The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce has increased its Small Business Saturday Grant program distribution total from $4,000 last year to $6,000 this year.
Three $2,000 Small Business Saturday Grants will be available to chamber members with 15 full-time employees or less, who are eligible to compete in a social media hashtag contest which starts on Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 24 on Small Business Saturday. The 2017 grant recipients were Sweet Spot Skirts (customer testimonial) and Funky Fresh Juice Co (family member tribute). The chamber’s Small Business Saturday program has been sponsored by Columbia Credit Union since its inception in 2013.
Interested businesses should attend the chamber’s grant information session at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the chamber’s office, 1101 Broadway, Suite 100. There is no cost to attend. The session will cover program guidelines and fundamentals on how the social media hashtag contest works.
The three $2,000 grant recipients will be chosen by a four-person committee, consisting of two chamber employees and two Columbia Credit Union employees. The awards will be made at the Dec. 5 Southwest Washington Leads & Needs event.
