Keep Rising: Supporting Black Business in Seattle Panel ( Video Below)

Hosted by Omari Salisbury of Converge Media, local small business experts came together recently to give their insights on the state of Small businesses in Seattle as well as to give advice as to best practices and grant opportunities.

• Lewis Rudd, Co-Founder, and CEO of Ezell's Famous Chicken

• Debrena Jackson Gandy, Founder of Masterminds

• Ilona Lohrey, VP of Membership and Programs at GSBA

• Dave Mandapat, Director of Marketing for Washington State for Comcast Business

This panel discussion focuses on two things, first what are the issues that small business owners are facing at this moment, and secondly what are some things that small business owners can do right now to get on the right track including applying for the Comcast Rise grant which offers $10,000 to small businesses across King and Pierce counties. https://www.comcastrise.com/ the Comcast Rise grant closes on October 14th so please share this information with your favorite small business owner.