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Small Business Funding

2023 Small Business Grants in Review

This year, grants were awarded to over 1,400 individual businesses to support their long-term growth. Join us in congratulating all the recipients and learn more about how to achieve your business goals in 2024.
March 1, 2024
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners

Q&A with Femly Founder and CEO Arion Long

At just 26 years old, Arion Long was diagnosed with a tumor that was linked to chemicals found in popular pads and tampons. It was then that she knew she needed to make organic products more accessible, so she created Femly. Femly is a personal care brand on a mission to set a new standard, […]
February 23, 2024
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners

Q&A with BBQ Consulting Founder Brittani Baker

Brittani Baker’s entrepreneurial spirit was ignited at a young age. Growing up, she’d spend weekends helping her parents set up barrel grills, cook, and sell dinners to anyone who pulled into the dirt road parking lot in their small town. Eventually Brittani’s father turned a feed mill into a thriving restaurant, and she was inspired […]
February 20, 2024
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners

Q&A with Flora Noel Founder Candace Noel  

After taking some floral design classes, Candace Noel discovered an immense joy and fulfillment in crafting floral arrangements. This sensation sparked a realization: she wanted to take her creativity out of the classroom and into the real world. So she decided to merge passion with livelihood and Flora Noel was born. Q&A with Candace Noel […]
February 13, 2024
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Inspiring Stories of Our Owners

Q&A with NKVSKIN Founder Nikia Vaughan

Nikia Vaughan has always been passionate about skincare. After turning 40, family and friends would constantly ask Nikia how she kept her skin looking so healthy. Her secret? DIY-ing her own skincare. At home she would create her own oils and butters, but is wasn’t until her daughter was diagnosed with Sickle cell disease at […]
February 5, 2024
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Small Business Funding

CDFIs: A Funding Guide for Small Businesses

When traditional funding routes close, CDFIs are always open to entrepreneurs.  More than a funding alternative for startups and established businesses, CDFIS are mission-oriented, community-driven, small and mid-sized business (SMB) funding powerhouses.   At Hello Alice, we have a lot in common with CDFIs, starting with our founding mission:to support SMB owners with fast access to […]
December 11, 2023
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