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Win $50,000 Seed Money to Start Business from Mirassou Winery

August 6, 2007

Mirassou, the California based winery is sponsoring it’s annual “Make Your Dreams Come True with Mirassou” business funding competition. Mirassou aims at overcoming the #1 obstacle women often face when trying to start a business, that is, finding startup funds. The winery has again teamed up with the National Association of Women Business Owners to select the winners.

COMPETITION RULES

Applicants must submit a 500-word or less essay detailing why they would be a great entrepreneur, in addition to a preliminary business plan.

Applicants must be WOMEN at least 21 years old

Legal residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia only but VOID IN CA, MA, TN, UT, PR, OUTSIDE THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES

Must not be a current business owner.

Read the rules of the competion on their website for all qualifications.

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Win a $20,000 Grant From Whirlpool

July 21, 2007

The Whirlpool Corporation is again running it’s Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant program. If you are a mom with a great product innovation, invention, service or business idea, you should enter this competition.

What kind of idea you ask–well, make sure you don’t send any ideas about appliances. Those will be disqualified. Whirlpool is looking for all new product innovation, invention, service or business ideas except those about appliances or appliance components.

According to the website, ” the 2007 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant will provide moms with the necessary business resources, such as seed money and expert advice, helping to make business dreams a reality”.
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Zion’s Bank Smart Women Grant

April 29, 2007

This is the first in a series of posts outlining grants available to women business owners.

Zion’s Bank Women’s Financial Group offers a Smart Women Grant.

Applicant must be a female business owner and primary manager of the company’s day to day activities or must be associated with a non-profit organization that directly benefits women.

Grant amount: up to $3000
Open to: Female residents of Utah and Idaho
Available for: small business start-up or expansion
Deadline: June 29, 2007

Priority is given to projects that:

promote empowerment of women

directly benefit low income and/or under-served populationsAccording to a program representative of the bank’s Women’s Financial Group, your proposal should have a solid game plan showing how you will measure performance and results.For additional information and an application, visit their website http://zionbank.com/swsm_grant.jspor contact :

Kate Bradshaw on 801.844.7933 kate.bradshaw@zionbank.com

Also, check here for the archive of funding sources listed on this blog to date.

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