Women Impacting Public Policy is pleased to announce the release of the application for the 2008 Elizabeth Dole Young Entrepreneur Scholoarship: this year’s application deadline is June 30th. The Scholarship, established in 2006 honoring Senator Dole as the WIPP Congressional Award Winner, is completing its first program year watching young women business owners grow and thrive in their community. It has been an exciting and educational process and we are eager to begin the process for the coming program year.
The scholarship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and guidance from successful women business owners – as well as have a chance to receive a cash award to help grow their business!The Elizabeth Dole Young Entrepreneur Scholarship is a bi-partisan effort, established to recognize high potential young women business owners who are leaders in their community, with resources and guidance to excel their businesses and personal success.
Here are the qualifications to take advantage of this opportunity:
- At least 51% woman-owned
- Entrepreneur between the ages of 21-35
- U.S. Citizen
- Business 5 years old or less
- Revenue of $500, 000 or less for service industries OR $1milion or less for manufacturing industries
- The business has capacity to assume more debt
- Owner has a satisfactory personal credit history
Interested in supporting the Elizabeth Dole Young Entrepreneur Scholarship?
WIPP also invites you to join us as a sponsor of this important effort. Sponsorship opportunities are available for as low as $50.00 and all sponsors will be recognized along with the program and at the 2008 WIPP Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Sponsorship of the Elizabeth Dole Young Entrepreneur Scholarship sends a powerful message of women business owners helping women business owners.
If you or know someone who might be interested, click here for more details
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