Comcast RISE Awards Another 100 Richmond Small Businesses with Comprehensive Grant Packages

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.