Fort Bend County small businesses of color share in $1 million in Comcast grants

One hundred small business owners of color from Fort Bend and Harris counties learned Nov. 23 that they would receive $10,000 grants from Comcast to aid in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The one-time grants from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund are the second round of a total of $2 million in funding in the counties this year. RISE stands for representation, investment, strength and empowerment. Comcast originally started the program to support small businesses battling hardships amid the pandemic, but the global media and technology company plans to carry it into the future.

“We are proud of all of our small businesses. The impact they have in Fort Bend County is invaluable. Many of our business owners, particularly our minority-owned businesses, have faced unprecedented challenges over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and require a wide range of support to help their businesses survive,” said Fort Bend

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