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WomenVenture Honors Local Female Entrepreneur During 40th Anniversary Celebration

October 3, 2017

Shirley Wikner, owner of Aviation Charter, to receive Social Entrepreneur Award

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Local Female Entrepreneur to be Honored at WomenVenture’s 40th Anniversary Women Mean Business Luncheon & Marketplace

September 27, 2017

Taina Burgos, owner of Avivage Massage, to receive Expanding Business Award

Read moreLocal Female Entrepreneur to be Honored at WomenVenture’s 40th Anniversary Women Mean Business Luncheon & Marketplace

WomenVenture’s 40th Anniversary Women Mean Business Luncheon to Honor Local Fitness Entrepreneur

September 20, 2017

Connie Sheehan, owner of PUSH Fitness, to receive Emerging Business Award

Read moreWomenVenture’s 40th Anniversary Women Mean Business Luncheon to Honor Local Fitness Entrepreneur

WomenVenture Awarded $375,000 Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation

February 16, 2017

Funds will support first-of-its-kind daycare co-operative program in the Twin Cities

Read moreWomenVenture Awarded $375,000 Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Womenventure Awarded $250,000 Grant from Wells Fargo’s Diverse Community Capital Program

November 30, 2016

Funds will support micro-lending for women of color

Read moreWomenventure Awarded $250,000 Grant from Wells Fargo’s Diverse Community Capital Program

Three Minnesota Female Entrepreneurs to Be Honored at WomenVenture’s Annual Event

August 31, 2015

Women-Owned Businesses Seven Sundays, A Woman’s Design and Heart&Core to Receive Awards

Read moreThree Minnesota Female Entrepreneurs to Be Honored at WomenVenture’s Annual Event
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