COMCAST COMES THROUGH: Awards $1 million in grants to 100 Allegheny County small businesses owned by women and people of color

FROM LACED BEAUTY BAR, IT’S OWNER DESIREE PARKER. FROM LEVELS AGENCY, IT’S ELIJAH AND ELISHA HILL.

Comcast on July 26 announced it will award $1 million in total grants to 100 Allegheny County small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, among others, the New Pittsburgh Courier has learned. The recipients are among more than 9,500 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program, which provides marketing, technology, and capital support to small business owners.

Comcast RISE and the Comcast RISE Investment Fund initially launched in 2020 as a response to help small business owners of color who were hardest hit by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021, Comcast announced a major expansion to eligibility, enabling all women-owned small businesses nationwide to apply. This expansion built on the program’s success and aims to help address the persistent inequities women continue to face in accessing the resources and funding that are critical to success. 

“Congratulations to the small businesses which will be receiving grants through the Comcast RISE Investment Fund,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, in a release. “It’s no secret that the pandemic impacted our small businesses the most, and we thank Comcast for recognizing their challenges and the need with this program. Thanks to these resources, we look forward to having these entrepreneurs as part of our community for years to come.”

“The Pittsburgh businesses who benefit from Comcast’s $1 million in grants are hard-working, vital contributors to our community,” said Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, in a release. “These grants are investments for our future and are key to helping transform Pittsburgh and create new pathways to prosperity and a thriving city.”

With the announcement, 100 selected businesses will each receive a $10,000 grant. Allegheny County’s grant recipients include: 

• Creative Hair Solutions, Allison Park
• Embrago LLC, Allison Park
• ESSPA INC, Aspinwall
• BLINKFLY LLC, Bethel Park
• East Side Laser Center, Braddock
• Digital Bridges Pittsburgh LLC, Brentwood
• More Than Words Fine Papers LLC, Carnegie
• Precision Copy Products Incorporated, •Clairton
• Meles Party Planning, East Liberty
• HARRMONEE LLC, East Pittsburgh
• Waku Waku Baby Co, Glenshaw
• Carlton Speaks LLC, Homestead
• Local Motion PGH, Homestead
• Nina Lees Hair Studio, Homestead
• Una Biologicals, Homewood
• DTL Inc, Jefferson Hills
• Barber Parlor, McKees Rocks
• FAITH Construction Company, McKees Rocks
• PMA Tattoo LLC, McKees Rocks
• Wood by Design LLC, McKees Rocks
• Sprezzatura Pgh LLC, Millvale
• RRELITESERVICES LLC, Monroeville
• Mount Lebanon Academy, Mount Lebanon
• Trzade Salon LLC, Mount Oliver
• Kiwi Speech LLC, Oakmont
• Jade Scott Design, Penn Hills
• Sweet Inspirations LLC, Penn Hills
• Helios Solutions Group LLC, Pine
• 360 Café, Pittsburgh
• A For the People Insurance Agency, Pittsburgh
• Adey Designs, Pittsburgh
• African Cuisine LLC, Pittsburgh
• All Bodies Welcome Yoga LLC, Pittsburgh
• Amazing Journeys LLC,
• Pittsburgh And Flowers LLC, Pittsburgh
• Baked True North LLC, Pittsburgh
• Behaivior LLC, Pittsburgh
• Beyond Bedtime Books, Pittsburgh
• Cabaret LLC, Pittsburgh
• Casey Droege Cultural Productions, Pittsburgh
• Coach Keem Fitness and Performance Training LLC, Pittsburgh
• Cobbler World LLC, Pittsburgh
• Confections by Casey Renee LLC, Pittsburgh
• Constellation Coffee, Pittsburgh
• Crisp Forensic Counseling LLC, Pittsburgh
• Crust Worthy LLC, Pittsburgh
• Family Spinner LLC, Pittsburgh
• First Sip Brew LLC, Pittsburgh
• Fox Chapel Day Spa, Pittsburgh
• Global Wordsmiths LLC, Pittsburgh
• Go Phleb LLC, Pittsburgh
• Green Empress Juice Company, Pittsburgh
• Happy Day Dessert Factory LLC, Pittsburgh
• I Dream a World LLC, Pittsburgh
• IT’s 4 Me, Pittsburgh
• Kabab N Curry Inc, Pittsburgh
• KidzRide LLC, Pittsburgh
• Laced Beauty Bar LLC, Pittsburgh
• Levels Agency LLC, Pittsburgh
• love Pittsburgh Co, Pittsburgh
• Malaika Learning Center LLC, Pittsburgh
• Mayfly Market LLC, Pittsburgh
• MJ Management, Pittsburgh
• New Mainstream Massage, Pittsburgh
• Nollapelli Inc, Pittsburgh
• Nurie Sushi Inc, Pittsburgh
• Otto Finn LLC, Pittsburgh
• Palermo Photo, Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh FIT East LLC, Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh News Inc, Pittsburgh
• Post Script Productions LLC, Pittsburgh
• Print Management LLC, Pittsburgh
• Purposefully Soaring Counseling Services LLC, Pittsburgh
• Pyramid Pgh LLC, Pittsburgh
• Quinerly Financial Group LLC, Pittsburgh
• Rebound Planner LLC, Pittsburgh
• Reliable Technology LLC, Pittsburgh
• Reset Fitness LLC, Pittsburgh
• Riversides Sales Group LLC, Pittsburgh

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• Stories Like Me LLC, Pittsburgh
• Tana Ethiopian Cuisine LLC, Pittsburgh
• The Care Based Leadership Collaborative LLC, Pittsburgh
• The Coop Chicken and Waffles LLC, Pittsburgh
• The Pittsburgh Juice Company, Pittsburgh
• The Smokey City’s 412 BBQ LLC, Pittsburgh
• Tyler Collier Associates LLC, Pittsburgh
• USA Professional Karate Studio, Pittsburgh
• YOGAMOTIF LLC, Pittsburgh
• Zashes Lashes LLC, Pittsburgh
• The Gilded Girl LLC, Sewickley
• Art in Motion Pittsburgh LLC, Sharpsburg
• Wildess LLC, Tarentum
• Pinks Tiny Paws LLC, Verona
• Mommalicious LLC, West Mifflin
• A Mothers Boutique LLC, Wexford
• Bottom Line Financial Services Inc, Wexford
• Megan M Stock DMD PC, Wexford
• Global Human Performance LLC, Wilkinsburg
• Lovett Sundries LLC, Wilkinsburg

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