[Iabs-talk] FW: Time-Sensitive Info to Share

[Deborah Kent Stein]

From: Sheryl Bass [mailto:Sheryl at hadley.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 2:16 PM
To: Sheryl Bass <Sheryl at hadley.edu>
Cc: Sheryl Bass <Sheryl at hadley.edu>
Subject: Time-Sensitive Info to Share
Importance: High

 

Hi,

 

Following is some time-sensitive information. If you have already shared the
original press release about our Hadley business competition with your
members/readers, please consider sharing the following reminder. If you have
not yet shared this information, it is pasted directly below the reminder
content. Bottom line: it's a chance for entrepreneurs who are blind to earn
money, so we don't want anyone to miss out!

 

Suggested Reminder Email:

 

Subject Line: Reminder: Only Three Weeks Away

 

Always wanted to start your own business but don't have the capital? Or,
perhaps you already have a startup, but could use some additional seed
money? You have until Feb. 15 to apply to earn one of three cash awards for
up to $10,000 in Hadley's first annual 2016 New Venture Business Competition
<http://hadleyweb/hadleyedu/FCE-NVC.asp> . 

 

You must have enrolled in at least one Forsythe Center for Employment and
Entrepreneurship (FCE) module within the past five years for consideration
of your business plan. However, it's not too late to become an FCE student
and participate in the competition, since FCE modules can be completed in a
matter of hours! New FCE students must provide proof of legal blindness from
a physician before enrolling in an FCE course.  Participation and submission
rules can be found at hadley.edu/nvc. <http://www.Hadley.edu/nvc>  Feel free
to contact Colleen Wunderlich, Director of FCE with competition questions or
to express an intent to apply by emailing her at fce at hadley.edu
<mailto:fce at hadley.edu>  or calling her at 847-784-2889. To enroll in the
FCE, please visit Hadley.edu/FCE <http://www.hadley.edu/FCE.asp>  or call
Student Services at 800-526-9909. 

 

Original Press Release:

Eyes on the Prize: 

The Hadley School for the Blind Wants to Back Your Business 

 

The  <http://www.hadley.edu/fce.asp> Hadley School for the Blind's Forsythe
Center for Employment and Entrepreneurship (FCE) was launched in 2011 to
address the 70 to 80 percent un-and underemployment rate among Americans who
are blind or visually impaired. Through this business education program,
Hadley, the largest provider of distance education to people who are blind
and visually impaired worldwide, offers tuition-free courses to help prepare
students for employment and entrepreneurship. Today, Hadley is announcing
its inaugural  <http://hadleyweb/hadleyedu/FCE-NVC.asp> 2016 New Venture
Business Competition. 

 

In the spirit of ABC's hit show, Shark Tank, Hadley is inviting new, current
or recent Forsythe Center students to submit their plans for a start up (or
business plan from an existing start up) for a chance to win one of three
cash awards for up to $10,000 each. Entrants must have enrolled in at least
one FCE module within the past five years for consideration of their
business plan. However, it's not too late to become an FCE student and
participate in the competition, as an FCE Module can be completed in a
matter of hours! New FCE students must provide proof of legal blindness from
a physician before enrolling in an FCE course. Participation and submission
rules can be found at  <http://www.Hadley.edu/nvc> hadley.edu/nvc. To enroll
in the FCE, please visit  <http://www.hadley.edu/FCE.asp> Hadley.edu/FCE or
call Student Services at 800-526-9909. Feel free to contact Colleen
Wunderlich, Director of the FCE with competition questions or to express an
intent to apply by emailing her at fce at hadley.edu <mailto:fce at hadley.edu>
or calling her at 847-784-2889. 

 

"We are thrilled to be able to help support new businesses in this fun,
exciting way," said Colleen Wunderlich, Director, Hadley Forsythe Center for
Entrepreneurship. "Our students are so innovative and enthusiastic-I look
forward to learning what they have in mind."

 

Contestants will need to move quickly, though, as the entry period ends when
the clock strikes 11:59 pm CST on Feb. 15, 2016. Winners will be recognized
and receive their awards at the 2016 Business Leadership and Superior
Training (BLAST) Conference in Chicago, May 17-20, 2016.

 

 

Best,

 

Sheryl Bass, M.A., M.S.W.

Hadley School for the Blind

Media and Marketing Specialist

Sheryl at hadley.edu <mailto:Sheryl at hadley.edu> 

847-784-2751

Fax=847-386-5435

 



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