Newton mother's milk business wins award
Advanta Corp. announced that Naomi Bar-Yam of Newton has been named January's $10,000 winner in its monthly contest for the best business idea.
According to Advanta, a Pennsylvania company that issues credit cards in the small business market, Bar-Yam is cofounder of the Boston-based Mother's Milk Bank of New England, a newly-formed milk bank serving babies, hospitals, and families throughout New England.
Bar-Yam received the award from Ami Kassar, Advanta's chief innovation officer, at an award ceremony sponsored by Brandeis University's IT Entrepreneur Club in Waltham, said Advanta, which noted that Bar-Yam and Kassar are Brandeis University graduates.
Bar-Yam helped create a milk bank that provides screened and pasteurized breast milk to premature and critically ill babies in the New England area, Advanta said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
