Contest: Make Your Dreams Come True with Mirassou
October 11th, 2007 by Liz Fuller
Mirassou Vineyards is holding a contest to give an aspiring Woman Entrepreneur the opportunity to make her business dreams come true.
The winner will receive $50,000 as well as the support of a team of professional consultants: a business and marketing plan writer, a graphic designer, a financial planner, and a legal expert as well as mentoring from an experienced entrepreneur member of the National Association for Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
Mirassou is offering the award in honor of the great-great Grandmother of the current owner of this six generation winery. The family credits Henrietta Mirassou with the optimism and tenacity to keep the family winery in business, at a time when women entrepreneurs were extremely rare. They want to foster that same optimism and strength in today’s Women Entrepreneurs.
In addition to the contest, Mirassou also provides some interesting tip sheets for women in business for themselves based on the book by Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin
How to Run Your Business Like a Girl: Successful Strategies from Entrepreneurial Women Who Made It Happen
The application is short and easy to submit. Deadline is December 15, 2007 and is open to U.S. residents at least 21 years of age.
Be sure to check it out - and let me know if you win!!!
Cheers!!
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October 19th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Hi Liz. This seems like a wonderful opportunity!! I might just have to enter. I think it’s really neat that they provide the consultants to help you. You’re not just left in the dark with 50K. Also, I was just curious how you found out about this great contest.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Hi Mary Sue
I’m excited that you are going to enter the contest - I think it is a really well-thought out award.
I heard about the contest from someone on the social networking site MyWomanOwnedBusiness.
http://www.morethanweknow.com/2007/09/02/pain-free-networking-for-shy-women-entrepreneurs/
Also, please check out the other two contests I mentioned on my site - might as well enter those too!!!
http://www.morethanweknow.com/2007/10/17/just-start-intuit-contest50000-for-new-and-aspiring-entrepreneurs/
http://www.morethanweknow.com/2007/09/25/how-would-you-use-5000/
Good Luck!! If there is anything I can do to help, let me know!