Comcast celebrates reaching the program’s goal of supporting 13,000 small businesses hardest hit by COVID-19 by providing monetary, marketing, and technology grants to strengthen and empower small businesses owned by women and people of color including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American among others.
With the program’s commitment now fulfilled, and to continue highlighting the recipients, Comcast looks forward to introducing a new phase of RISE in 2023, which will continue our efforts and help an even broader range of small businesses, while continuing our focus on diversity, inclusion and community investment.
Comcast celebrates reaching the program’s goal of supporting 13,000 small businesses hardest hit by COVID-19 by providing monetary, marketing, and technology grants to strengthen and empower small businesses owned by women and people of color including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American among others.
With the program’s commitment now fulfilled, and to continue highlighting the recipients, Comcast is proud to premiere a new documentary, The Road to RISE, showcasing the stories of diverse entrepreneurs and small business owners from around the country. Watch the video to learn more about how we’ve helped small businesses thrive.
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Comcast RISE stands for Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment. Comcast RISE, an initiative created in 2020 to help small businesses hard hit by COVID-19 recover and thrive, is one of several programs that Comcast has overseen as part of Project UP that are aimed at achieving digital equity.
In the past two years since launching the program, we’ve provided over $110 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants and reached the program’s goal of supporting 13,000 small businesses owned by people of color and women.
Comcast looks forward to introducing a new phase of RISE in 2023, which will continue our efforts and help an even broader range of small businesses, while continuing our focus on diversity, inclusion and community investment.
Over its two-year term, Comcast RISE provided more than $110 million in monetary and marketing, and technology service grants to 13,000 entrepreneurs.
Wondering how you can help support Comcast RISE businesses? Visit the Recipients page to find businesses to patron in your area.
Comcast will be continuing its efforts to positively impact small businesses in 2023. As many small businesses shift from pandemic recovery to long-term sustainability, the next evolution of the program will focus on helping businesses of all types accelerate growth. Its offerings will include complimentary marketing, technology, financial grants, business consulting, entrepreneurship training and other services. Additional details about the program in 2023 will be forthcoming.
Check out NBCUniversal Open Doors for more resources for small business owners. For more information on Comcast’s continuing programs and partnerships to advance economic mobility and open doors for the next generation of entrepreneurs, visit Project UP.
