From left: Cynthia Newbille, councilwoman, East End 7th District; Jennifer Haines, Urban Set Bride; Christine Greenberg, Urban Set Bride; Mark Gordon, CEO, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital and Rappahannock General Hospital; Candice Streett, executive director, LISC. Photos by Doug Buerlein Photography, courtesy of Seed.
A dozen Church Hill entrepreneurs have some extra spending money going into the holidays.
Bon Secours Richmond Health System and Capital One awarded $110,000 to 12 businesses on Monday as part of the annual Supporting East End Entrepreneurship Development grant program.
Funded with $100,000 from Bon Secours and $10,000 from Capital One, the grants are intended to increase development along Richmond’s 25th Street and Nine Mile corridor.
Church Hill businesses have to apply, with the only requirement being that they have a 23223 zip code and are based inside Richmond’s city limits.
This year’s winners included a pudding producer, laundry business, hot dog shop, bike tour company, a salon and pastry maker. Of the 12 winners for 2015, five had received money from the program in previous years.
Twenty businesses applied for a Seed grant this year – down from 36 applicants in 2014. In its five years, the Seed program has given $341,000 to 27 businesses, according to a news release.
2015’s Seed award recipients.
To go along with the funding, grant winners get business planning and coaching from Local Initiatives Support Corp., a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits that serve low-income communities.
This year’s Seed recipients are:
Juliette Highland and Christopher Davis for Boudreaux’s, forthcoming restaurant at 412 N. 25th St.
Marian H. Fields for C. Alexander’s Cleaners, eco-friendly dry cleaner
Jaida Curreton for Jade Salon, hair care salon
Heather A. Hoark for Kolache, pastry maker
Catherine G. Illian for Richmond Rides Bicycle Tours, bike touring company
Phillip Perrow, Michelle Shriver and Caleb Shriver for Stroop’s, hot dog shop
Andrew Dayberry for Roaring Pines, retail goods
April Scott for April Scott Kids, handmade children’s clothes, second-time recipient
Tracy and Ryan Doherty for Pudding Please, pudding producer, second-time recipient
Xavier Cibes for Song’s Market, corner market, second-time recipient
Hunter Robertson, Gillian Field and Shawn Tunstall for Union Hill RVA Group (Union Market), market and eatery, third-time recipient
Christine Greenberg and Jennifer Haines for Wood Grain and Lace (Urban Set Bride), wedding planner, third-time recipient
From left: Cynthia Newbille, councilwoman, East End 7th District; Jennifer Haines, Urban Set Bride; Christine Greenberg, Urban Set Bride; Mark Gordon, CEO, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital and Rappahannock General Hospital; Candice Streett, executive director, LISC. Photos by Doug Buerlein Photography, courtesy of Seed.
A dozen Church Hill entrepreneurs have some extra spending money going into the holidays.
Bon Secours Richmond Health System and Capital One awarded $110,000 to 12 businesses on Monday as part of the annual Supporting East End Entrepreneurship Development grant program.
Funded with $100,000 from Bon Secours and $10,000 from Capital One, the grants are intended to increase development along Richmond’s 25th Street and Nine Mile corridor.
Church Hill businesses have to apply, with the only requirement being that they have a 23223 zip code and are based inside Richmond’s city limits.
This year’s winners included a pudding producer, laundry business, hot dog shop, bike tour company, a salon and pastry maker. Of the 12 winners for 2015, five had received money from the program in previous years.
Twenty businesses applied for a Seed grant this year – down from 36 applicants in 2014. In its five years, the Seed program has given $341,000 to 27 businesses, according to a news release.
2015’s Seed award recipients.
To go along with the funding, grant winners get business planning and coaching from Local Initiatives Support Corp., a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits that serve low-income communities.
This year’s Seed recipients are:
Juliette Highland and Christopher Davis for Boudreaux’s, forthcoming restaurant at 412 N. 25th St.
Marian H. Fields for C. Alexander’s Cleaners, eco-friendly dry cleaner
Jaida Curreton for Jade Salon, hair care salon
Heather A. Hoark for Kolache, pastry maker
Catherine G. Illian for Richmond Rides Bicycle Tours, bike touring company
Phillip Perrow, Michelle Shriver and Caleb Shriver for Stroop’s, hot dog shop
Andrew Dayberry for Roaring Pines, retail goods
April Scott for April Scott Kids, handmade children’s clothes, second-time recipient
Tracy and Ryan Doherty for Pudding Please, pudding producer, second-time recipient
Xavier Cibes for Song’s Market, corner market, second-time recipient
Hunter Robertson, Gillian Field and Shawn Tunstall for Union Hill RVA Group (Union Market), market and eatery, third-time recipient
Christine Greenberg and Jennifer Haines for Wood Grain and Lace (Urban Set Bride), wedding planner, third-time recipient
Congrats to all of the winners of this awesome grant program!