900,000, with a net profit margin of about 30 percent after all expenses.

Manjit Minhas declined, saying there were too many potential partners in the deal. Michael Wekerle offered $100,000 for 20 percent, later proposing to partner with Jim Treliving for 10 percent each; Michele Romanow offered a 10 percent royalty for two years plus 15 percent equity before Joe Mimran proposed a joint offer with Romanow of $100,000 for 15 percent equity, with Mimran helping on branded uniforms and design and Romanow helping with online sales channels. David Garneau accepted the joint offer from Michele Romanow and Joe Mimran.

1MiniMe appears to have closed. Its products may no longer be available.