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

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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

BBB warns local businesses about handymen and contractor scam

If you’re a small business owner in the Mid-South, FOX13 has a warning for you.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) said scammers are targeting handymen and contractors across the Mid-South.

When it starts to warm up, the BBB said business scams really start to increase.

FOX13′s reporter Mandy Hrach spoke with a local painter and said he’s been targeted four times over the past couple of months.

“I get a text saying they want me to get an estimate on a job,” Harry Camp, the owner of ‘The Paint Doctor’ said.

As a painter in Memphis, most of Camp’s customers learn about him by word of mouth.

He said it wasn’t out of the ordinary when he got a text from someone he didn’t know about a job.

“They use houses and target houses that are either for sale or for rent and of course, they can look on Zillow

Dan Ashburn’s Titan Network Changes the Game for Amazon Businesses

Dan Ashburn knows that running an Amazon business can be tricky, as the most intuitive techniques aren’t necessarily the way to get the best results. In fact, he has quite a lot of knowledge to share about running an Amazon business, which is why he launched Titan Network, a mentoring and networking opportunity for Amazon sellers who are serious about scaling their businesses.

Getting an Early Start

Ashburn’s journey into entrepreneurship began when he was a young teenager, growing up in the United Kingdom. At age 13, while his friends were out playing football, he was at home learning how to build websites and using a variety of platforms, like Yahoo! and GeoCities.

“I was building websites and selling them to local businesses. I had kind of become known as the guy whom you go to for Google SEO and advertising,” stated Ashburn.

His entrepreneurial spirit had to be

Mediums Collective and Other BIPOC Businesses in Pierce and King Counties Feel the Support of Comcast RISE Program

Last month, 100 local businesses owned by people of color in King and Pierce Counties
found out that they would receive a total of $1 million in grants through the
Comcast RISE program, and recipients like Mediums
Collective are very thankful.

Brothers Roger and Cesar Maldonado launched their Mediums Collective streetwear brand in 2014 with hoodies and t-shirts initially, as they expanded into different textiles and the higher-end products seen today. The duo has worked tirelessly to get their brand out there and extend market reach, selling both online, at pop-up events, and in area stores like the Locals in Tacoma.

Relying on major trade shows, seasonal
events, and pop-ups to market their clothing meant that when everything was
shut down in the

Comcast Awards $1 Million in Grants to 100 South Florida Minority-Owned Businesses

Comcast has awarded $1 million in grants to 100 small businesses owned by people of color, including Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Indigenous owners, among others, in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, through the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. These recipients were chosen from among thousands of small business owners in South Florida that applied for the $10,000 grants in early October.

Comcast RISE is celebrating its first anniversary since launching in October 2020 as a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative to support small businesses by providing resources and support as many continue to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Investment Fund is an extension of Comcast RISE and to date, has awarded $11 million in grants. Comcast RISE stands for “Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment.”

The 100 South Florida’s Comcast RISE Investment Fund grant recipients are a diverse group including every type of company from accounting, human resources and IT consulting firms