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Idea Cafe's Mary Marks MOM Biz Grant

Instructions for Your References

If you are applying for this small business grant, you may ask people who know you to submit letters of reference to Idea Cafe. In each letter the writer will tell us, in their own words, why they think YOU best meet the criteria for winning Idea Cafe's Mary Marks MOM Biz Grant.

Here's all a reference writer must do:
Email us a brief letter no later than September 14, 2001 by midnight Pacific Time to: marymarksgrant@ideacafe.com
(If any reference doesn't have email, they can have a friend or the applicant email their message.)

(Very important) the email subject line must read:
"Reference: (next type in) Applicant's Last Name, Applicant's First Name."
Example: Subject: Reference: Smith, Suzanne

Reference email must include:
Applicant's name
Reference writer's name
How the reference is related to the applicant (i.e. client, friend, spouse, kid, neighbor, etc.)
Reference writer's geographic address
Reference writer's email address (or, if they don't use email, the email address of the person who emails their letter for them)
Reference writer's phone number.
Important Note: We will randomly check references for verification. If any reference email is incomplete, or if our spot check doesn't pan out, the corresponding application will be downgraded.

In 1 to 6 paragraphs, this email letter should tell us why they think YOU meet the criteria for winning Idea Cafe's Mary Marks MOM Biz Grant. (Note: it would be a really good idea if your references read the criteria for judging this grant, to be sure that what they tell us speaks to what this grant is about.)

What your references agree to:
They verify that the information they provide is correct to the best of their knowledge. They also grant Idea Cafe the right to publish their name, relationship to you, and to quote from their letter, �Idea Cafe, in any media.

Note: there is no limit on the number of references we will accept for each applicant.

Links:
Criteria and process for judging
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Remember, Idea Cafe IS a small business. We're doing our best to help other small businesses. So THANK YOU for helping us!

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