Unilever Prestige Grant Initiative Now Accepting Applications
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NEW YORK, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ WWD and Unilever Prestige have launched a new, $15,000 grant initiative, Project Connect, designed to support and uplift the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders at the forefront of the movement to humanize technology for the future marketplace.
As COVID-19 triggered unwanted social isolation, this program is looking for innovators whose product or service can create connection by bridging the gap between people and product via technology. The ideal grant applicant, will find technological solutions that allow for more meaningful social interaction, support new ways of exchanging goods and services or simply help enhance people lives during this time.
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Gapelii fashion brand has added a women’s line and expanded its men’s line. (Courtesy of Gapelii Fashion Brand)
What began as unisex logo T-shirts has blossomed into a line of clothing for men and women.
The Gapelii fashion brand was created by Toja Hodge of Hobbs and Andrew Akufo, who is formerly of Hobbs and now lives in California. The brand has experienced growth in sales and demand during the pandemic.
“We saw a lot of growth when everything happened with the George Floyd murder,” Akufo said. “And a lot of people were really wanting to starting to support Black-owned businesses, and ours happened to be. I mean, it’s the only luxury fashion brand in New Mexico that’s Black-owned, and even in my area out in California, (it’s) pretty much the same thing. So, you know, we tried to put our stuff out there, and then reach out and saw a lot of people coming from all over the co