The Downtown Community Improvement District is offering grants of up to $5,000 to new minority-owned businesses.
In partnership with the Missouri Women’s Business Center, the district hopes the program will help diversify the downtown area.
Adonica Coleman, a representative of the Missouri Women’s Business Center, said that the center is excited for the project.
“We understand how important it is for the business ownership in the district to more accurately reflect the community in which we all live, work and play,” Coleman said in a news release.
To qualify for the grant, applicants must be entrepreneurs starting in or relocating to the district within six months of Oct. 1.
In partnership with the Missouri Women’s Business Center, the district hopes the program will help diversify the downtown area.
Adonica Coleman, a representative of the Missouri Women’s Business Center, said that the center is excited for the project.
“We understand how important it is for the business ownership in the district to more accurately reflect the community in which we all live, work and play,” Coleman said in a news release.
To qualify for the grant, applicants must be entrepreneurs starting in or relocating to the district within six months of Oct. 1.
