Insureon Awards $5,000 in Small Business, Big Impact Scholarship Competition
CHICAGO (PRWEB) November 19, 2018 -- Insureon, the nation's leading online provider of small business insurance, today announced Deselyn Swain of Douglasville, Georgia, and Sebastian Barker of Argyle, Texas, as the latest winners of its Small Business, Big Impact scholarship competition. Each student will be awarded $2,500 to help pay for tuition and other educational expenses.
Since 2014, Insureon's scholarship program has awarded more than $64,000 to undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a college or university in the United States. Students who wish to enter the competition are asked to write an essay that describes their favorite small business and what it means to them.
For her essay, Deselyn focused on Shear Elegance, a hair salon owned and operated by her Aunt Cookie in Talladega, Alabama. Deselyn's essay describes how she is inspired by the fact her aunt overcame multiple challenges to start and run a successful business for 30 years. Deselyn is a freshman at Georgia State University where she is majoring in entrepreneurship. She also runs her own business consulting firm, designs a clothing line, and volunteers to help underprivileged children.
Sebastian's essay describes his experience helping run his family's escape room business, Escaping the Square. In his essay, Sebastian highlights his family's dedication to creating their own puzzles and challenges, and how working at the business has taught him valuable problem-solving and communication skills. Sebastian is majoring in biochemistry and minoring in business at the University of Texas at Austin. He plans to become an orthopedic surgeon. In addition to working with his family, he enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and nature photography.
"I always find it inspiring to read the stories of the next generation of entrepreneurs," said Ted Devine, CEO of Insureon. "Small business owners are the future, and we believe in supporting college students with an interest in entrepreneurship."
To read the winning essays, visit the scholarship winners' page. Insureon's scholarship program will return fall 2019. For more details, visit http://www.insureon.com/insureonu/small-business-scholarship/.
About Insureon
Insureon provides industry-leading technology that helps small business owners compare insurance quotes from top U.S. carriers with one easy online application. The company's agents are certified in 50 states and have helped more than 200,000 business owners protect their businesses. For more information, visit http://www.insureon.com.
Kellie Flaherty, Walker Sands Communications, 312-561-2487, [email protected]
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