May 03, 2021

Sixty-six extraordinary BIPOC, LGBTQ, and women-owned small businesses across Washington have received $2,500 grants from the Ready for Business Fund, GSBA’s small business recovery fund co-founded with Comcast Washington. In addition to the financial support, these businesses will also receive a complementary first-year GSBA Membership, free consulting, and support services.

GSBA extends a heartfelt thank you to all the organizations and generous individuals who contributed to the program’s second round of funding, including Comcast Washington, – who contributed $100,000 – T-Mobile, BECU, DoorDash, 1st Security Bank, Harborstone Credit Union, Puget Sound Energy, Seattle Foundation, Symetra, and Verity Credit Union.

The recipients of the grants are:

– A Clear View (Spokane)
– A Step Ahead Bilingual Learning Center (Bellingham)
– Abundant Living Senior Services (Marysville)
– Adra Boo, LLC (Seattle)
– Anywhere But Here Travel, Inc. (Lynnwood)
– Ashley’s Pub (Bremerton)
– Avant Gardenz (Port Angeles)
– Blue Cactus Press (Tacoma)
– Bluebird Coffee (Lynnwood)
– Booltina II (Lynnwood)
– Cafe Argento (Seattle)
– Chubby Bunny Farm (Arlington)
– Community Acupuncture Project (Seattle)
– Compass Acupuncture Tacoma (Tacoma)
– Conscious Eatery (Seattle)
– Converge Media (Seattle)
– Distant Worlds Coffeehouse (Seattle)
– Eli’s House Cleaning (Walla Walla)
– Fabulous Nails Spa (Tacoma)
– Family 1st Consulting Services, PLLC (Tacoma)
– Family Home Childcare (Seattle)
– Funtastic (Seattle)
– Guerrilla Films, LLC (Seattle)
– Hunniwater, LLC (Edmonds)
– Inclusive Data, LLC (Seattle)
– Intersections Festival (Burien)
– Inter-Tribal Beauty (Spokane)
– Intrigue Chocolate Co. (Seattle)
– ISATOURPROPERTIES (Lynnwood)
– JAMIL (Seattle)
– Kalkaal Childcare (Burien)
– Keysight Consulting (Everett)
– Kiddie Cover Daycare (Everett)
– King’s Books (Tacoma)
– Latin Market (Renton)
– Lia’s Garden (Snohomish)
– Lil Red’s Takeout & Catering (Seattle)
– Lucky Teriyaki (Seattle)
– Mac Fashion House (Seattle)
– MBG Unlimited (Seattle)
– MEND Seattle (Seattle)
– My Sweet Little Cakes (Seattle)
– Off the Rez (Seattle)
– Olympic Cleaning & Beyond (Olalla)
– Open Arms (Seattle)
– Pink Moon Farm (Eatonville)
– PointOneNorth Consulting, LLC (Burien)
– Ravenox (Mount Vernon)
– Ritual (Seattle)
– Roda Food, LLC (Snohomish)
– Satisfied Palate (Seattle)
– Northwest Relationships (Tacoma)
– Seattle Spartans (Everett)
– Shear We Go, LLC (Bellevue)
– Skeleton Coast (Seattle)
– Spotlight Dance Center (Renton)
– Sundus Family Childcare (Seattle)
– Sunny Days Childcare (Kent)
– Sure to Rise Bakery (Cashmere)
– Sweet Krazy Corn (Seattle)
– Taste of Peru (Gig Harbor)
– The Barber Lounge (Fife)
– The Confectional, LLC (Seattle)
– West Coast Prep Basketball Academy (Kent)
– Yang Farm (Mountlake Terrace)
– YAY NOVELTY, LLC (Sedro-Woolley)