Advisors for women business owners

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The Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Rollins College seeks applications from women-owned businesses who wish to participate in a year-long program designed to increase growth and profitability.

The AthenaPowerLink Program provides guidance to female business owners whose companies are ripe for growth. Each advisory panel is hand-selected based on the needs of the business owner. Over 12 months, each volunteer panel serves as mentors and advisors at no charge to the owner.

Application Criteria:

• Must be 51% owned and actively managed by a woman or women
• Must have been in operation at least two years
• Must have at least two full-time employees (including the owner), or a number of employees whose total work hours add up to two full-time positions
• Annual revenue of at least $250,000 for retail or manufacturing or $100,000 for a service business
• The owner must have clearly defined objectives and specific reasons for seeking an advisory panel

The application period is April 1-30, 2011. Applications available at the AthenaPowerLink website.