Cross receives award
for entrepreneurial spirit
Aaron Cross a local, self-employed businessman was nominated
and selected to receive the 2012 Judd Jacobson Award for entrepreneurial
spirit. Nomination and support for Cross came from the Cambridge Minnesota
Workforce Center, Cambridge, Minn., along with Accessible Homes and Midwest
Stair Lifts, St. Paul, Minn.
The
Judd Jacobson Memorial Award is named for the late Minnesota business leader
who became a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident. The award is
administered by Courage Center, with funds made possible by Daniel J. Gainey, a
lifelong friend of Jacobson.
Established
in 1992, the Judd Jacobson Memorial Award recognizes pursuit or achievement of
a business entrepreneurial endeavor by a person with a physical disability or
sensory impairment. The award recipient receives a special plaque, a $5,000
cash award to advance his or her entrepreneurial business endeavor and is
honored at a special event October 3rd at Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minn.
Cross,
a quadriplegic resulting from a bicycle accident at the age of 15, owns and
operates and nationally known motivational speaking company, Motivation On
Wheels Professional Public Speaking. In 2011, Cross added Life Skills Training to
his business; and in 2012 he added Assistive Technology Training, working with
persons of any age and ability to learn, create and become successful in all
they do.
Cross
will use the grant to obtain specific certifications enabling him to work with
more clients and create more opportunities for them.
