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BMO FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
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At BMO, we recognize the power of women. Women drive our economy and improve our
communities.
Learn about our grant program and explore useful tools to help you succeed in
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ANNOUNCING THE 2024 BMO CELEBRATING WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM
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We’re offering $10,000 grants to women-owned businesses looking to grow their
business.1
* Program overview
* Eligibility
* How to apply
We’re excited to present the BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program in
collaboration with Deloitte. Fifteen women-owned businesses will receive a
$10,000 grant to take their businesses to the next level.
We’re looking for women business owners who are motivated by growth and change
and are excited to break barriers to achieve success. We recognize that access
to funding and capital is a challenge that women business owners often face. BMO
is committed to investing in and supporting women-owned businesses and has
honored over 236 women since 2012.
The BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program will assess applicants based on their
high-level business growth plans. Any type of business growth will be considered
whether expanding into a new market or creating a new product/service.
Apply now for the 2024 BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program.
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Flexible appointment times available
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Sign up for a 30-minute, one-on-one coaching session with a BMO banker for
advice on financial topics that matter to you. Whether you want to learn more
about applying for a business loan or managing business deposit accounts, we
are well-versed on a number of topics to help you make real financial
progress. Request your free session, which can be held virtually or in
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MEET THE 2022 BMO CELEBRATING WOMEN GRANT RECIPIENTS
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In 2022, we awarded eight $10,000 grants to women-owned businesses with
excellent business growth plans. Meet the grant recipients:
* Artika Tyner
Planting People Growing Justice Press and Bookstore
“We have revolutionized the publishing industry and education sector by
raising awareness about the importance of literacy and taking strategic
action to end America's reading crisis. This grant will provide us with the
resources to have a greater impact as we expand and grow our social
enterprise.”
* Beth Templin
HouseFit Physical Therapy & Fitness
“Receiving this grant will allow us to fulfill our mission of redefining what
aging looks like. With this funding, we are excited to launch our ExerMoves®
Fitness Programs and build community partnerships in the St. Louis area,
providing more seniors with access to our programs.”
* Candance Chow & Melanie Wright
NextGroup, LLC
“We are more than honored for NextGroup to be a recipient of this program,
because we see it as an affirmation of a whole new approach to the world of
search and placement - an approach that values a diverse community of talent
and their experiences as amazing assets, versus seeing talent purely as a
product to sell to a client.”
* Christene Kamberis
Intentional Synergy, LLC
“This grant is such an amazing opportunity, and it will enable me to expand
my reach to help others learn and grow in their own health journey. When you
learn the possibilities, you just want to go bless others and this grant will
allow me to do just that.”
* Letty Velez
Velez Global Enterprises
“This grant is so exciting because of the many people it will touch locally,
nationally & in Puerto Rico, it will be a funding source for the 2023 Social
Enterprise- IC U/Latinas, cohorts of learning, continuation. This opportunity
uplifts all of us, we are honored that BMO sees our huge potential and work.”
* Lisa Marsh
MsP’sGFree Inc
“Our mission is to provide delicious, clean and healthy products, have our
consumers move more and therefore live longer. This grant will help us
continue to deliver on this undertaking. Thank you to BMO and Women in
Business, MsP'sGFree appreciates you all.”
* Sara Edwards
Interpersonal Therapy, LLC
“The 2022 Celebrating Women Grant will provide funds to build a permanent
clinic for Interpersonal Therapy. This facility will allow us to build a barn
and create an enriching environment for our clients and horses.”
* Teresa Ging
Sugar Bliss, LLC
“This grant will allow Sugar Bliss to continue to grow both our retail store
business and expand our packaged cookies into more retailers. In addition,
this grant will create more jobs and an opportunity for us to give a portion
of proceeds to support other women and minority entrepreneurs to grow their
business.”
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ANNOUNCING THE 2021 BMO CELEBRATING WOMEN GRANT RECIPIENTS
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In 2021, we presented eight $10,000 grants to women-owned businesses for their
sustainability achievements. Meet the 2021 grant recipients:
* Ashanti Johnson
360 Mind Body Soul, LLC
“This grant has allowed me to purchase our CRM software for 1-year, which is
the lifeblood of any service business. I was just about to switch to another
alternative which would have cost us time in the long run.”
* Melissa Tashjian
Compost Crusader LLC
“This grant is a testament to the legitimacy of composting as an industry
that can combat climate change and bring positive long-lasting change to our
communities.”
* Germaine Caprio
Majamas Earth
“I am honored to be the recipient of the BMO Celebrating Women Grant and I
look forward to applying the money received by sharing Majamas Earth's
sustainability mission, so collectively, we can all lower our impact on the
planet.”
* R. Lynn Pingol
MaKee Company, LLC
“Receiving this grant allows MaKee Company to develop and offer a new online
services platform that will showcase historically marginalized businesses, in
a searchable format that will help allow them to ‘get found’!”
* Nicole Goins
Pretty Girls Are Educated
“For Pretty Girls Are Educated, this grant will help us to continue to grow
into our mission while providing the necessary tools, education and resources
for the girls who are leading us into our future.”
* Camesha L. Jones
Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness
“Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness is excited to receive the BMO for Women
grant to expand our capacity to provide affordable mental wellness care to
women in our community and improve our service delivery to provide the
highest quality mental wellness care on the Southside of Chicago.”
* Meg and Molly Svec
Spilt Milk Pastry
“Spilt Milk is excited to take our sustainability efforts even further in
2022 with this grant by introducing comprehensive composting and recycling
programs, transitioning our disposable products to compostable alternatives,
and sharing our knowledge and experience with others in the food industry so
we may make an even greater positive impact!”
* Sadie Tuescher
Wisconsin Health Insurance Advocate, LLC
“We're so excited to receive this grant to help sustain our work serving
low-income and disabled folks in Wisconsin!”
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EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES FOR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
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* BETTER ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Get better access to working capital with expanded credit criteria and
competitive interest rates.Footnote 1 details
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BETTER ACCESS TO EDUCATION
We help you achieve real financial progress in your business through
practical tools, webinars and coaching.
* BETTER ACCESS TO PARTNERSHIPS
We’ve formed partnerships with organizations to give you access to meaningful
networks and alternative funding sources.
GET EASIER ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Enjoy flexible funding and access to learning and networking opportunities. Our
lending program1footnote 1, currently available within BMO branches, allows
women-owned businesses to get the financial support needed to succeed.
* Get a revolving business line of credit up to $50,000 that allows you to only
pay interest on what you borrow, footnote 2
* Enjoy a 0.25% rate discount on your line of credit when you set up automatic
payments from a BMO business or personal (if a sole proprietor) checking
account, footnote 3
* Get improved access to funding with our specialized lending criteria
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can help make or break your new venture – which means you’ll want to choose
wisely.
* Are men and women entrepreneurs really all that different?
In business, men and women share many of the same motivations and traits. So
why do women face more challenges as entrepreneurs?
* How does gender affect funding for businesses?
Women-owned businesses are thriving. So why do female entrepreneurs struggle
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