C-BIG: Community Business Investment Grant Program

About the Program

The Community Business Investment Grant (C-BIG) Program was created to empower local entrepreneurs, strengthen neighborhood economies, and support businesses that provide meaningful services to the community. Through funding, mentorship, and education, we help turn ideas into sustainable businesses that create lasting impact.

We provide access to microgrants, startup assistance, and funding opportunities designed to help entrepreneurs launch, stabilize, or expand their businesses. Our goal is to remove financial barriers and create pathways to economic independence.

Starting and growing a business can be challenging. Through mentorship, coaching, and strategic guidance, participants receive support in business planning, operations, leadership development, and long-term growth strategies.

Success requires more than funding. We offer financial education, budgeting resources, branding assistance, and marketing support to help entrepreneurs build strong foundations and increase their visibility within the marketplace.

Special consideration is given to businesses and projects that create positive community impact, including:

• Minority-owned businesses
• Youth entrepreneurs
• Community food and nutrition programs
• Health and wellness initiatives
• Environmentally conscious and green businesses

Our vision extends beyond individual businesses. Future initiatives may include community investment circles, cooperative ownership models, business incubators, and partnerships with community credit unions to build collective wealth and create thriving local economies.

“When local businesses thrive, communities prosper. C-BIG invests in people, ideas, and enterprises that create opportunity, strengthen neighborhoods, and build generational wealth.”