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The Fund: The Fund provides flexible loans and crisis response support teams to Massachusetts-based Black and Latinx businesses with revenues of at least $250,000.
BECEF was established by a group of coalition partners that are all nonprofit business support organizations focused on supporting Black and Latinx businesses in Massachusetts. Coalition Partners include the Foundation for Business Equity (FBE), Business Equity Fund (BEF) at the Boston Foundation, Amplify Latinx, BECMA, CommonWealth Kitchen, and the Boston Ujima Project.
Eligibility:
Application and Review Process:
Questions on the application or eligibility criteria, please email Diana Ubinas, FBE Program Manager at d.ubinas@fbequity.org.
Supporters and Funding Needs:
If organizations or individuals are interested in contributing to the Business Equity COVID-19 Emergency Fund, please reach out to Orlando C. Watkins, Boston Foundation Vice President of Programs, at Orlando.watkins@tbf.org | (617) 338-2291, or Glynn Lloyd, FBE Executive Director at g.lloyd@fbequity.org | (617) 828-4228.
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