Diverse Erie Invests in 29 Small Businesses through Small Business Mini Grants
Diverse Erie has awarded $300,800 in Small Business Mini Grants to 29 small businesses.
Diverse Erie said its investing in for-profit small BIPOC businesses in Erie County by promoting equity and creating sustainable generational impact.
Grants are funded with American Rescue Plan dollars. Additionally, grant recipients are businesses located in Housing and Urban Development Qualified Census tracts that primarily serve beneficiaries earning less than 60% of the median income in Erie County.
Breakdown of the 2023 Small Business Mini Grants:
| Organization |
Amount Awarded |
| A Taste of Love | $15,000 |
| Barb’s Corner | $5,000 |
| Barb’s Family Daycare | $15,000 |
| C. Barney & Smith Memorial | $10,000 |
| Crockett Rentals LLC | $25,000 |
| Dapper Don’s Styling Lounge | $5,000 |
| Dinner is Served by Lisa | $15,000 |
| Diverse Hands Daycare | $15,000 |
| Divinely Crown’d LLC | $5,000 |
| FitKing Co. | $5,000 |
| Handled with Care Childcare | $20,000 |
| Hill Top Mart LLC | $5,000 |
| Hooks Catfish Kitchen | $15,000 |
| Lake Erie Woodworks | $5,800 |
| Manus Enterprises | $25,000 |
| Materialistic Boutique | $5,000 |
| Mompreneur Renovations LLC | $5,000 |
| Moore’s Painting & Services | $5,000 |
| Photos by Dai | $5,000 |
| Premier Manufacturing LLC | $10,000 |
| Priority Care Unlimited | $10,000 |
| Smoke n Barbeque | $5,000 |
| Stacie Brown | $7,500 |
| Tender Loving Care Place LLC | $5,000 |
| Triple D’s Tasty Grill | $15,000 |
| True Sports LLC | $5,000 |
| Ty’s Healthy Healers | $15,000 |
| WHM Working Capitol | $7,500 |
| Wonderful Chippers Food Group | $15,000 |
| TOTAL | $300,800.00 |
“To achieve equity, Diverse Erie is focused on developing and promoting educational and job opportunities, business development, and home ownership. The mini grants invest in businesses will help advance these goals,” said Dr. Ricardo Escajadillo, Diverse Erie, Board Chairperson. “Through innovative initiatives that empower the BIPOC community, the grant recipients will bring about changes that will have a lasting impact in Erie County.”
