Annual Rise Project to Support Small Businesses (US)

Deadline: 9-Jul-21

Applications are invited for 3rd annual Rise Project that supports small businesses through funding, mentorship and community.

Created to help bridge the funding gap for founders, the Stacy’s Rise Project has been connecting and empowering business owners for years. But Stacy’s Pita Chips wasn’t always a household name. Mentorship and monetary support helped this brand rise from a humble sandwich cart to the nation’s supermarkets. And it’s these same resources that today’s small business owners need to succeed – now, more than ever. So that’s exactly what Stacy’s is offering to 10 entrepreneurs in their journey to make their dreams a reality with the latest iteration of the Rise Project.

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Funding Information

Eligible small businesses selected as Stacy’s Rise Project finalists will receive $10,000 and mentorship.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible small businesses must:
- have between $25,000 and no more than $1M in annualized sales
- participate in the virtual Mentorship Program
- not be part of an accelerator program at the time of entry.
- To be eligible to enter a business in the Program, you (“Officer”) must be all of the following as of the first day of the Program Period (defined below):
  - a business owner who is the leading executive (i.e. Founder and/or President, CEO, CFO, COO, or any such other similar title) of a business that meets the below business criteria;
  - a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia; (c) eighteen (18) years of age or older (19 in AL and NE) (“Entrant”).
- To be eligible to participate in the program, the business (“Entrant”) must meet all of the following criteria as of the first day of the Program Period:
  - Must have at least $25,000 and no more than $1MM in annualized sales.
  - Must be at least 50% female founded (based on original founding not current investment ownership).Must be willing to participate in a virtual Mentorship Program
  - Must not be part of an accelerator program at the time of entry.