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Nominate the Delaware Entrepreunerial Woman of the Year!

This award will honor and celebrate a woman who represents Entrepreneurial Success and Spirit, and who is an inspirational model for other entrepreneurial women. The award will be presented during the New Castle County Chamber’s 24th Annual Business Women’s Expo on November 13, 2014 at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall where one woman will win and be honored during the luncheon.

Definition of an Entrepreneur:

An individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea, or good or service offered for sale. The entrepreneur is commonly seen as a business leader and innovator of new ideas and business processes.

Who is eligible?

A Delaware woman entrepreneur meeting the following credentials:

• Has owned and operated her own start-up business (not a franchise owner)
for at least 5 years
• Owns 51 percent or more of a business headquartered in Delaware
• Employs at least five individuals
• Cannot be employed by another company, but can own more than one
business herself

Know a Winner?

Hurry- the nomination deadline ends July 30th!

The Application Process:

1. Complete the Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Application.
2. Include a cover letter stating why you are nominating this person, their success in building
a business and why you think they would be the best candidate.
3. Include the nominee’s resume or personal biographical information or any other helpful submissions.
4. Include your name, title, address, phone and fax numbers, your relationship to the nominee
and the number of years you have been acquainted.

Download more info and a nomination form here.

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