Now in its fourth year, Comcast RISE celebrates having provided 14,000 businesses with more than $140 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants to date
Today, Comcast announced the 100 businesses in Richmond 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 14,000 entrepreneurs nationwide, and 188 small businesses in Richmond, 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 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.
“Our business is all about reaching new people and making their day brighter – and the Comcast RISE grant package is a game-changing opportunity to bring our delicious baked goods to new people in Richmond and beyond,” said Niall Duffy, owner of Two and a Half Irishmen, a family-owned bakery in Richmond. “As we like to say: go raibh míle maith agat – which is Irish for ‘thank you a thousand times over.’”
“We are so grateful for the Comcast RISE grant package and particularly excited about the comprehensive support it offers, including areas like coaching sessions and professionally produced TV commercials which can be challenging for small businesses to invest in,” said Ashley Lewis, owner of The Beet Box, a juice bar and modern health food café in Richmond. “A massive thank you to Comcast for its continued investment in Richmond’s small business community.”
The 100 Comcast RISE recipients in Richmond, VA include:
Control Key VA LLC
Wood Grain & Lace, LLC.
Creative Approach Development Ce
425 Nail Bar & Pedi Lounge, Inc.
Enso Media Firm
POWER UP LLC
Heal with Keonna LLC
Jimbo Ritos, LLC
Kerith Rae, LLC
ALS INDUSTRIES LLC
Host of Sparrows, LLC
Thomas W. Huddleston, Jr.
ReeSources, Inc.
Beautiful Morning LLC
Newviews Productions, LLC
Virginia Gambit LLC
Cason Funnel Cakes, LLC
Concepts in Catering LLC
DauvCo LLC
Tint My Ride 804 Inc.
SEE YOUR GREATNESS STUDIOS
Shannon Loy LLC
SALT LIGHT RVA LLC
Total Adult Performance , LLC
Dayum this is my Jam
The Art of Hair Studio
New Hope Benefits and Consulting
Bahashem Soap Company LLC
NVH, LLC
Two and a Half Irishmen Inc.
Ray Ventures, LLC
Current Culture LLC
Body Arc LLC
Rollin Eatz LLC
NP4Hire, Corp
Sfogline LLC
Autumn Hunter Design, LLC
Music One Stop Shop
Anna M Barlow, Realtor
Glave & Holmes Architecture P.C.
CoCoGin LLC
Light Ten LLC
Paralegal on the Go, LLC
Lewmer Enterprises
Natural Diva Beauty
Daymar Foods LLC
CRYSTAL CLEAR FINANCIAL SOLUTION
Tiny Textures LLC
The Equitist LLC
The Railside Law Group PLLC
Five Stars Flooring LLC
Denise Can Assist, Inc.
Glaad Services LLC
Sallie Plumley Studio
B&R Venture LLC
Makeup by Holly, LLC
Savory Blends Tea Co. LLC
Your Path Counseling Center, LLC
Marla Rene Enterprises LLC
Mack Global LLC
Love My Credit Consulting Firm
Grand Magnolia Academy
WE Unite, LLC
Franklin & Topher, LLC
Created For Greatness, llc
Un-Broke Women LLC
Noble Fitness Training, LLC
Join Or Die Knives
Healthy Heart Plus LLC
She Brews Cafe LLC
Thelreta, LLC
Musiq Cultura RVA LLC
Vignettes Home Staging, LLC
Color Tech LLC
Spark Solutions LLC
The Network Incubator LLC
SOVA Yoga Studio LLC
1on1 motivational and personal t
Visual Appeal LLC
Preau
Carolina Bar B Que LLC
S3E Performance Training, LLC
Thompson Strategy and Solutions
Companion Extraordinaire Nursing
The Storehouse of Virginia, Inc.
Accoutre, LLC
Virginia Heritage Foods, Inc
FAMILY FOCUS COUNSEL LLC
The Perfect Assistant LLC
Lifestyle Fit LLC
A Peace of Mind Counseling Serv
Leading Elevating Valuing Everyo
Common Good Trust
Tarrants LLC
juiceLIFErva
Love 1st, LLC
Magdalenas llc
Kingdom Caregivers LLC
Waterworth Swimming LLC
Hollin Wright Enterprises, LLC
“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.”
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.
The program has evolved from helping businesses survive the pandemic, to helping businesses and their communities thrive with a focus on economic growth.
Grant packages include:
- COACHING SESSIONS – Business assessment and coaching that provide business owners with recommendations on how to help grow their businesses.
- EDUCATION RESOURCES – 12-month access to online entrepreneurship courses, learning modules and resources for small business owners.
- MONETARY GRANT – $5,000 monetary grant.
- CREATIVE PRODUCTION & MEDIA – Professionally produced 30-second TV commercial, plus a media strategy consultation and a 180-day linear media schedule. (Taxes and other fees may apply for production and media services.)
- TECHNOLOGY MAKEOVER – Computer equipment and Internet, Voice and Cybersecurity services for 12 months. (Taxes and other fees may apply for tech makeover services.)
In addition, any small business owner can visit the Comcast RISE destination on X1 featuring aggregated small business news, tips, insights, and more. X1 customers can say “Comcast RISE” into the voice remote.
Comcast RISE is part of Project UP, the company’s $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships that connect people to the Internet, advance economic mobility and open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers and creators.
More is available at www.ComcastRISE.com.
