The Creative Business Boost Initiative: $5K Grants (US)

The Creative Business Boost Initiative is designed to help empower entrepreneurs who contribute to the creative economy. By providing grants, educational resources, and access to a community of business owners, the program strives to bolster the cultural vibrancy of communities through the entrepreneurial endeavors of creative individuals.

Summary of Grants

• Grant Recipients will receive a $5,000 (USD) unrestricted grant to be used for the benefit of the Grant Recipient’s business.
• Each Grant Recipient will receive access to a virtual business Boost Camp beginning this year.
• Each Grant Recipient may receive recognition on the Hello Alice and/or Etsy platforms.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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:
  • an entrepreneur 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 one of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico;
  • eighteen (18) years of age or older (19 in AL and NE).
• 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:
  • Be a for-profit business located and registered in one of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico;
  • Must be a creative entrepreneur;
  • Must be in operation for at least 12 months at the start of the application;
  • Must have an existing product or service currently on the market;
  • Must be willing to participate in a 12-week virtual business Boost Camp beginning this year;
  • Have generated less than $500,000 in 2023 gross annual revenue; AND
  • Have a demonstrated need for funding and access to business coaching.

For more information, visit Hello Alice.