Women-Owned Grant

Alex Bowman, founder of Goat Patrol, an environmentally friendly company which uses goats to remove unwanted vegetation, with some of her "employees."

EILEEN FISHER Announces the Recipients of their 2008 Business Grant Program for Woman Entrepreneurs

Twisted Limb Paper, launched in 1998 by Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese in the wooded countryside near Bloomington, Indiana. Sheryl creates handmade 100 percent recycled paper and stitches and assembles that paper into invitations, thank-you notes, programs, guest books, favors, business promotional items, holiday cards and stationery for school and nonprofit fund-raising.

The Goat Patrol is a start-up company based in Durham North Carolina by Alix Bowman. Her business will provide an environmentally friendly alternative to the use of chemical herbicides and gasoline powered machinery in the removal of brush, noxious weeds and other unwanted vegetation.

Strong Healthcare (DBA Children's Clinic of Richardson (CCR)) Launched in 2005 by Martha Strong, the mission of the Children's Clinic of Richardson (CCR) is to improve access to quality, affordable health care to low-income children in north Texas. Services offered at the clinic are comparable to a pediatrician's office for children from birth to 18 years of age.

Loyale is a chic, mindful, innovative and restorative apparel company based in New York City. Owner and designer Jenny Hwa's collection combines sophistication, style, sustainable fabrics and fair trade. Loyale was launched in 2005 to fill a niche and provide sustainable clothing that appeals simultaneously to a fashion-forward and environmentally focused consumer.

Simplyneutral was launched in 2007 by Sara and Maggie Mohs, offers natural, nontoxic cleaning products and "conscious living" guidance that promote healthier, more sustainable lifestyles. Its mission is to provide and practice every day eco-friendly alternatives.