1. Small businesses in Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Twin Cities are now eligible to apply for a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, bringing the total to $16 million in grants since the program’s inception just 18 months ago.
2. In addition, 1,317 small businesses will also receive marketing and technology support through the Comcast RISE program, bringing total awardees to more than 8,000 to date.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) was born out of the belief that every user deserves a first-rate digital experience on the web - and that starts with getting more people talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion and the nearly one billion people in the world with disabilities.

On the heels of National Small Business Week, today Walker’s Legacy is announcing its partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal, who will invest $250,000 in grant funding to our 10,000 Capital Ready campaign, an ambitious initiative to ensure that 10,000 Black women entrepreneurs are “capital ready” by 2025.

As part of this partnership, Walker’s Legacy and Comcast will host regional town halls and a national convening of various thought leaders serving Black women entrepreneurs.

April 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Comcast Corporation announced a $1 million investment in Backstage Capital to support underrepresented founders at the earliest stages.

Driven by Comcast NBCUniversal’s Startup Engagement team, this financial commitment will go toward Backstage Capital’s Opportunity Fund, which exclusively funds and champions early stage startups led by women, people of color, and/or LGBTQ+ founders. This commitment makes Comcast one of the largest investors in the fund to date.