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Small Business Grant — Phase II <br />Phase I: March to May — 350 grants distributed ($3.5 million) <br />Phase I Rapid disbursement of $200k by Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center <br />• Renaissance works at the intersection of racial, economic and social justice <br />• They believe that through small business ownership, individuals who face <br />systemic barriers to economic opportunity due to gender, sexual orientation, <br />race, income level, immigration status, or former incarceration can achieve <br />economic mobility, create better futures for themselves and their families, <br />and play pivotal roles in building local economic prosperity <br />renaissance <br />entrepreneurship center <br />Since 2007, Renaissance's East Palo Alto site has provided comprehensive small business training and <br />support services to lower-income English and Spanish speaking women and men, the overwhelming <br />majority of whom have overcome significant obstacles to launch and grow their own businesses. <br />