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Comcast RISE Reaches New Program Milestone of Supporting 14,000 Small Businesses Nationwide
Now in its fourth year, Comcast RISE celebrates having provided more than $140 million in total monetary, marketing, and technology grants to strengthen and
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNow in its fourth year, Comcast RISE celebrates having provided more than $140 million in total monetary, marketing, and technology grants to strengthen and empower small businesses\n\n\nIn 2024, 500 small Businesses in Atlanta, Houston, Jacksonville, Richmond, VA and southern Colorado were awarded comprehensive grant packages\n\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday, Comcast announced 500 additional small business recipients that will receive comprehensive grant packages that include business consultation services, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, creative production, media schedule, and a technology makeover. The distribution of these grants in five new cities is part of Comcast’s ongoing commitment to supporting the growth of all small businesses, while advancing the objectives of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and community investment. Comcast RISE was created to help businesses and their communities thrive, with a focus on economic growth.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240808844102/en/Comcast announced 500 additional small business recipients that will receive comprehensive grant packages. (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe regions in this round included Atlanta, Houston, Jacksonville, Richmond, VA and southern Colorado. A total of 100 grants per city, or 500 grants overall, were announced today and will be awarded in September 2024, bringing the total number of recipients to date to 14,000.\n\n\n“Supporting small businesses means investing in the heart of our communities,” said Loren Hudson, SVP and Chief Diversity Officer, Connectivity and Platforms, Comcast. “By empowering entrepreneurs and small business owners with the skills and resources they need to grow and succeed, we help ensure our local neighborhoods can flourish and thrive too.”\n\n\nComcast RISE was created in November 2020 to help small businesses hardest hit by COVID-19, from bakeries and barber shops to childcare centers and cleaning services, by providing the grants needed to survive and recover.\n\n\nThe program has evolved from helping businesses survive the pandemic, to helping businesses and their communities thrive with a focus on economic growth.\n\n\nGrant packages include:\n\n\nCOACHING SESSIONS - Business assessment and coaching that provide business ow...