The ODP Corporation continued its “Celebrate with Elevate Together” event series at the Office Depot store located at 101A S. State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach on Thursday, Sept. 27.
“Celebrate with Elevate Together” in Palm Beach was held in collaboration with local community partners the Urban League of Palm Beach County and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County.
The Hispanic Chamber and the Urban League announced that they collectively awarded $60,000 in grants to local small businesses to accelerate their growth and prosperity. Each organization selected three grantees and awarded a combination of Office Depot gift cards, a cash grant and business mentorship sessions.
The grant recipients from the Hispanic Chamber were: MMA Accounting & Tax Services, Start Pediatric Speech Therapy and Guataca Productions. The grant recipients from the Urban League were: WalMck Legal, Digital Content Chick and 4 Knowledge Is Power.
Attendees listened intently to the engaging testimonials from previous grantees, and the inspiring journeys of the new cohort of grant recipients.
The Elevate Together initiative was designed to help accelerate the creation, growth and prosperity of underserved small businesses through education, access and aid in collaboration with the National Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Centers, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other community partners.
As the founding corporate partner of this initiative, the ODP Corporation — parent company of Office Depot — pledged an initial investment to help kickstart the program in several major markets to provide eligible small business owners with access to grants, technical assistance programming, mentorship services, professional networks and more. To date, $3.7 million has been awarded to more than 600 small businesses nationwide. “The Elevate Together initiative is all about celebrating and investing in entrepreneurs,” said Sharu Goodwyn, community investment senior manager at the ODP Corporation. “By investing in underserved small businesses, we are elevating their growth and investing in the communities they serve.”
The “Celebrate with Elevate Together” event series will continue across the country at Office Depot or OfficeMax store locations.
To learn more about the “Celebrate with Elevate Together” event series, contact the Mosaic Group at (561) 651-9565.
To learn more about Elevate Together, including how to participate as a small business or mentor, visit www.elevatetogether.org.
