SHELTON - Three Valley women were recently selected as recipients of the 11th annual Women in Networking Entrepreneurial Grant program.
The WIN grant is a named fund with the Valley Community Foundation. WIN is one of three leads groups affiliated with the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The WIN grant is a named fund with the Valley Community Foundation. WIN is one of three leads groups affiliated with the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
All three winners will be presented with grants during the WIN Holiday Hoopla Wine & Apps reception 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Downtown Handmade Marketplace at the Conti Building, 415 Howe Ave.
The grant is distributed from funds received from WIN membership dues and fundraisers organized by the group.
The grant recipients will utilize the grant in different ways: Move Books will be upgrading their office technology equipment; Connecticut Partnership for Children will be utilizing the funds to take certification classes for state licensing; and Wildflour Cupcakes & Sweets will obtain a scholarship for WBDC Passion to Profits program.
“We are pleased to continue the legacy of awarding annual grants to well-qualified entrepreneurial women in the Valley,” said Mala Vaish, Chair of the WIN Group and Principal with Metropolitan Real Estate Services.
“During these difficult economic times, we are pleased to offer over $3,000 in grants and scholarships to encourage economic development in the Valley.”
Sharon Massafra, franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care and independent consultant with Arbonne International, chaired the grant selections committee.
This grant-in-aid program provides financial assistance to women 18 years of age or older in the Greater Valley towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
The WIN grant can be used for expenses to enhance the applicant’s current business or to start a new business. These expenses may include: equipment, tuition, books, transportation, business wardrobe or childcare necessary to reach the applicant’s career goals. Recipients are also invited to a complimentary one-year membership to the WIN Group.
Applicants are evaluated on a nondiscriminatory basis without consideration of race, national origin, religious affiliation or disability. The minimum one-time grant is $500. Greater amounts may be awarded according to individual needs and funds available. Since its inception, WIN has given over $44,000 to 41 grant recipients.
WIN is the first group of its kind to service the six-town region of the Greater Valley. Founded in 2002, the group was formed by a successful group of businesswomen who meet to discuss common issues.
Meetings are conducted on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
These meetings are either held at the GVCC office or off-site at a Chamber member location.
Social and educational events also are scheduled throughout the year.
For more information on the Chamber and WIN, call the GVCC, 203-925-4981 or visit www.greatervalleychamber.com.
This is a press release from the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The grant recipients will utilize the grant in different ways: Move Books will be upgrading their office technology equipment; Connecticut Partnership for Children will be utilizing the funds to take certification classes for state licensing; and Wildflour Cupcakes & Sweets will obtain a scholarship for WBDC Passion to Profits program.
“We are pleased to continue the legacy of awarding annual grants to well-qualified entrepreneurial women in the Valley,” said Mala Vaish, Chair of the WIN Group and Principal with Metropolitan Real Estate Services.
“During these difficult economic times, we are pleased to offer over $3,000 in grants and scholarships to encourage economic development in the Valley.”
Sharon Massafra, franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care and independent consultant with Arbonne International, chaired the grant selections committee.
This grant-in-aid program provides financial assistance to women 18 years of age or older in the Greater Valley towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
The WIN grant can be used for expenses to enhance the applicant’s current business or to start a new business. These expenses may include: equipment, tuition, books, transportation, business wardrobe or childcare necessary to reach the applicant’s career goals. Recipients are also invited to a complimentary one-year membership to the WIN Group.
Applicants are evaluated on a nondiscriminatory basis without consideration of race, national origin, religious affiliation or disability. The minimum one-time grant is $500. Greater amounts may be awarded according to individual needs and funds available. Since its inception, WIN has given over $44,000 to 41 grant recipients.
WIN is the first group of its kind to service the six-town region of the Greater Valley. Founded in 2002, the group was formed by a successful group of businesswomen who meet to discuss common issues.
Meetings are conducted on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
These meetings are either held at the GVCC office or off-site at a Chamber member location.
Social and educational events also are scheduled throughout the year.
For more information on the Chamber and WIN, call the GVCC, 203-925-4981 or visit www.greatervalleychamber.com.
This is a press release from the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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