Idea Cafe Announces New Small Business Grant

Idea Cafe, a top-rated online business center, is now taking applications for the Summer-Fall Idea Cafe Small Business Grant. Eligibiility for the $1000 cash grant is open to established small businesses and start-up companies demonstrating unusual entrepreneurial spirit and determination, and a willingness to "pay it forward" to help others.

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) August 16, 2006 -- Idea Café, a top online small business center, announces its latest Idea Café Small Business Grant for business entrepreneurs. The winner will receive a check for $1,000 and recognition on IdeaCafe.com, viewed by 100,000 unique visitors per month.

Applicants must be an established small business or a start-up ready to get going. A full description of the grant can be found at http://www.ideacafe.com.

Explains Francie Ward, CEO of Idea Cafe, “We believe in helping deserving entrepreneurs who might need that one big break to start realizing their potential. Our current grant is called the Ray Ward Creative Spirit Grant, dedicated to the memory of my late husband, who was fearlessly creative.”

The last Idea Cafe Small Business Grant was awarded in July to Percy Marchand of Marchand Inks, a print shop still emerging from the floodwaters in New Orleans. Over 1700 applications were received for this last round. The 225 finalists showed entrepreneurial spirit and a strong determination to succeed.

This week, Idea Cafe is also celebrating its 11th anniversary in business. Unlike many of its high-profile competitors who managed to burn through hundreds of millions of VC dollars and still implode, Idea Cafe has not only survived but continues to thrive.

Idea Cafe is a genuine small business ... like its audience. The site features hundreds of useful resources for small entrepreneurs, from sample business plans to online peer advice forums and a free small business grant directory. Users agree that Idea Cafe is "The Fun Place for Serious Business"(sm).

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