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Micro-Grant Program Awards Over $85,000 to NASE Members In 2008
17 Micro-Business Owners Receive Grants
Washington, D.C., January 22, 2009
– The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) awarded $85,772 in business grants to its members in 2008, bringing the program total to over $350,000 in awards since 2006. Seventeen NASE Members, ranging from a property preservation company to a creative bureau, received a grant from the association this year.
Premier-level 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. The awards are part of the NASE Business Development Grant Program, which started in 2006.
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.
“Over the past two years, we’ve seen how just a small amount of capital can get a business off the ground,” said NASE President Robert Hughes. “When a retailer can suddenly sell products online or a contractor can buy a piece of equipment instead of renting it—those minor changes to the way a business operates can generate huge profits.”
The following NASE Members received grants in 2008:
Joseph Carr of
Carr Development Group, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Gina Covello of
Habla Language Services in San Jose, Calif.
Robert Crosser of Southwest Hauling, LLC in Eloy, Ariz.
Cheryl Cruson of
Oregon Trail Hobbies & Gifts in Ontario, Ore.
Jill Dittrich of Thresholds of Madison, LLC in Madison, Wis.
Scott Dullock of The House Doctors in Jackson, Mich.
Lora Edelman of
Curves of Walla Walla in Walla Walla, Wash.
Melodie Ellis of
Melodie’s Music & Dance in Trophy Club, Texas
Kathy Hester of
Kathy Hester’s On Target Golf Schools in Vicksburg, Miss.
Christopher Hutcheson of
Peachtree Restoration LLC in Manchester, N.H.
Richard Hylan of Hylan Plumbing Co. in Rocky Mount, N.C.
Regina Milan of Ideation Ink, LLC in Santaquin, Utah
Dawn O’Neil of Dawn O’Neil’s Family Child Care in Ashley Falls, Mass.
Jennifer Peace of Peaceful Images Styling Salon in Great Falls, Mont.
Gregory Steeg of Steeg’s Haul-Away Service, Inc. in Rock Falls, Ill.
Carlene Thompson of D & C Entertainment LLC in Delafield, Wis.
Tiffany Washington of
Washington Accounting Services in Waldorf, Md.
Learn more about grant recipients from
2006 and
2007 .
About the NASE www.NASE.org .