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Article by: JOE SELVAGGIO Counterpoint While it is hard to disagree with Barbara Flanagan’s beautification projects (“A few pleas for pleasing updates around town,” April 2), I think I am up to the challenge. Barbara’s suggested improvements remind me of my hometown, Chicago. When I go back every summer, I take the “L” from a […]

MicroGrants SELECTED A WINNER IN THE 33rd ANNUAL TELLY AWARD Minneapolis/St Paul, MN – The Telly Awards has named MicroGrants as a winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for their piece titled MicroGrants Work. With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this is truly an honor. The Telly Awards was […]

JUSTIN’S PLACE GRADUATE PROUD RECIPIENT OF FIRST LOCAL MICROGRANT AWARD January 25, 2012 (Naples, FL) The successful Minnesota-based MicroGrants program designed to help those who have overcome life’s obstacles in pursuit of their dreams has extended its reach to Collier County. Collier County individuals struggling to make ends meet are awarded $1,000 to help them […]

“Social enterprise pioneer Joe Selvaggio started his newest venture, MicroGrants, to give ambitious people in need a boost—without getting them into debt.”  By Gene Rebeck Read the article in Twin Cities Business Magazine

Shantae Holmes: “I’m feeling positive. I’m still committed to this goal of mine.” By Cynthia Boyd | Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 A decade ago Shantae Holmes walked out of the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Shakopee, telling her jailers: “You won’t see me again. I’m not coming back.” She did return years later, but wearing a […]