Looking for Funds Small Businesses and Female Founders, here is a list for you:
- Sara Blakely is committing $5 million to support female-founded businesses. The fund will gift 1,000 female business owners with $5,000 grants along with a free annual All-Access Pass to the online education platform Masterclass. Applications open April 6th. Learn more:https://www.globalgiving.org/redbackpackfund/.
- Anonymous Was A Woman and the New York Foundation for the Arts are together launching an emergency relief program to support artists with grants up to $2,500. The program is open to women-identifying visual artists over the age of 40 in the U.S, and applications open April 6th. Read more: https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Anonymous-Was-A-Woman-Emergency-Relief-Grant
- Vogue and CFDA are repurposing the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund to create A Common Thread—a fundraising initiative supporting those in the American fashion community who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications open April 8th. In the meantime, read here for more information: https://www.vogue.com/article/anna-wintour-cfda-fashion-fund-covid-19-coronavirus-relief
- Facebook has announced a small business grant that is offering $100 million in cash grants and ad credits. More information about eligibility is to be announced, but it will be available to 30,000 businesses in over 30 countries where Facebook currently operates. Read more: https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants
- Opportunity Fund, which specializes in money lending to small businesses owned by women, immigrants, and people of color, is soon launching a coronavirus relief fund. It will provide grants and low-interest rate loans to business owners. Read about it here and stay tuned for more information: https://www.opportunityfund.org/assistance-for-small-business-owners-affected-by-covid-19/
- James Beard Foundation is providing micro-grants to independent food and beverage small businesses in need through their Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund. Read more: https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/relief-fund?utm_source=social&utm_medium=instagram&utm_campaign=2020-03-19
- Yelp has announced a $25 million relief fund primarily focused on supporting independent local restaurants and nightlife businesses in the form of waived advertising fees, and free advertising, products, and services. Read more: https://blog.yelp.com/2020/03/yelp-covid-19-response-and-support-for-local-businesses
- Hello Alice‘s Business for All offers up to $200,000 business grants and mentorships from influential leaders like Gwyneth Paltrow and Rebecca Minkoff. Read more: https://businessforall.helloalice.com/
- JPMorgan Chase is committing $8 million to assist small businesses in U.S., China, and Europe. Read more here: https://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/news/pr/jpmc-makes-50mm-philanthropic-investment-to-address-impacts-of-covid-19.htm
- The Soze Agency, Taskforce, and Invisible Hand have created a fund in support of artists & activists who are impacted by COVID-19. They will provide $250 to selected applicants on an on-going basis and, at the moment, they have $30,500 for the first round of grants. Applyhere: https://www.wearesoze.com/relief-fund
- Bumble is offering up to $5,000 in monetary support for small businesses affected by COVID-19. Download the @bumble app and use any mode to match with their Bumble Community Grants profile to learn more and apply. https://bumble.com/en/#download-app
- Lowe’s is committing $3 million to supporting local small businesses, particularly skilled trade professionals, to continue to operate through the current conditions. Read more: https://newsroom.lowes.com/news-releases/lowes-commitment-coronavirus-pandemic/
- IFundWomen and Visa are granting 3 early stage female founders a $10,000 cash prize for their small businesses. Although not specifically created as a response to COVID-19, they are accepting applications now through April 7, 2020. Read more here: https://ifundwomen.com/visa
- Designer of Pyer Moss, Kerby Jean-Reymond, has set aside $50,000 for “minority and women-owned small creative businesses who are currently in distress.” More information here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B94T-VenrBo/?hl=en
- Beyond its normal fundraising offerings, crowdfunding platform MainVest has launched a $2,000, zero-interest, 120-day loan for restaurants or other brick and mortars affected by COVID-19. Read more here: https://mainvest.com/main-street-initiative
- Register your business to Kabbage (https://www.kabbage.com/helpsmallbusiness) and Help Main Street! (https://lunchboxtech.typeform.com/to/zMOywb) to enable customers to easily buy gift cards that provide critical cash support during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Jewish Free Loan Society are granting no-fee and interest-free loans for businesses in the LA area that have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more here: https://www.jfla.org/coronavirus-loans
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