Tag: SAFE Opportunity

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100 requests in two hours: $100K resiliency fund closes applications for minority biz relief grants

By Tommy Felts / August 19, 2020

Editor’s note: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a financial sponsor of Startland News. This report was produced independently by Startland News’ nonprofit newsroom. Overwhelming response to a new resiliency grant fund for minority-owned businesses hit by COVID-19 exposes a humbling reality, said Sarah Mote. Applications for the grants — funded by the Ewing Marion…

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64128 zip code, Kansas City, Missouri

‘Laser-focused’ microgrant investments aim to curb KCMO violence without law enforcement

By Tommy Felts / August 5, 2020

Starting a small business can be key to lowering individuals’ risk for involvement in violent activities, as well as increasing household income and financial stability, according to a debut microgrant program that targets new and aspiring entrepreneurs. “We need to find new ways of providing hope and pathways forward in our city where there have…

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