Awards, Honors & Media Recognition

The Hope Chest has been recognized both locally & nationally, resulting in extensive media coverage.  All of these honors have strengthened the business model and the brand recognition. Examples include:

• 2003 Women Venture’s “Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained” Award
• 2003 Minnesota Women’s Press Change Makers award
• 2004 Minnesota Oncology and Hematology Foundation’s Star Award
• 2004 Minnesota Volvo for Life Award
• 2004 Luminary Award by National Association of Women Business Owners
• 2004 Minnesota Women Change-Maker by the Business Journal
• 2005 semi-finalist, Yale Graduate School of Management Nonprofit Ventures’ National Business Plan Competition
• 2005 Runner-up Claremont Graduate School, Peter  Drucker Award of Innovation
• 2006 General Mills Yoplait Champion

Recent media coverage includes Franchise Times, Wall Street Journal Online, Better Homes & Garden, American Profile, Women’s Business Minnesota, Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine,  Minnesota Business, Star Tribune Newspaper, Pioneer Press, Business Journal, Women’s Press, Vogue, Glamour, Bon Appetite, Self and Allure.

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