Comcast California

RISE Program Now Open to All Women-Owned Businesses

As of Sunday, January 16, all women-owned businesses within Comcast’s California service area can apply for the Comcast RISE program. This major expansion of Comcast RISE furthers efforts to advance digital equity and helps provide underrepresented small business owners with access to the digital tools and funding they need to thrive.  Of the Comcast RISE […]

Illuminating 2021 With Candles and Community

Comcast recently hosted its 3rd annual year-end media appreciation gathering which brings together influencers, bloggers, reporters and community partners for a special evening of reflection, celebration and gratitude. This year we had a special focus on one of our most important new initiatives, Comcast RISE.   Special guest, Monisha Edwards, is the founder & chief chandler of Scent & Fire Co. Her business […]

Shopping Small, Diverse-Owned Local Businesses Has Never Been Easier with the New Comcast RISE Business Directory

Today Comcast unveiled a new RISE Business Directory for laptops and mobile phones, highlighting nearly 300 California small, diverse-owned businesses that have received grants, marketing and technology services from the Comcast RISE program. This new, interactive directory makes it easy to support California’s small businesses owned by people of color that have been hardest hit during the pandemic.   Visit the Directory  Last […]

100 Small Businesses Owned by People of Color in Oakland Awarded a $10,000 Grant from Comcast RISE

Above: Viviana Rodriguez-Smith outside her gallery E14 located in Old Oakland. Comcast will award $1 million in total grants to 100 Oakland small businesses owned by people of color. The recipients are among nearly 6,700 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program, which provides marketing, technology, and capital support to small […]

Diverse Oakland Businesses, It’s Your Last Chance to Get $10,000

This week is the last week businesses in Oakland can apply for the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. The Investment Fund is providing 100 businesses owned by people of color, including African American, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian American, with a $10,000 monetary grant. The application for the program opened on October 1st and closes this Thursday, October 14th. Businesses are eligible to apply if […]