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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter (OCAGC) has been named the host chapter for
the APA Entrepreneur Empowerment Training Scholarship program for Spring of
2009 brining national attention to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>OCAGC will work with the Association of Women’s Business Centers’
member in <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City> to publicize the program to
OCA national members and other members of the APA community in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The APA Entrepreneur Empowerment Training Scholarship provides a
limited number of full scholarships to APA entrepreneurs to attend business
start-up and development programs. The Scholarship is designed for women and
men who want to start a business or expand an existing small business.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Funding for the Scholarship is provided by State Farm®. The business
development courses are conducted by members of the Association of
Women’s Business Centers (AWBC). More information and application forms
will be available soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Scholarship awardees are selected through an application process. Awardees
are chosen by representatives from AWBC, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">OCA</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, State Farm, and
the OCA Cleveland Chapter. Awardees are chosen on the strength of their application,
but priority will be given to OCA members in cases where two applicants have comparable
applications. Non-OCA member awardees will receive a year-long OCA membership.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Scholarship awardees will participate in intensive courses that run on
a weekly basis for 2-3 months each. Participants are expected to be present and
prepared for each session. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Scholarship participants learn: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>How to develop and test a business concept or expansion plan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>How to select the best business entry or growth option<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>How to organize, manage, and grow a business<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>How to research and market a business<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Financial literacy for entrepreneurs and small business owners<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>How to find funding for a start-up or business development<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>STATE FARM® insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in
the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> and is also a
leading insurer in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve over 76 million auto,
fire, life and health policies in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, and more than 1.7 million
bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the
parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on
the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit <a
href="http://www.statefarm.com/">http://www.statefarm.com</a> or in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
<a href="http://www.statefarm.ca/">http://www.statefarm.ca</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS (AWBC) a national not
for profit 501(c)(3) organization representing women business owners through a
network of women's business centers. Founded in 1998, the purpose of the AWBC
is to create a world where economic justice, wealth and well-being are realized
through the collective leadership and power of successful entrepreneurial
women. The AWBC supports entrepreneurial development among women as a way
to achieve economic self-sufficiency, create wealth and participate in economic
development through education, training, mentoring, business development and
financing opportunities. AWBC online: <a href="http://www.awbc.biz/">http://www.awbc.biz</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Founded in 1973 as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA is a
national organization dedicated to the social, political, and economic
well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Through its 81
chapters and college affiliates, OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations
of APAs in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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