Invest it Forward $30,000 Grant for Women in Business NE Ohio
At the recent Elite Women Regional Economic Development Trade Summit held in Cleveland, Ohio. Christine Zust and her team from Trust Group, LLC presented a work shop on "Collaborative Engagement: Delivering Exponential Business Growth."
Who is the Trust Group:
Individually, we are award-winning leaders in our respective fields. Together, we are TRUST, a team of management and marketing experts who embrace the elements of trust – integrity, competence and benevolence – and use them in our business practices, training, branding and sales and marketing strategies to nurture and grow our client's business.
Their workshop showed how people, when they collaborate, can come up with great ideas for the future of our youth and in particular young women.
At the end of the powerful workshop, the Trust Group announced a grant opportunity valued at up to $30,000 in services that will be awarded at the end of this year to the best proposal for an innovative way to help young women in business.
The Award "Invest it Forward" is described as follows:
The successful applicant(s) will write a compelling narrative describing an innovative strategy to positively affect women in business in CLE+ over the next twelve-month period. The services awarded may be used to assist the recipient in marketing and branding her own business, or may be donated to women business owners in need. The recipient(s) will each receive a minimum award of pro bono services* valued at $15,000.00 in services. Pro bono services valued at up to $30,000 per year will be awarded each calendar year.
So if you have an idea that would benefit women in business in the NE Ohio region – visit Trust Group LLC and apply. The deadline is November 15, 2010 – so you have time. Please forward this information to anyone you know in the midwest part of the United States who might have an idea that would fit the criteria.
Here is a link to the Invest it Forward application.