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2024 TD Ready Challenge awards $10 million to 10 Canadian and U.S. organizations focused on addressing barriers faced by small business owners ?
2024 TD Ready Challenge awards $10 million to 10 Canadian and U.S. organizations focused on addre...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n 2024 TD Ready Challenge awards $10 million to 10 Canadian and U.S. organizations focused on addressing barriers faced by small business owners\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n 2024 TD Ready Challenge awards $10 million to 10 Canadian and U.S. organizations focused on addressing barriers faced by small business owners\n \n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n This year's recipients will each receive a\n \n $1 million\n \n grant for innovative solutions that support underserved small business owners to develop, launch, or grow their businesses\n \n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n March 19, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - TD Bank Group (TD) is pleased to announce the 10 grant recipients of the\n \n 2024 TD Ready Challenge\n \n , an annual initiative that supports nonprofit and charitable organizations that develop innovative, impactful, and measurable solutions.\n \n\n In 2024, the TD Ready Challenge invited organizations to submit proposals designed to remove barriers for underserved entrepreneurs. Through these grants, the Bank aims to contribute to a stronger and more inclusive small business environment in\n \n Canada\n \n and the U.S.\n \n\n \"When small businesses thrive, communities thrive,\" says\n \n Ellen Glaessner\n \n , Head of Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship. \"This is why TD is supporting nonprofit organizations who help cultivate the entrepreneurial landscape. Support is especially vital for underserved entrepreneurs, who face unique challenges and are an important part of the small business ecosystem. The proposed solutions have incredible potential to make a real difference, and we can't wait to see the impact they will help drive.\"\n \n\n The TD Ready Challenge Grant program is part of the Bank's longstanding commitment to help the communities we serve prosper. Each year, the program puts out a call for organizations in\n \n Canada\n \n and the U.S. to submit applications that offer solutions to a different problem statement. In previous years, the program has focused on helping to address barriers to af...