More entries for AOA Startup Grant 2016!

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Another batch of entries for this year's $2,500 AOA Startup Grant contest is now posted! The new applicants...

+ Stone Hard Hopyard, a nursery dedicated to the propagation of hop plants located in Schaghticoke.

+ The Makeup Curio, a retail and service business that blends the beautiful and the unusual in the art of makeup.

+ Marquise Productions, a Montreal-style circus company headquartered in Troy that creates original circus-theater shows featuring internationally acclaimed artists.

+ The Musicians of Ma'alwyck -- a local, classical chamber ensemble -- wants to produce their debut CD, recorded in the Schuyler Mansion, where they are musicians in residence.

+ RE: WORK Editing -- RWE's mission is to help writers of every stripe express themselves superbly.

The application deadline is August 26, so there's still time too apply. Applications are posted in the order they're received, so if you get your app in earlier rather than later, it'll have more time to get attention.

So, don't wait! Here are all the details you need to apply.

Crowd voting for two of the three finalists starts August 31.

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