Last Chance for These Small Business Grants in January

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Last Chance for These Small Business Grants in January

If you want to start 2022 with some extra cash in your business bank account, these small business grants may help. But you must act quickly. All of the following grants have deadlines in January. Read on to learn about the different opportunities and how to apply.

Comcast RISE

Applications for the latest round of Comcast RISE grants are due in January. The program stands for Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment. So its goal is to support women and minority entrepreneurs. Originally launched in 2020, the initiative has already provided more than $60 million in funding, marketing, and technology services to eligible businesses. The latest round is specifically for marketing and technology services. And applications are due January 15.

New York StartUP! 2022 Business Plan Competition

The New York Public Library hosts its New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition each year. This year’s contest offers $15,000 for the first place

Comcast Expands Digital Equity Efforts: Installs Free WiFi at 1,000th Lift Zone Community Center

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast announced today that it has installed free WiFi in its 1,000^th Lift Zone in St. Paul, Minnesota at The Sanneh Foundation’s Seton Center. The company plans to mark the occasion with a $50,000 grant to help support the organization as it rebuilds after being set back by an arsonist. The company also set a new goal to install 250 additional Lift Zones before the end of 2022. Lift Zones are part of Project UP, Comcast’s comprehensive, ten year, $1 billion commitment to help build a future of unlimited possibilities.

Originally intended as a multi-year effort, earlier this year the company accelerated its roll-out plans in response to overwhelming public support. Lift Zones came along at a critical time, providing free WiFi access within select recreation, community, and senior centers, as well as public housing computer labs. Students used them for remote learning, even when schools

Briefs: December 30th, 2021 – South Philly Review

Flower show tickets available

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announced that tickets are on sale for the Philadelphia Flower Show.

The theme is In Full Bloom. The show will take place at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, 1500 Pattison Ave., from Saturday, June 11, through Sunday, June 19.

For tickets, go to PHSonline.org/the-flower-show.

Theatre Exile opens new play in February

Theatre Exile at 1430 S. 13th St. will present The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis from Feb. 3-27 with Theatre Exile’s new theater limited-capacity audience of 60 guests, reduced from the usual 125 seat capacity.

After his release from prison, Jackie moves in with his childhood sweetheart Veronica as he tries to start his life anew. He’s working to overcome his addictions with the help of his sponsor, Ralph D, but

Comcast travels M&A path in Massachusetts

Comcast is broadening its reach in Massachusetts after signing deals to acquire two municipal service providers one for the Internet business of BELD of Braintree, and another for Russell Municipal Cable TV in Springfield.

The deals aren’t massive in scale, but fit in with strategies underway as cable operators seek to stretch their footprints or expand their boundaries by acquiring small systems in adjacent markets or by edging out their existing networks to nearby cities and towns. Just this week, for example, Atlantic Broadband announced it is splashing out $82 million to encroach into new areas in New Hampshire and West Virginia that will pit it against incumbent service providers such as Comcast, Consolidated Communications and Frontier Communications.

Comcast’s latest moves in Massachusetts are obviously on the M&A side of the expansion ledger.

The deal for BELD’s Internet business

Briefs: December 20th, 2021 – South Philly Review

Whitman Library hosts virtual stitching sessions every Wednesday.

Whitman Library hosts Virtual Stitch Meetup on Zoom

Want to share what you’re making with other crafters from the comfort of your own home? Join Whitman Library’s new stitching group. All forms of “stitching” are welcome (knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, quilting). Email Rebecca at mccauslandr@freelibrary.org with questions or to register. Virtual meetups are every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Comcast in 2021

Comcast is looking back at its 2021 milestones, including introduction of advanced Wi-Fi technology capable of delivering the fastest speeds.

In addition, Comcast invested $26 million in the last two years to expand its network throughout Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey, directly reaching nearly 4,000 businesses and benefiting thousands more by making the network more accessible and affordable.

Also, Comcast launched streaming services like Disney+ and ESPN+ on X1 and Flex and enhanced its Xfinity Mobile service. That same service was provided