Earlier this year, Harness Cycle and Ohio City Incorporated teamed up to create a small business grant program to support businesses impacted by COVID-19.With support from the community, we were able to raise $15,000 and awarded 10 grants to small business owners in Ohio City.
The initial round of grants prioritized female-owned, minority-owned, and legacy businesses, including: All-State Hairstyling & Barber College Learn more about the first round of grant recipients here! As you can imagine, the need for support from our small businesses is significant. We received a large number of applications from small business owners and we were not able to support everyone who is in need of assistance. We are launching a second round of the Small Business Relief Fund with the goal of raising an additional $15,000 to give directly back to small business owners in Ohio City. If we are able to reach our goal, this would allow us to award ten additional $1,500 grants to businesses in need. You can support our local small businesses through the program by contributing to the Small Business Relief Fund. There are two options to contribute: Purchase Merchandise that directly supports the fund or
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