Hello & Welcome

Dear Valued Clients:

I hope this message finds you well and that your business is thriving. I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the opportunity to work with you in the past and to let you know about a new initiative that I’m launching.

I’m excited to announce that I will be starting up a newsletter that will be dedicated to sharing information about grants, seminars, and other exciting news that I come across in my work. The goal of this newsletter is to keep you informed about the latest opportunities and events that could be beneficial to your business.

I believe that there are many great events coming up for small businesses, and I’d love to see you there. By subscribing to our newsletter, you’ll receive alerts whenever the page is updated, ensuring that you don’t miss out on any important opportunities.

To subscribe to our newsletter, simply click on the link provided below. I look forward to sharing this exciting journey with you and to continuing to support your business in any way that I can.

Thank you for your continued support!

Best regards,

Empower Digital Funding Exhausted

We have received your application for the Empower Digital Grant Program. We regret to inform you that as a result of limited funding, we will not be able to consider your application. If further funding becomes available for the Empower Digital Grant Program, your application will be considered.

Grants

• T-Mobile Grant. Ends on Sat, July 1, 2023 11:59 pm. Are you a community leader or civic official? As a local leader, you know the unique needs and goals of your community. This is your opportunity to share a proposal and apply for funding to support your town’s next improvement project. We’ve partnered with Smart Growth America and Main Street America, two consulting partners with a combined experience of over 60 years working to help build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities. With our Hometown Grant program, we’re investing big in small towns by awarding up to 100 towns a year with project funding—up to $50,000 each.
• Biz-M-Power Grant. The Biz-M-Power crowdfunding matching grant program offers small businesses in Massachusetts financial assistance with their acquisition, expansion, improvement or lease of a facility, purchase or capital lease of equipment, or with meeting other capital needs for the business. Learn more here.  Original website.
• Amber Grant. In 1998, we gave our first Amber Grant in honor of 19-year old Amber Wigdahl, who died before fulfilling her business dreams. Today, we award two $10,000 Amber Grant each month. And two of our 24 monthly winners get an additional $25,000 Year-End Amber Grant. Learn more here. 

Classes

• WHAT:   First Annual 2023 Financial Summit
  WHEN:   May 18, 9:00am-2:30pm
  WHERE:  Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02210
  SIGN-UP:  https://web.cvent.com/event/6994e772-04e0-4af8-acbe-d4e2261b4037/summary  
  HOSTS:   Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council
  The event will equip small business entrepreneurs with the tools to identify best practices for business growth and financial prosperity.
  • Presentations from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on the local and national economy, procurement challenges faced by small businesses, and wealth inequalities 
  • Panel discussions on the best ways to acquire financing for your business and the future outlook for small businesses
  • Networking luncheon with peers and more!
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