Comcast has announced the names of the 100 businesses in Baltimore City that will receive comprehensive grant packages, which include business consultation services, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, creative production, media schedule, and a technology makeover. The recipients are among more than 13,500 entrepreneurs nationwide, and 180 small businesses in Baltimore, who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program to date. Comcast RISE is committed to supporting the growth of all small businesses, while advancing the objectives of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as community investment. The program was created to help businesses and their communities thrive, with a focus on economic growth.
The cities from which recipients were chosen in this round include Baltimore, Detroit, Memphis, Philadelphia, and Portland, OR. A total of 100 grants per city, or 500 grants overall, were announced today and will be awarded in September 2023.
“We are thrilled to receive the Comcast RISE grant package, which will help bring our all natural, organic and exciting twist on hot dogs to new customers in Baltimore and beyond,” said LaShauna Jones, owner of Sporty Dog Creations Hot Dogs. “A big thank you to Comcast RISE for continuing to find creative ways to help small businesses thrive.”
Added Nikkia Rowe, founder of the John Newman Honeybee Company, “The Comcast RISE grant package could not have come at a better time for our honey business. We thank Comcast for its continued investment in the Baltimore small business community.”
This year’s 100 Comcast RISE recipients in Baltimore City include:
- A.S.B. 2 Enterprises Inc.
- Accessmatized LLC
- Adinkra Solutions Group LLC
- Affluent Living Adult Care
- Afro American Co. of Baltimore City
- Ancient Arts Acupuncture
- Arch Systems, LLC
- ARMR Systems, Inc.
- Astute Marketing Group
- Bafia INC
- Black Acres Roastery, LLC
- By Vision Creations LLC
- Canton Games
- Cardinal Chiropractic, P.C.
- Charm City Books LLC
- Chase Street Accessories LLC
- Complete Wellness, Inc.
- CONNIES C&W BROADWAY, LLC
- Darian Gavin DBA Ramble Hair
- Davis Management LLC
- Decorelle, LLC
- Diaspora Salon
- Drio, LLC
- Durant Bailey Group LLC
- Ebert Enterprises, Inc
- Engineered Fear, LLC
- Envision Creative A.R.T
- Fancy Free, LLC.
- Fit Tribe Wellness
- Fivex3 Training
- Flave App
- For The Culture Games
- Free Baltimore
- Hao Chi Inc
- Haus Of K, LLC
- HKA Transport LLC
- Imagine Think Tank
- Indiglow Holistics PS
- Inner Minds Learning Center
- JCB International LLC
- John Newman Honeybee Company
- Justin Winkel LLC
- KaloCyte, Inc.
- Katsu Company, LLC
- Khepera’s Kitchen, LLC
- Kingrich virgin hair & beautyllc
- Knits, Soy and Metal LLC
- Kubanda Cryotherapy Inc
- La Loupe Design LLC
- Led Life, LLC
- Liliahna LLC
- Liquid Lounge Cocktails, LLC
- Lombard Exteriors LLC
- Loretta Vanessa Plater
- Love and Justice Consulting LLC
- M Design LLC
- M&M Educational Services LLC
- M3 | MITCHELL MEDIA & MARKETING
- MELATECH L.L.C.
- MIOCOA STRATEGIES, LLC
- Mpenzi Tundae LLC
- Namascents Candles LLC
- NBBG, LLC
- New Hope assisted living llc
- Night Owl LLC
- NoelleRx Handmade LLC
- NOPIXAFTERDARK LLC
- ofori enterprise llc
- Orenda Agency LLC
- Orion Recordings of Baltimore
- Pajardo Electrical Co., Inc.
- Party Girl Entertainment LLC
- Peristyle LLC
- Prophecy Instruments LLC
- Psychometric Solutions
- Resolute Rose, LLC
- Royal Expression Cosmétique LLC
- Royal Rags Brand
- RunMitts, LLC
- Salon Rx
- SB Elite Enterprises INC
- SCONZA Incorporated
- Shubie Doo Demo LLC
- SIJAN MULTILOOK INC
- Sofi’s Crepes
- Solsis and Company, llc
- Sporty Dog Creations, LLC
- Suspended Brewing Company, LLC
- The Business Connect Hub
- The Local Oyster LLC
- The Yolk and The White, LLC
- THG Companies LLC
- Top beauty Inc
- Trinity Development Hub
- Umuko Coffee
- Unknown Studio
- WhollyGloss
- Words with Boards, LLC
- work printing & graphics inc
- Workforce Genetics LLC
Comcast RISE stands for Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment. Comcast 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.
“During the past two and a half years, we have listened to feedback and taken the learnings from this program and have found new ways to further empower and strengthen even more small businesses and entrepreneurs, who are the backbone of our economy and local communities,” said Loren Hudson, SVP and Chief Diversity Officer for Comcast Cable. “By offering grant packages that include complimentary marketing, technology, financial grants, business consulting, entrepreneurship training, we can further our efforts to positively impact small businesses, into 2024 and beyond, and help them to shift from pandemic recovery to long-term growth.”
The program has evolved from helping businesses survive the pandemic, to helping businesses and their communities achieve stronger economic growth.
The grant packages include:
- CONSULTATION: Assessment of business and tactical planning; business to business coaching; and mentorship to advise on how to grow business.
- EDUCATION RESOURCES: Educational content and resources tailored specifically for entrepreneurs.
- MONETARY GRANT: $5,000 monetary grant to invest in growth and sustainability.
- CREATIVE PRODUCTION & MEDIA: Production of a 30-second TV commercial, plus a media strategy consultation, and 180-day media placement schedule.
- TECHNOLOGY MAKEOVER: Computer equipment and Internet, Voice, and Cybersecurity services for 12 months.
In addition, any small business owner can visit the Comcast RISE destination on the X1 platform featuring aggregated small business news, tips, insights, and more. Just say “Comcast RISE” into the X1 voice remote.
Comcast RISE is part of Project UP, the company’s comprehensive initiative to advance digital equity and help build a future of unlimited possibilities.
More information is available at www.ComcastRISE.com.
