Grants Awarded to Promising Black and Hispanic Small Business Owners

The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce proudly announced that it awarded 12 grants to local Black- and Hispanic-owned small businesses through Elevate Together® powered by Round It Up America® to accelerate their growth and prosperity.

“By providing financial and mentorship support to the selected grantees, Elevate Together helps create opportunities for individuals and organizations to make a meaningful difference in our communities” says Monica Villalobos, President & CEO of the AZHCC. “This program plays a crucial rold in fostering positive change and addressing systemic challeges.”

The 2023 Elevate Together Grantees are:

• Casita Coffee
• Gomez Construction Group LLC
• Holy Hands Painters LLC
• Letsscale
• She Thrivin’, LLC
• Luna y Sol Cafe
• Mission 2 Transition™
• Pinatas y Decoraciones Emanuel, LLC
• RevealED PLLC
• Rubys Food Truck
• Shekinah Smoke Sauces LLC, DBA: Big Red’s Hot Sauce
• Splash Rite Swim School

Elevate Together® was designed to help accelerate the creation, growth, and prosperity of Black- and Hispanic-owned small businesses through education, access, and aid, in collaboration with the National Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Centers and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. As the founding corporate partner of this nonprofit initiative, The ODP Corporation (parent company to Office Depot, ODP Business Solutions, Veyer, and Varis) proudly pledged an initial investment to help kickstart the program in several major markets to provide eligible small business owners with access to technical assistance programming, mentorship services, professional networks and more.

“We’re excited to collaborate with the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to provide cash grants and certified small business mentors to help them elevate their business,” said Sharu Goodwyn, Community Investment Manager for The ODP Corporation. “With support from our associates, customers, community partners and other like-minded businesses, we look forward to fostering additional opportunities for Black- and Hispanic-owned small business owners to innovate, grow and prosper.”