7 entrepreneurs win grants

SHELTON — Seven Valley women recently won ninth annual Women in Networking Entrepreneurial grants, the WIN Group said in a prepared statement.

The grant is a fund with the Valley Community Foundation and is affiliated with the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. 
Recipients are: 

• Renee Jackson, owner of Freckled Frosting in Oxford, $700 for cooking supplies. 
• Jacqueline Yannes, Kokopelli School of Music and Arts in Seymour, $1,000 to complete filing for nonprofit status.
• JoElle Anderson, Dragonflies in Seymour, a WBDC Scholarship to the FastTrak program. 
• Cheryl Shain, Zanni Ani Organic Snacks in Oxford, $1,000 to buy equipment. 
• Kelly Humiston, New Leaf Organizing Service in Shelton, $550 to pay course fees for professional organizer certification.
• Bonnie Fredericks, Retreat Contempo Salon in Oxford, $900 to implement industry specific software. 
• Kimberly Dulka, The All-American Valley General Store in Seymour, $1,500 for a kitchen installation. 

The grant-in-aid program provides financial assistance to women 18 or older in Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford, Seymour. and Shelton.
For information, call 203-925-4981 or visit www.greatervalleychamber.com.


This was taken from a release from the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.