SAVANNAH, Ga. - GeorgiaChron -- Cecilia Russo Marketing, an award-winning full-service marketing and public relations firm, proudly announces the three winning recipients of the firm's 15th Anniversary Entrepreneurship Grants in celebration of National Entrepreneurship Month. New business owners, startup companies, and budding entrepreneurs applied for a $5,000 grant, which pays homage to the first payment received by Cecilia Russo Marketing from its first client.

"We were overwhelmed by the state-wide response to our grant program, receiving over 630 applications from passionate entrepreneurs from as far north as Calhoun, Georgia to as far south as Valdosta, Ga. and everywhere in between," said Russo Turner. "It was a really tough decision."

The deserving recipients of the Cecilia Russo Marketing 15th Anniversary Entrepreneurship Grants are:

Carmella Alexander - C.A Publishing
C.A Publishing LLC is an innovative publishing company in Lawrenceville, Ga. that aims to provide inclusion for the special needs community.  Its concentration is on creating books that cater to the unique needs and interests of children with disabilities, focusing on developing story dolls adapted for play by those with limited mobility. Additionally, they offer a range of complementary products, including apparel and souvenirs, all designed to promote inclusivity and foster a sense of belonging among individuals with special needs.

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The grant award monies will be used to fund the production of story plush dolls, some of which will be adapted with a switch device to allow children with limited mobility the ability to bring their favorite inclusive stories to life and participate actively in imaginative play.

Maggie Lilly - Party of Hive
Party of Hive is a granola business owned and operated by Savannah, Ga. native Maggie Lilly. The company uses local honey and gluten-free oats, along with other high-quality ingredients, to make the tastiest granola on the market. Party of Hive has three different flavors of granola that sell retail on the company's website and wholesale in several shops in Savannah and nine other shops in Ga. and two in North Carolina. Since launching as a cottage food granola business, the company has grown into a commercial business with a successful website and several wholesale accounts. The grant funding will empower Party of Hive to significantly expand its outreach efforts.

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