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To apply for the WE Cause Minority Business Owner Grant, please proceed.

Thank you for applying to the WE Grant (WEG) program.

Through this program, WE Grant helps Black businesses transcend barriers and advance their business ambitions. Selected entrepreneurs participate in a valuable business assessment program, providing them with access to years of expertise, resources and small grants.

This network is an expansion of our current entrepreneurial eco-system, which includes over 24 years of recognizing innovative business leaders through WE Cause’s Leadership Board.

Application guidelines:

To apply for WE Grant, complete the online application, which will undergo an assessment and approval process. Please note: All the fields in the online application are mandatory. The descriptive fields have a word limit of approx. 250 words. Strategic and financial information provided in the application is considered private and stays strictly confident within WE Cause Network program. Deadline to apply is Oct 30, 2020. Eligibility requirements Only the CEO or President (with operating responsibility) of a venture with at least a 51% ownership at the time of application can apply.* Cofounders (if any), may apply as a group, if they meet the ownership criteria. If a venture is selected for the grant, the decision as to who ultimately participates and represents the company (whether it be only the founding CEO or the group) will be determined by WE Cause advisory board. The applicant’s company must be more than one years old with headquarters in the US. Only for-profit businesses may apply.

I accept the above terms for applying for this grant. I also understand that because I apply doesn't necessarily guarantee me that I will receive any proceeds from WE Cause Charity

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Your professional title

How did you hear about the WE Cause Grant?

What percentage of the company do you presently own?

Are you the founding CEO?

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Financial data

Financial information is an important quantifiable indicator of success. The application will be considered incomplete and disqualified from consideration, if this section is not completed in full. This information will be kept confidential.

How have you financed your business? Please check all the options that apply:

Have you or your company been the subject of any investigation by a regulatory agency, governing or governmental body. Or has any disciplinary action by any such agency or governing body, or any civil or criminal complaint been taken on you?

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Share more on the history of your company. Consider sharing the original business strategy, evolution of your business, difficulties faced, while launching or building the business or, personal risk and/or any significant obstacles overcome within the industry. (500 characters)

Describe the culture of your company. What values guide you as a leader? Do you have a purpose beyond profit? In addition, please describe your contributions and connections to community activities outside your company.

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Photograph If selected for the WE Grant the applicant will be asked to submit one professional headshot photograph. The photograph will be used for reference and production purposes, related to the applicant's progression within the program and for publicity purposes, if selected. Please select "I agree", if the applicant hereby confirms and represents they have obtained any and all consents or waivers required, in order for WE Cause Charity to use the photograph for the above-stated purposes.

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