Lisle student wins $3,000 National Small Business Scholarship
With tightening budgets and college students heading off to school this month, the National Association for the Self-Employed, the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and microbusiness community, announced that local Lisle, Illinois, resident Emily Woltmann has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship as part of the organization's Dependent Scholarship program.
"Small businesses, like Emily's family, all face tight budgets and bottom lines that usually don't include the rising cost of higher education for dependent children," said John Hearrell, NASE's vice president of membership and affiliate programs. "The NASE Dependent Scholarship is a recognition that America's small business community shouldn't have to decide between investing in a new piece of equipment to grow their business or paying the steep cost of their kid's tuition. We are proud of the work our small business and self-employed members are doing every day to grow our nation's economy while supporting their families by following their dreams. We congratulate Emily on this award and look forward to following her college studies."
The National Association for the Self-Employed, the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and microbusiness community, awarded Woltmann the scholarship to help defray the costs of attending DePaul University where she plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in business marketing.
The NASE Dependent Scholarship Program is an educational scholarship awarded to the dependent of NASE members to help ease the financial burden of tuition and other costs associated with attending college.
This year, four winners were chosen and each will receive $3,000 scholarships from the National Association for the Self-Employed.
"For the last 25 years, we have awarded more than $1.8 million to our members through programs such as the NASE Dependent Scholarship. Our NASE Dependent Scholarship continues to help defray the costs and ease the burden for many of our self-employed members. Rising higher education costs continue to affect the bottom lines of all Americans, and for the self-employed and microbusiness owner committed to operating a successful business, it can further strain both their family and business' budgets," Hearrell concluded.
This award-winning program is open to legal dependents of NASE members, age 16-24. To apply, students need to be high school students or college undergraduates planning to enroll in college for the upcoming fall semester. Consideration is based upon: leadership abilities; academic performance; teacher recommendations; career and educational background; school and community participation; and financial need.
To become a member of NASE, apply online at www.nase.org/become-a-member.
Further information about the NASE Dependent Scholarship Program can be viewed at www.nase.org.
For more information on additional scholarships and grants available from NASE, visit www.nase.org.
National Association for the Self-Employed members also enjoy a comprehensive list of benefits designed to help small business owners and sole proprietors start and grow their business. Members are offered a host of resources designed to help support entrepreneurs and small employers including access to professional "Ask the Experts" services in tax, health care and marketing, a navigational assistant health care portal, scholarships and grants, discounts on shipping rates and affordable email marketing systems and web hosting services. The newest member benefits continue the tradition of providing real-world, bottom-line assistance to small business owners.
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The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and microbusinesses, offering a broad range of benefits to help entrepreneurs succeed and to drive the continued growth of this vital segment of the American economy.
The NASE Next Biz Thing helps identify and connect our nation's smallest businesses. Need small business help? Check out NASE's Ask the Experts for advice or the NASE Minute for small business support.
The NASE is a 501(c) (6) nonprofit organization and provides big-business advantages to hundreds of thousands of microbusinesses across the United States. For more information, visit NASE.org.