Cobb Chamber to hold PPP business recovery webinar Tuesday

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With the Small Business Administration announcing enhancements to the Payment Protection Program, the Cobb Chamber is hosting its 19th business recovery webinar on Tuesday, March 2 at 3 p.m. “PPP Changes & Tax Credit Opportunities for Small Businesses” features local experts weighing in on the changes to the Payroll Protection Program, tax credit opportunities and other upcoming deadlines to help small business owners and professionals through the impacts of the pandemic. This webinar is free to attend. Attendees will be able to ask questions through the webinar chat function.
Speakers for the business recovery webinar will include the following:

Carl Garner, Mauldin & Jenkins CPAs & Advisors Partner

John Garner, OneDigital Benefits Consultant

Darin Mitchell, Chase Bank Executive Director for Middle Market & Commercial Banking

Drew Tonsmeire, Georgia Small Business Development Center Area Director

Sharon Mason, Cobb Chamber President & CEO
John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Board of Directors Chairman

To register for this virtual event, visit cobbchamber.org/events. There is no cost, and Chamber members and non-members are welcome to attend on a first, come first served basis up to 500 attendees.

For more information about the PPP Changes & Tax Credit Opportunities for Small Businesses webinar, contact Monica Gonzalez at mgonzalez@cobbchamber.org.

Comcast RISE Investment Fund seeks BIPOC business applicants

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The Comcast RISE Investment Fund will soon accept applications for grants being provided to hundreds of Black, Indigenous and People of Color-owned small businesses in five cities nationwide — including $1 million in metro Atlanta.

Beginning March 1 through March 14, eligible businesses in Atlanta can apply for a $10,000 grant at comcastrise.com. A total of 100 grants in Atlanta, or 500 grants overall, will be awarded in May. The Investment Fund is the latest extension of Comcast RISE, a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative launched in October that initially focused on black-owned, small businesses and then extended to BIPOC-owned to help those hardest hit by COVID-19.

The Comcast RISE Investment Fund is focused on small business owners who have been in business for three or more years with one-25 employees. Businesses must be located in the City of Atlanta or the five surrounding metro counties (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett) to be eligible.