100 DC Small Business Owners Awarded a Total of $1 Million Through Comcast RISE, a National Initiative to Support Small Businesses Owned by People of Color

In a continued effort to grow impact, the Comcast RISE program announces its expansion to include all woman-owned small businesses nationwide. To date, the program has reached more than 6,700 small businesses of color with over $60 million in grants, marketing, and technology services.

Comcast today announced it will award $1 million in total grants as well as technology and marketing resources to more than 100 Washington, D.C.-based small businesses owned by people of color. The recipients are among nearly 6,700 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program, which provides marketing, technology, and capital support to small business owners.

D.C. is open, our comeback has started, and we know that now more than ever, we need to support the small and local businesses that represent our community and celebrate our culture,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. “The Comcast RISE Investment Fund is helping more Washingtonians get their fair shot. Congratulations to all of the District’s RISE recipients and thanks to Comcast for its continued support of our small business community here in D.C.”

To further build on the program’s success and provide support to even more small businesses, Comcast also announced today a major expansion to eligibility, enabling all women-owned small businesses nationwide to apply. This expansion recognizes and seeks to help address the persistent inequities women continue to face in accessing the resources and funding that are critical to success.

Comcast RISE and the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, initially launched as a response to help small businesses owners of color hardest hit by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to focus on uplifting small businesses, ensuring they continue to prosper in an ever-shifting post-pandemic economy.

With today’s announcement, 100 selected businesses will each receive a $10,000 grant. An additional 95 small businesses will receive marketing or technology support such as a TV campaign, production of a TV commercial or consulting services from Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, or computer equipment, internet, voice or cybersecurity services from Comcast Business. The 100 Washington, D.C. grant recipients include:

• 3C Strategies LLC
• 11Eleven gallery
• A Beautiful Closet LLC
• Allen Norris Permitting and Inspections
• Al Mokha PBC
• American Management Corporation
• Anacostia River Realty LLC
• Armstrong Custom Signs LLC
• A Vivid Age LLC
• Axis bar and grill llc
• Babas Cooking School LLC
• Bhakti Yoga DC
• BLincatering LLC
• Blueprint for Style LLC
• Body by Buckner LLC
• Brothers Transportation LLC
• Butler Group LLC
• Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Consulting
• Clean Green and Professional LLC
• CLM Marketing LLC
• Cole Stevens LLC
• Comprehensive Wound Care Services
• Cosmopolitan Nail Lounge
• Culture Coffee Too LLC
• DB Priston LLC
• DC Solar Ventures LLC
• DC Urban Living
• Devin L Walker
• District Floor Depot Inc.
• DJs Hospitality Services
• DMH and Company LLC
• Dua Dua LLC
• Dynamic Wellness
• Ecofree LLC
• Fido Fitness and Play
• Finding Indigo LLC
• Fisher Associates Inc
• Fitness Movement
• FogHill Inc
• From the Scroll LLC
• Georgia Mart and Wireless LLC
• Global Incite LLC
• Hard Training Fitness Club LLC
• HH Logistics Planning LLC
• Home Answers Inc
• Hortiki Plants
• InnovatorsBox LLC
• Insomnia Creative LLC
• INSPR Media LLC
• Jennifer E Mills MD PLLC
• Juris Prudence LLC
• Law Office of Steven E Bullock PC
• LPJ Legal PLLC
• Mandu LLC
• MILTON YATES LIFESTYLE
• MJB Productions LLC
• Mk Americana LLC
• MP Services LLC
• MTEC Services LLC
• MW Consulting LLC
• New Era Ventures LLC
• NFlux LLC
• Ouley hair gallery llc
• Pawsitive Relief LLC
• Pendergrast Alston Consulting Services
• Petals Ribbons and Beyond LLC
• Pho Deli Retail Grocery LLC
• Phoenix 78 LLC
• Pho Viet USA INC
• PLUM GOOD LLC
• PREEMPT INC
• Princess Mhoon Dance Institute
• Results One LLC
• Save My Lawn Property Maintenance LLC
• Seoul Spice 1 LLC
• Shemalis Inc
• SportsMarkit LLC
• Starlight Inc
• Sunflower Inc
• Tameka Mathis
• Technical Writer Consulting Services LLC
• The Brooks Group LLC
• The DC Event Planner LLC
• The SJS Law Firm PLLC
• The VanMar Inc
• Three Sixteen Consulting LLC
• TMG Events LLC
• Toni Austin Style House LLC
• Tsunami Hair Studio LLC
• Usource Consulting LLC
• Vernon Martins Salon
• Vintage World Rocks LLC
• V L Services Inc
• VIRA 1 LLC
• Washington DC Asian Food Corp
• Wired Cycling LLC
• XLNLIFE LLC
• XoXo Therapy LLC
• Yinibini LLC
• Yoga District LLC

We couldn’t be more excited to be a recipient of the Comcast RISE Investment Fund grant and plan to use the funds to kick off a marketing campaign,” said Princess Mhoon, founder and CEO of Princess Mhoon Dance Institute. “The pandemic has decimated the arts sector and we’re ready to get back to our work – which is to educate, unite, transform and heal our communities through the power of dance. Thank you, Comcast RISE!”

Viviana Scott, owner of A Vivid Age LLC, added,

My company provides fitness services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Comcast RISE grant will allow us to provide gym memberships to individuals who can’t afford them so they can train indoors during the winter – or we’ll donate gym equipment so they can workout at home. Above all else, we want our community to know about the importance of fitness and we will use any remaining funds to donate food and clothing to those in need. A big thanks to Comcast for making this all possible.”

In the year since its inception, Comcast RISE has awarded more than $11 million in grants and $50 million in in-kind support for marketing and technology services, impacting more than 6,700 entrepreneurs of color in 422 cities across 34 states. By the end of 2022, 13,000 businesses across the country are expected to benefit from the Comcast RISE initiative, either through the grant program or from the resources provided through Effectv and Comcast Business. In addition to the financial and business support services provided, a key part of the program is ensuring the long-term sustainability of businesses. To help address this, Comcast invests in and partners with organizations such as Ureeka to provide ongoing mentorship and resources to help small businesses succeed over the long-term.

As we continue to rebuild and emerge from the effects of the pandemic, small businesses will continue to be the backbone of our economy – and we must take every opportunity to help them thrive,” said Teresa Ward-Maupin, Senior Vice President, Digital and Customer Experience, Comcast Business. “Looking forward, this expansion will enable Comcast RISE to further empower and strengthen even more small businesses that are the heart of our local communities across the country.”

Comcast RISE, which stands for Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment, is part of Project UP, Comcast’s comprehensive initiative to advance digital equity and help provide underrepresented small business owners with access to the digital tools and funding they need to thrive. Over the next 10 years, Comcast has committed $1 billion to programs and partnerships that will reach an estimated 50 million people with the skills, opportunities, and resources they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world.

The program will continue to be open to racially and ethnically diverse small business owners and the expanded Comcast RISE eligibility to all women-owned businesses will be effective on January 16, 2022. More information and the applications to apply for either the grant program or marketing and technology services are available at www.ComcastRISE.com.