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Grant Program Awards Over $95,000 to NASE Members In 2009
20 Micro-Business Owners Receive Grants
Washington, D.C.,
January 6, 2010
– The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) awarded $95,243
in business grants to its members in 2009. Twenty NASE Members, ranging
from a gymnastics center to an environmental consulting firm, received a
grant from the association.
With the Business Development Grant program, NASE Members can apply for
up to $5,000 for a specific business need such as the purchase of new
equipment or software, or the funding of advertising, marketing
materials and training. Since the program began in 2006, the
association has awarded over $400,000 to member businesses.
The NASE Business Development Grant Program offers access to capital for
micro-business owners who have a specific business need – but lack the
finances to carry out that goal. The program was designed after an
online NASE Member poll found that a majority of micro-business owners
(57 percent) initially fund their businesses using personal savings, and
many (40 percent) continue to use personal savings for ongoing
financing.
“These grants are our way of providing a little stimulus to our
micro-business members,” said Robert Hughes, president of the NASE.
“They’re staying positive and staying focused. They’re exhibiting the
best of the entrepreneurial spirit. And we’re pleased that the NASE
grants can contribute even a small part to their ongoing success.”
The following NASE Members received grants in 2009:
Gwen and James Arrigon of
Beckett
Run Inc. in Hamilton, Ohio
Jonathan Beck of
JBS Multimedia
in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Theresa Cassiday of
Catena
Creations, LLC in Bellevue, Neb.
Aaron Degler of
Degler
Design, Inc. in Saint Charles, Ill.
Elizabeth and Scott Dupre of
The
Pagoda Vent Company in Kittery Point, Maine
Robby Gerken of Erie Recycling Services, LLC in Antwerp, Ohio
Lily Hay of
Aglow Marketing,
LLC in Indianapolis, Ind.
Zane Homesley of
Goshawk
Environmental Consulting, Inc. in Austin, Texas
Steve Huffman of Steve Huffman Training Stables in Nampa, Idaho
Carl Leonard of
Fogle's
Asphalt Sealing in Walkersville, Md.
Scott and Karen Logan of
The Blue
Mermaid Island Grill in Portsmouth, N. H.
Tyler Madsen of Born Again Homes in Ellis, Idaho
Gaylene Mann of
Curves
of Dallas in Dallas, Ore.
Mary Miles of
MG
Accounting and Tax Service, LLC in Alpharetta, Ga.
Janna Piper of
Janna
Piper Housesitting in Portland, Ore.
Lesley Rackowski of
Pillowcasegram
& Other Things LLC in Westfield, N.Y.
Nancy Ritchie of
Cranial Tap, Inc.
in Sterling, Va.
Douglas Springer of
Springers
Gymnastics Center, LLC in Ellsworth, Maine
Susan Steele of
Artistic
Touch Studio in Gilbert, S.C.
Elizabeth Stultz of
Elizabeth
Stultz Photography in Windham, Maine
Learn about past grant recipients from
2006,
2007
and
2008.
To learn more about the NASE Business Development Grant program,
click
here. Benefit availability dependent upon membership level.
About the NASE
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is the
nation's
leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses,
bringing a
broad range of benefits to help entrepreneurs succeed and to
drive the
continued growth of this vital segment of the American
economy. The
NASE is a 501(c) (6) nonprofit organization and provides
big-business
advantages to hundreds of thousands of micro-businesses
across the
United States. For more information, visit the association's website
at NASE.org.
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