And the Winners Are...The 2024 Innovate Together Grant Recipients Announced!

We're thrilled to reveal the recipients of the 2024 Innovate Together Grant, awarded in partnership with TikTok! Early this year, we received over 1,000 applications from passionate small business owners, entrepreneurs, and creators.

The Innovate Together Grant empowers these go-getters by providing funds to connect with creative experts who can fuel their business growth.  We're excited to see how this collaboration between innovative minds and established professionals will take these ventures to the next level.

Let's meet the talented winners!

Community Award Winners

• Therese Myers, Yes Girls Create

• Kia-Shun Voltz, Shampoo Time

• Patricia Garcia, unithrifts

• Celena Gill, Frères Branchiaux

• Candice Walker, Natural Rock'N Hair & Body Beauty Co. LLC

• Lizz Rene, PO' UP! Card Game

• Tori Bell, Inclusion Unpacked

• La'Toya Haggerty, Allure Alliance Inc.

Innovation Award Winners

• Miona Short, Shukrah

• Kevin Gary, Consulytica

Enterprise Award Winners

• Latoya Stirrup, Kazmaleje

• Adriana Alejandre, Latinx Therapy

Congratulations to all the winners! We're excited to see the incredible things you'll achieve with the help of the Innovate Together Grant. Stay tuned to hear more about their journeys and how this partnership empowers their creative visions!

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