Comcast RISE Investment Fund Provides $16 Million in Grants to Support Small Businesses Hardest Hit By the COVID-19 Pandemic

Beginning on June 1, and through June 14, eligible businesses in Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and the Twin Cities can apply for a $10,000 grant at www.ComcastRISE.com. A total of 100 grants per city, or 500 grants overall, will be announced and awarded in July 2022. The Investment Fund is an extension of Comcast RISE, the multi-year, multi-faceted initiative launched in October 2020 to support small businesses and provide the resources and tools they need today and in the future.

Comcast RISE Recipients to Date

Comcast also announced the latest round of Comcast RISE recipients, which includes 1,317 small businesses owned by people of color and women, that will receive grants in the form of a TV campaign, production of a TV commercial or consulting services from Effectv or computer equipment, internet, voice or cybersecurity from Comcast Business, as well as access to Ureeka, an online platform

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Comcast’s Notion Launches Notion PRO, an Upgrade Service Plan with 24/7 Professional Monitoring for Total DIY Home Protection

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Notion, a Comcast Company, today announced Notion PRO, a new service plan for Notion’s smart home system. Notion PRO enables homeowners to extend protection of their property with 24/7 professional monitoring for only $10 a month. By upgrading to Notion PRO, users may be eligible to save up to 15% on their home insurance premiums.

Notion PRO is a DIY security solution that requires no professional installation. The service works with Notion’s existing multifunctional sensors that monitor for water leaks, opening of doors and windows, sounding alarms and temperature changes. Once you have a Notion system, no additional hardware is required to upgrade to Notion PRO. You can set up Notion PRO to always monitor for water leaks and sounding smoke/CO alarms, helping protect against the most damaging insurance perils within a home.

By upgrading to Notion PRO, homeowners will gain access to the following

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Comcast RISE to award $10,000 grants to 100 qualified small businesses in the Twin Cities

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There’s more help on the horizon for small businesses in the Twin Cities that have been hit the hardest by the economic impact of COVID-19.

From June 1 through June 14, eligible minority- and women-owned businesses in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties can apply for $10,000 grants as part of the Comcast RISE Investment Fund initiative. It’s an extension of Comcast RISE, which stands for representation, investment, strength and empowerment. The fund is for small firms that have been in business for three or more years with one to 25 employees.

This latest $5 million round of funding brings the total to $16 million in grants awarded as part of the initiative, which includes businesses in the Twin Cities, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. A total of 100 grants per city, or 500 overall, will

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How to find the right accelerator for your startup

So, you want to join an accelerator, jumpstart your young company and maybe see your tech become the next big thing?

These business development programs — often supported by corporations that might later purchases services from the startups they mentor — can offer financing, governance and connections. You want to be sure that it’s a good fit and worth the time.

But how do you choose one?

In reality, the process of deciding which accelerator to join is more like picking where to go to college: Ultimately, once you apply, the accelerator will choose you (that is, your company). To find the one that’s the right fit, you need to understand what specific accelerators are looking for and what they want from startups like yours.

“There are examples of programs run by corporations where it’s frankly a bit of a PR exercise,” says Luke Butler, executive director of startup

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Comcast Technology Solutions Selected by Deutsche Telekom as Centralized Cloud Management Platform For Magenta TV

Magenta TV, now powered by Comcast Technology Solutions’ Cloud TV Suite, to provide consumers with broad access to TV shows and movies across connected devices and markets

DENVER and BONN, Germany, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to content providers, operators, and advertisers, announced today that its Cloud TV Suite is being deployed as the new back-end platform for Deutsche Telekom’s Magenta TV in selected markets. Deployments began in Austria and will be phased across other Deutsche Telekom markets throughout 2022.

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies. Magenta TV combines conventional TV, media and video libraries, streaming services, and exclusive content for subscribers with advanced features like time shifted viewing, show restarts, replays, and more. Comcast Technology Solutions’ Cloud TV Suite provides a unified platform and common architecture to power

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