Announcing New $10,000 Small Business Grant Opportunities – Now Available from Verizon!

Friends: While I have typically reserved this space to highlight recent episodes of Verizon's Community Partnership Chat series, I wanted to take a brief opportunity to share details about one of our new programs: Verizon Small Business Digital Ready , along with a series of $10,000 Grants recently made available through the program.

Important note: In order to unlock the application for these grants, members must complete two courses or live coaching events between January 1 and June 30, 2022.?Then, apply by June 30, 2022.

Businesses can learn more here .

If you are a current Verizon customer, you will need to??create a new account for Verizon Small Business Digital Ready.?

Need help registering?

Email?[email protected] or call?+1(800)-916-4351.

Introducing Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

Verizon is proud to introduce Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Program : a free online curriculum designed to give small businesses the tools it needs to thrive in today’s digital economy.

The world is going digital. Customers across industries are turning to the online marketplace to shop, browse, and do business. Adapting to this new landscape is essential to the future success of small businesses.

Through Verizon Small Business Digital Ready , businesses will receive:

• Personalized learning plans that cover financing, marketing, and operations
• Coaching from business experts across legal, marketing, business planning and more.
• Peer networking to connect with other small businesses
• Other incentives such solutions, products and services

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready was developed in partnership with small business owners who understand what it takes to succeed in the digital economy. The curriculum is simple to use, with all the information available online in one place.

Businesses can register by visiting the following link .

Breaking News: $10,000 Small Business Digital Ready Grant Opportunities Now Available – Deadline June 30!

Pro tips from small business CEOs who use Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

From networking opportunities to carving out time for professional development, these entrepreneurs share their best learning strategies.

Nakia Vestal, owner of DollMaker Lashes in Houston, recommends participants apply for a Verizon grant to grow their business.

Bridget Brown, CEO of Pages and Posts , Birmingham, AL

Bridget Brown sought out Verizon Small Business Digital Ready courses to develop new skills to evolve her already-successful digital marketing agency. Through one-on-one coaching sessions and by taking more than 40 online courses, Brown enhanced her SEO skills, learned how to optimize her social media accounts, boosted her business’s credit, and transitioned from spreadsheets to accounting software.

Pro tip: Network. Brown took advantage of the small group settings to connect with other entrepreneurs.

Nakia Vestal, CEO of DollMaker Lashes , Houston, TX

Taking Verizon Small Business Digital Ready courses helped Nakia Vestal overcome her lack of formal business training and gave her a vital confidence boost. “It has really grown my business as far as finances, branding, and marketing,” Vestal says.

Pro tip: Mark your calendar. Vestal set aside time in her schedule to complete courses without distraction.

Bryan Gonzales and Monica Nino, co-owners of The Board Couple in San Antonio, TX

Bryan Gonzales and Monica Nino credit Verizon Small Business Digital Ready with helping them learn marketing skills and SEO strategies to?target new customers for their luxury meat and cheese plate service. “[The courses] taught us how to go after our best sales and evaluate where our most profitable margins may be,” Gonzales says.

Pro tip: Pass on the knowledge. The entrepreneurs say that sharing learnings with their employees also helps them retain the information themselves.

For more tips from these inspiring entrepreneurs, watch the video above. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is a free online curriculum designed to help small businesses succeed in today’s digital world—moving the world forward for all.

To sign up for this free program, visit Small Business Digital Ready today.

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The small group settings were also a great way to converse with other entrepreneurs. I feel that all entrepreneurs have something that they can teach each other.

Bridget Brown