Free Grant: $5K for Women Business Owners
No business plan required!
Wells Fargo Bank and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) are handing out a total of $15,000 cash to recognize successful women business owners. Through their NAWBO/Wells Fargo Trailblazer Award, they select three female entrepreneurs each year and award them $5,000 each.
No business plan is required. All you need to submit is a completed application, your bio, and two letters of recommendation.
What they're looking for is:
- talent, drive and innovation as a woman business owner;
- successful development of unique products, services or delivery channels in their business; and
- vision and commitment to building an organization that makes a difference in the community.
You can apply for yourself or nominate another woman business owner, but the nominee must be:
- in business for at least three years;
- at least 18 years old;
- a woman who owns at least 51% of the business and is an active principal of the business; and
- a legal resident of the United States or its territories.
Prize: $5,000 for each of the three winners, plus a special honor at the NAWBO Women's Business Conference, held June 25-27, 2009, in Chicago, Ill.
Cost to apply: Free!
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by March 24, 2009.
Get an application and more info here.
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