Investing in Small Businesses and Communities

Since 2020, we’ve invested more than $50M into small businesses across the U.S. and U.K., providing grants and comprehensive support to the entrepreneurial ecosystem to enrich our communities. We believe that small businesses are not just in the neighborhood—they are the neighborhood and are revered as the heartbeat of their communities.

Now, we are expanding this commitment with a focus on supporting small businesses resiliency and community impact. This evolution aims to recognize the meaningful impact small businesses have on our communities and focuses on small business resiliency, community impact, disaster preparedness and empowerment of small businesses. This framework will continue to align with our community partnership model that seeks to create impactful opportunities through university incubator and accelerator programs, chambers of commerce and more. 

Merchant spotlights

Brooklyn Tea co-owners

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Spotlight on Brooklyn Tea

Brooklyn Tea brings specialty tea to Bed-Stuy—and the world Jamila McGill and Alfonso … Read more
Myriam Nicolas of Brown Butter

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Spotlight on Brown Butter

Brown Butter reinvents the Brooklyn café scene When Myriam decided to open an … Read more