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"We teach kids the power of their voice," says Dione Boles, the executive director, when she described the after-school program in partnership with Grand Rapids Public Schools.
For a second year in a row, Comcast is giving 100 women and or minority-owned businesses the chance to win a $10,000 grant as part of their Comcast RISE program. The program's goal is to help small businesses transition from surviving to thriving.
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Comcast Rise accepts grant applications from minority-owned businesses in Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck Pink Poodle Dress Lounge received grant last fall Tags: The Pink Poodle Dress Lounge in Detroit is a wedding fairyland. For Raeshawn Bumphers, keeping the business afloat during COVID has been a struggle. Her bridal and party dress boutique in Detroit suffered. Starting a small business as a Black woman is an uphill battle, according to studies done by CNBC and American Express. The studies found that while Black women are starting more businesses than men or other ethnic groups, they...