From bakers to accountants to karate masters to speech pathologists, the 2024 class of Comcast RISE recipients in Greater Jacksonville comes from all walks of life. While their life experiences may be different, they all share an entrepreneurial spirit. They’re business people, community advocates, doers, dreamers and job creators. Recently, at WJCT Studios, nearly 100 small business owners toasted to a future of growth and success. These special members of the community gathered to celebrate themselves and each other at Comcast RISE Day, which commemorated them all as winners of the Comcast RISE grant in Florida’s First Coast. During Comcast RISE Day, recipients enjoyed an afternoon of celebration, learning opportunities and networking. Comcast RISE executives and sponsors congratulated the new recipients where it was noted that 77 out of the 100 are women-owned small businesses. “We are so grateful that a technology leader like Comcast recognized our growing small business community and brought this program to our area,” said Mayor Donna Deegan as she addressed the crowd of small business owners. At the end of the evening, entrepreneurs turned friends’ clinked glasses with their neighbors and toasted to a bright future, one where they all have a boost from Comcast to keep their businesses thriving. In April of this year, Comcast announced that it would be giving Greater Jacksonville-based small businesses the chance to be one of 100 recipients of business support grants. The recipients were informed in August. The grant packages include: coaching sessions, education resources, monetary grant, creative production and media and Comcast business technology makeover.
Now in its fourth year, Comcast RISE has nationally awarded 14,000 small businesses more than $140 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants. More information is available at www.ComcastRISE.com
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