On January 25, Boss Mares, Inc. will open applications for the charitable organization’s 2025 business and education grant cycle. The grants will fund the dreams of cowgirl entrepreneurs and allow them to call in personalized support where they need it most, providing a targeted leg up in key areas that impact professional success.

Boss Mares, Inc. and the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo will host the second “Lead the Herd” Workshop on January 18, 2025, at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, with a powerful lineup of speakers. The one-day workshop will bring business and marketing expertise to attendees free of charge, all with the mission to give cowgirl entrepreneurs a leg up and inspire them in reaching their goals. Joining keynote speaker Terry Stuart Forst, head of Oklahoma-based Stuart Ranch and a National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee, will be three women who have hands-on experience building businesses or guiding others in business-making endeavors.

With the goal to meet cowgirl entrepreneurs and business owners where they are already meeting, Boss Mares, Inc. will host the second “Lead the Herd” Workshop on January 18, 2025, during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. The one-day workshop will bring business and marketing expertise to attendees free of charge, all with the mission to give cowgirl entrepreneurs a leg up.

In July, nine recipients of the inaugural Boss Mares, Inc. grants will be funded a total of $38,500 to pursue their business goals in the Western industry. The grants will fund the dreams of cowgirl entrepreneurs and allow them to call in personalized support where they need it most, providing a targeted leg up in key areas that impact professional success.

On January 19, Boss Mares, Inc. opened applications for the charitable organization’s business and education grants. The grants will fund the dreams of cowgirl entrepreneurs and allow them to call in personalized support where they need it most, providing a targeted leg up in key areas that impact professional success.

Cowgirl entrepreneurs attending the inaugural “Lead the Herd” two-day workshop at the 2024 Art of the Cowgirl in Queen Creek, Arizona, will now receive business and marketing information at no cost due to generous underwriters. The workshops, held Friday, January 19, and Saturday, January 20, celebrate the women who create Western lifestyle businesses and engage in entrepreneurial opportunities to provide a positive atmosphere for women to learn, connect, mentor, support and create a path to follow their business dreams.

In time for end of year giving, Boss Mares, Inc. can officially announce that the organization has been assigned charitable status by the Internal Revenue Service. While many seek to aid others in the Western industry, charitable 501(c)(3) status allows for giving that supports the organization while offering the donor tax benefits. Charitable donations will further the Boss Mares, Inc. goal of providing workshops and grants to female business owners and entrepreneurs in the Western industry.

Success breeds success and learning from fellow women business owners will only provide a leg up to cowgirl entrepreneurs attending the inaugural “Lead the Herd” two-day workshop at the 2024 Art of the Cowgirl in Queen Creek, Arizona, as they hear from Jody Brooks, owner of J.W. Brooks Custom Hats,  and also from Jessie Jarvis, founder of Of The West, during the Boss Mares, Inc. Lunch-and-Learns. Boss Mares, Inc. and Art of the Cowgirl combine forces to present the two-day, two-hour workshops celebrating the women who create Western lifestyle businesses and engage in entrepreneurial opportunities in order to provide a positive atmosphere for women to learn, connect, mentor, support and create a path to follow their business dreams.

Boss Mares, Inc. is excited to welcome Ellen Bell to the non-profit organization’s board of directors. Her deep love of the Western way of life, horses and supporting entrepreneurs made her a perfect pick to join the Boss Mares, Inc.

In an unprecedented leg up for cowgirl entrepreneurs, Boss Mares, Inc. will launch the inaugural “Lead the Herd” two-day workshop celebrating the women who create Western lifestyle businesses and engage in entrepreneurial opportunities at the 2024 Art of the Cowgirl in Queen Creek, Arizona. The non-profits partner to provide a positive atmosphere for women to learn, connect, mentor, support and create a path to follow their business dreams.

Launching summer 2023, Boss Mares, Inc. is giving a leg up for cowgirl entrepreneurs through workshops and grants for business and education. A non-profit, the organization aims to kick off by hosting two “Lead The Herd” workshops and awarding 25 grants to women working to either start or further their business in the Western industry.