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SUMMARY:Apply for Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund
DESCRIPTION:<p>As small business owners across the country continue to face uncertainty amid the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, last week Verizon announced a number of initiatives to support their recovery and aid in their survival through the pandemic and beyond.&nbsp;</p><p>The company is committing $10 million to provide grants to small businesses through Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national nonprofit that invests in affordable housing, economic development, health, education and jobs nationwide, and will launch a customized multi-week training program for small business owners and entrepreneurs, offering tools, technology and resources. These initiatives are part of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility" target="_blank">Citizen Verizon</a>, the company’s responsible business plan for economic, social and environmental advancement.</p><p><strong>Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund</strong></p><p>TODAY, February 8th, LISC will launch the grant application that small businesses can use to apply for a $10,000 grant from Verizon's $10 million commitment. Grants will be eligible for small businesses across the U.S., particularly in historically underserved communities hit hard by the pandemic.</p><p><strong>PLEASE NOTE</strong>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<strong>Applications must be submitted by TOMORROW, February 9th at 8:59 pm PT / 11:59 pm ET.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Eligible expenses for the grant include:</p><ul type="disc">    <li>Paying rent and utilities </li>    <li>Meeting payroll </li>    <li>Paying outstanding debt to vendors </li>    <li>Upgrading technology infrastructure </li>    <li>Other immediate operational costs </li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.lisc.org/covid-19/small-business-assistance/small-business-relief-grants/verizon-big-concert-small-business/" target="_blank">For more information, click here<br></a></strong> <br><strong><a href="https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279" target="_blank">To fill out the grant application, click here:</a></strong><a href="https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></a><strong><a href="https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279" target="_blank">https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279</a></strong> </p><p><strong>Verizon Small Business Training Program</strong></p><p>Additionally, Verizon is making a multi-year commitment to bring one million small businesses forward by 2030 with resources to help them thrive in the digital economy.</p><p>Verizon’s training program will provide in-depth assistance through end-to-end resources - including curriculum, mentorship, networking and incentives, such as 5G products and services and connection to affordable capital - with the goal of engaging 100,000 businesses per year. Full details will be available in May.&nbsp;</p><p>For the latest information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verizon.com/about" target="_blank">Verizon.com/smallbusinesstraining</a>. </p><p> Have a wonderful week ahead and&nbsp;<strong>feel free to share this information with any small businesses or small business&nbsp;serving organizations you may know&nbsp;</strong>ASAP as the deadline to complete the grant application for the Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund administered by LISC closes&nbsp;<strong>TOMORROW, February 9th at 8:59 pm PT / 11:59 pm ET</strong>.&nbsp;<br><br>For assistance, please contact <a href="mailto:&#65;&#110;&#100;&#114;&#101;&#119;&#46;&#87;&#101;&#100;&#100;&#108;&#101;&#64;&#108;&#97;&#101;&#100;&#99;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">Andrew.Weddle@laedc.org</a>.&nbsp;<br><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>As small business owners across the country continue to face uncertainty amid the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, last week Verizon announced a number of initiatives to support their recovery and aid in their survival through the pandemic and beyond.&nbsp;</p><p>The company is committing $10 million to provide grants to small businesses through Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national nonprofit that invests in affordable housing, economic development, health, education and jobs nationwide, and will launch a customized multi-week training program for small business owners and entrepreneurs, offering tools, technology and resources. These initiatives are part of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility" target="_blank">Citizen Verizon</a>, the company’s responsible business plan for economic, social and environmental advancement.</p><p><strong>Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund</strong></p><p>TODAY, February 8th, LISC will launch the grant application that small businesses can use to apply for a $10,000 grant from Verizon's $10 million commitment. Grants will be eligible for small businesses across the U.S., particularly in historically underserved communities hit hard by the pandemic.</p><p><strong>PLEASE NOTE</strong>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<strong>Applications must be submitted by TOMORROW, February 9th at 8:59 pm PT / 11:59 pm ET.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Eligible expenses for the grant include:</p><ul type="disc">    <li>Paying rent and utilities </li>    <li>Meeting payroll </li>    <li>Paying outstanding debt to vendors </li>    <li>Upgrading technology infrastructure </li>    <li>Other immediate operational costs </li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.lisc.org/covid-19/small-business-assistance/small-business-relief-grants/verizon-big-concert-small-business/" target="_blank">For more information, click here<br></a></strong> <br><strong><a href="https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279" target="_blank">To fill out the grant application, click here:</a></strong><a href="https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></a><strong><a href="https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279" target="_blank">https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279</a></strong> </p><p><strong>Verizon Small Business Training Program</strong></p><p>Additionally, Verizon is making a multi-year commitment to bring one million small businesses forward by 2030 with resources to help them thrive in the digital economy.</p><p>Verizon’s training program will provide in-depth assistance through end-to-end resources - including curriculum, mentorship, networking and incentives, such as 5G products and services and connection to affordable capital - with the goal of engaging 100,000 businesses per year. Full details will be available in May.&nbsp;</p><p>For the latest information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verizon.com/about" target="_blank">Verizon.com/smallbusinesstraining</a>. </p><p> Have a wonderful week ahead and&nbsp;<strong>feel free to share this information with any small businesses or small business&nbsp;serving organizations you may know&nbsp;</strong>ASAP as the deadline to complete the grant application for the Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund administered by LISC closes&nbsp;<strong>TOMORROW, February 9th at 8:59 pm PT / 11:59 pm ET</strong>.&nbsp;<br><br>For assistance, please contact <a href="mailto:&#65;&#110;&#100;&#114;&#101;&#119;&#46;&#87;&#101;&#100;&#100;&#108;&#101;&#64;&#108;&#97;&#101;&#100;&#99;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">Andrew.Weddle@laedc.org</a>.&nbsp;<br><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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