Bloom Business Empowerment Center offers grants to small businesses in York County

Cris Collingwood//July 11, 2022

The BLOOM Business Empowerment Center, through the York County Economic Alliance, is offering grants up to $1,500 to small businesses in the county.

The grant applications are open through July 29 for small businesses who intend to improve productivity, expand services or want to grow to the next level.

Priority consideration will be given to:

Businesses that have not received funding from previous BLOOM grant programs.
Businesses owned by women, or Black, indigenous, and people of color.
Businesses owned by veterans.

Since its launch in 2018, BLOOM Grants have been distributed to 116 small businesses/organizations in York County, Downtown York, York County Trail Towns communities, to women-owned businesses, start-up entrepreneurs, and graduates of the BLOOM Small Business Development courses, with 53% of grants going to businesses owned by persons of color and 65% going to women-owned businesses, the organization said.

This micro-grant program is part of ongoing efforts by Downtown Inc to support businesses in Downtown York and by the BLOOM Business Empowerment Center to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs by providing access to capital, resources, and education to accelerate small business startup, growth, and success.

The deadline to apply is 8 p.m. on Friday, July 29. Applicant finalists will be required to participate in a virtual pitch competition on Wednesday, August 17.

A virtual information session will be held Wednesday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m. at no cost, but pre-registration is required.

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