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February 2022 Grants For Women Entrepreneurs.

I will sharing a list of funding opportunities with you and will update this list monthly based on their deadlines. Make sure you sign up to my email list so you don’t miss out on these deadlines. Also knowledge is wealth, share this information with every woman entrepreneur you know. Don’t miss your chance! Complete these applications now, do not procrastinate.

Funding for women entrepreneurs

Grant Funding Opportunities:

1) Fearless Fund and The Tory Burch Foundation

Fearless Fund and The Tory Burch Foundation partnered together to launch the Women of Color Grant Program along with The Cru.

They will award up to 150 deserving small businesses $10,000- $20,000 and access to a peer network to help you continue to build and grow your business.

The Program

  • Receive $10,000- $20,000 in grants to go towards business growth

  • Participate in monthly meetings with a curated Cru of fellow grant recipients between April 2022 and April 2023

Eligibility

  • Revenue generating (Minimum annual revenue of $100,000 strongly preferred)

  • Identify as a woman of color owner

  • One to five years in business preferred

  • Formed under United States law and operating in the United States

  • For profit, from any industry

  • NOTE: Current members of The Cru are eligible for this program if and only if they meet the above qualifications and are eligible for membership renewal between the dates of January 1 and April 1 2022

The deadline is February 9th, 2022, at 6 p.m. ET, so don’t wait to apply!

2) Hello Alice 

The BOSS Network and Sage Invest in Progress Grant

The BOSS Network and Sage Invest in Progress Grant is offering $10,000 grants to help Black women entrepreneurs in need of funding and support for their small business.

Eligible business owners can apply to The BOSS Network and Sage Invest in Progress Grant by letting us know about your experience, commitment, and plans for the funds. Twenty-five owners will each be awarded a $10,000 grant and one year of monthly mentorship through the BOSS University, an online program that helps Black women successfully start and grow a business.

To qualify for The BOSS Network and Sage Invest in Progress Grant, you must:

  • Be a Black woman-identifying entrepreneur who is the leading executive (i.e. Founder) of a for-profit small business founded in the last five years
  • Have a demonstrated need for funds
  • Be willing to participate in a virtual mentoring program

The deadline is February 25, 2022, at 6 p.m. ET, so don’t wait to apply!

Please note, you will need to sign up for an account with Hello Alice to apply.

3) Black Girl Ventures (BVG)

Change Agent Fellowship

Black Girl Ventures cultivates local leaders, who in-turn cultivate their community as a service to the greater good of creating equal opportunity to thrive at the intersection of being a Black/Brown woman and an entrepreneur. Together, we will create access to social and financial capital for Black and Brown Woman-Identifying Founders!

The Change Agent Fellowship by BGV is a totally unique 9-month leadership skills development program created specifically to expand the capacity of early-stage entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders to strengthen the ecosystems of Black/Brown women founders!  You will receive a $10k stipend – plus in-kind resources to grow your business. 

The deadline is February 15, 2022, at 6 p.m. ET, so don’t wait to apply!

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By JummieOGblog

Jummie Ogunyemi is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and co-pastor of God’s Grace Ministry. She is a dynamic teacher of the Word of God and a children's book author. Jummie is also the founder of the IHOPE women's conference and a lover of Christ. She assists her husband in ministry and teaches Bible stories for kids on YouTube weekly to children all over the world. Jummie Ogunyemi is extremely passionate about the work of God and shares the love of God in all she does. She is a full-time entrepreneur and has a great passion for women in the marketplace. Jummie Ogunyemi has been inspired by the Holy Spirit to use this platform to share her teachings and inspirations from God.