追逐 celebrates 20 small businesses with $3 million in Mission Main Street Grants®

2015年1月21日，纽约 ——今天 追逐 announced that 20 small businesses will each receive $150,000 Mission Main Street Grants^® 帮助他们茁壮成长. Representatives from the 20 grant recipients received a trip to premier sponsor, Google’s headquarters in California for an exclusive small business marketing workshop this February. 谷歌还将提供Chromebook笔记本电脑和一款售价2美元的笔记本电脑,1万美元的市场研究券 谷歌消费者调查.

追逐's grant program provides an opportunity for 20 small business owners to take their businesses to new heights by receiving an equal share of $3 million in grant funds. 也, all eligible applicants received access to a free marketing toolkit containing useful information and assets to help them promote their small businesses more effectively.

近25,000 business owners from all 50 states submitted applications for this year's Mission Main Street Grants program, 大于1.参加投票的小企业获得了600万张选票. A diverse team of small business experts selected the grant recipients from the group of eligible businesses that received at least 250 votes.

小组成员根据以下因素选出20名得奖者:

• 增长计划的力度
• 管理团队的素质
• 对所服务的社区产生积极影响
• 业务知识, and the likelihood their business will continue to thrive over the next two years

"The Mission Main Street Grants program is a way for 追逐 to say 'thank you' to companies that mean so much to their customers and communities,Jennifer Piepszak说, 大通商业银行首席执行官. "We were inspired by scores of business owners who are following their dreams, 并散发出这样的激情, 承诺与奉献."

• Apeel科学 – Creates products from natural plant extracts that allow growers to reduce use of pesticides, 提高作物产量，延长保质期.
• 亚特兰蒂斯水培公司 – Sells hydroponic materials to help make hydroponics the future of horticulture and self-sustaining gardening an integral part of people’s lives.
• 比尔·刘易斯户外 – Manufactures and distributes quality lures and bobbers to enhance the fishing experience.
• 蓝烤箱面包店有限公司. – Offers an array of farm-fresh foods ranging from naturally fermented and more traditional breads, 甜的糕点, 蛋挞, 预制食品.
• Cuevas分销公司. – 提供高品质实验室, 医疗, 安全用品, 以及保证实验室合规和研究人员安全的设备.
• Dat甜甜圈 – 提供新鲜、美味、高品质的手工制作甜甜圈.
• 强化自行车公司. – Makes city cycling safer through products that protect bikers and their gear.
• 基础可再生能源公司. –.Provides meteorological (aka ‘weather’) stations and services to supply clients with the knowledge necessary to develop profitable solar and wind energy projects.
• JC 's派棒棒糖 -生产奶油, 脆脆的, pie-inspired frozen cream desserts on a stick that are all-natural, 由无激素乳制品和非转基因成分制成.
• KOTA长板有限责任公司 – Designs and manufactures handcrafted longboard skateboards from hard rock maple with a unique KOTAgrip finish that eliminates the need for grip tape.
• 蓝色之家书店 – Independent bookshop and community hub that celebrates Latino traditions, 提供教育节目和特色本地制作的艺术.
• Mast Brothers巧克力 – Artisanal chocolate factory and brew bar dedicated to the craft of hand made chocolate and brewed chocolate beverages.
• 新奥尔良烹饪学校 -分享乐趣, food and folklore of New Orleans in a variety of cooking classes and retail products.
• 托盘包装公司. – 生产环保产品, 可重用的, heavy duty vinyl mesh used to wrap pallets that is an alternative to plastic stretch film.
• 波特兰肉类集团有限责任公司 – 帮助消费者购买可持续产品, humanely-raised whole animals directly from small Oregon farms and provides butchery and charcuterie classes.
• 量子比特玩具公司. -创建一个易于组装, snap-together toy that explores modular design and lets kids know that geometry can be fun, 艺术, 和挑战.
• The ReWall Company, LLC – Provides 100 percent upcycled, high performance building materials from beverage cartons and cups.
• SOLOSHOT公司. – Designs and manufactures an innovative robotic camera enabling you to film automatically.
• 根咖啡有限责任公司 -休闲, family-friendly restaurant that offers award-winning food made with fresh, 来自阿肯色州小农场的时令食材.
• 泰坦船桨有限公司 – Designs and hand-crafts a strong, durable yet lightweight paddle for paddleboarding enthusiasts.

Learn more about three of the grant recipients by watching their stories in videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = OBjl25XVwGU&= PLhXApM2E0HhACgjJyilk3OKXcQvNSbHMK列表&指数= 1

"At the heart of 蓝色之家书店 is the diverse literature and cultural programming that makes the bookstore such a unique place in New York City,蓝色之家书店的老板Aurora Anaya-Cerda说. "The Mission Main Street Grant provides us with the opportunity to expand on the programs and book selection we offer students, 家庭, 作家和读者. Being a grant recipient has already changed our lives and we are grateful to 追逐 for recognizing small businesses like 蓝色之家书店 that impact neighborhoods, 为经济做出贡献，丰富社区."

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关于大通银行的小企业
追逐 serves 4 million American small businesses, and was 名字d the nation’s No. 1 SBA lender to women- and minority-owned businesses for three consecutive years. In addition to Mission Main Street Grants, 追逐 is the national presenting sponsor of 创业周和启动 小型企业前进 in 2014. 追逐 has more than 10,000 specially trained bankers working with businesses across the country. 有意扩张的企业, hiring or working capital should contact 追逐 Business Banking or visit www.追逐.com/business.

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