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Comcast Supports American Small Business Growth Awarding 100 Grant Packages to Entrepreneurs in Nashville, TN
Now in its fifth year, Comcast RISE has delivered $160 million in support to 14,500 small businesses nationwide since launch NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 19, 2025
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[{"type":"text","content":"Now in its fifth year, Comcast RISE has delivered $160 million in support to 14,500 small businesses nationwide since launch\nNASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Comcast announced the award of 100 new grant packages in Nashville through Comcast RISE, an initiative that fuels the growth of American small businesses and helps to strengthen local communities. These grants will support entrepreneurs in Nashville and will be awarded in September 2025. Awardees will receive a technology makeover powered by Comcast Business, creative production and a media schedule from Comcast Advertising, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, and business consultation services.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nNow in its fifth year, Comcast RISE is part of Project UP, the company's $1 billion initiative to connect people to the internet, provide digital opportunity, and build a future of unlimited possibilities. To date, Comcast RISE has provided a total of $160 million in monetary, marketing, and technology resources to 14,500 small businesses nationwide ─ underscoring Comcast's belief that when small businesses thrive, communities thrive.\nIn addition to Nashville, grant recipients were announced in four other regions: Boston, MA; Grand Rapids, MI; Seattle, WA; and South Valley, UT, for a total of 500 recipients this year.\nNashville's grant recipients include:\nThird Coast Comedy Club: The only brick-and-mortar comedy club in Nashville dedicated to improv comedy with improv shows every week.Voces De Nashville: A cooperatively owned Spanish language school with the mission to unite communities through language learning.Neely's Nashville: A mobile food business bringing Memphis-style barbecue to life with soulful flavor and Southern hospitality.\"Third Coast is thrilled to be a 2025 Comcast RISE recipient. This grant reiterates Comcast's commitment to help ensure the long-term success of small businesses like ours,\" said Lucas Watson, Co-Founder of the Third Coast Comedy Club. \"We're eager to use the numerous resources and support included through this program to continue our strategic growth. Third Coast is grateful for the vast opportunities Comcast RISE provides to small businesses all over the country.\"\n\"The Voces team is grateful to receive the Comcast RISE grant to further our mission of uniting our diverse Nashville...