WebMomz Free Business Grant 2006 Winner

Webmomz Free Business Grant

WINNER of the 2006 WebMomz $500 New Business Grant is:

Holly Montague of Englewood, Colorado
Company:  Bring on the Bell

Holly Montague of Englewood, Colorado first got the idea for her after school program in March of 2006. As a director of a preschool, Holly loved working with kids and was looking for ways to boost her income. She had run an after school program for 5 years and knew firsthand the challenges of keeping kids engaged and happy after a long day of school. She started looking for ideas of fun programs to use in her after school program and found that none really existed. That's when a light bulb went off and Holly saw an opportunity. She really wanted to help children learn through playing. And then Holly came up with the idea to start an after school program called, "Bring on the Bell."
She came up with the name after thinking about how many after school directors dread the sound of the bell ringing when school was out. Holly says, "Typically kids are wound up pretty tight when they get out of school. After school directors have trouble channeling all the energy kids have. I wanted a way to turn that around so that directors would look forward to seeing the kids." That's how Holly came up with the name, Bring on the Bell. The name suggests a complete turnaround for directors who used her program and started looking forward to the bell ringing and the kids coming into their after school programs.

When asked what her reaction was to hearing she won the Webmomz Business Grant was, Holly said, "I was very surprised and happy when I got the news. I was so excited that I called my mom immediately. I just put an application in. I never really thought I'd win."

Webmomz co-founder Kristie Rimmele says, "We know that there are many women out there who wish to start a home based business, but may not have the money to make it happen!" said Kristie Rimmele, founder of WebMomz. "We believe that women today can have it all. Having a home-based business enables women the freedom and flexibility to spend more time at home with their children and families. We believe this grant will help women to believe in the power of their dreams and help give them the financial means and inspiration to start their own business."
Webmomz.com of Gurnee, IL, is a the sponsor for the business grant program that helps aspiring women entrepreneurs to establish their home-based businesses. Their work at home support organization offers yearly $500 free business grant to a qualified applicant.

For more information about how to apply for the Webmomz business grant, just visit www.Webmomz.com. To request more information about her after school program, please contact Holly Montague at www.bringonthebell.com

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