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Contact Name: Melanie Lavender Phone Number: (941) 556-4039 Contant Email: mlavender@sarasotachamber.com Contact Name: Heather Kasten Phone Number: (941) 556-4050 Contact Email: hkasten@sarasotachamber.com Sarasota Chamber’s Opportunities For All Program Awards 45 Small, Minority-Owned Businesses with Assistance Grants SARASOTA, Fla. (November 16, 2022) — On Monday, November 14th, The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s Opportunities For All (OFA) initiative announced the awardees for the 2022 Business Assistance Funds Program at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. This program was designed to assist minority, small business owners and non-profit organizations with resources that will help our local businesses grow and thrive. Of the 70 applications submitted, 45 local businesses were chosen. The awardees were chosen by a selection committee made up of local business owners and leaders in our community. The awardees include: AGA Tax and Consulting Services LLC Ambrosian Touch LLC Anointed Hands One Stop Shop Hair Beauty and More LLC Around The Way Transportation Black and Tan Cigar Bar and Lounge C&C Supplies And Services Caring & Dedicated Healthcare Services LLC Castle Concierge LLC Clover Lane Media, LLC/Manasota Moments Compound Catering LLC Crearte Latino Cultural Center Corp Dapper Bowtique LLC Drummerboy Entertainment Happy Soul Her Beauty Lounge Jah Movement KB In Bloom LLC Kenny Klean Cut Lawn Services LLC King HR Services Inc Krewe Du Sno-Ball LLC Little Caterpillar Early Child Care LLC M.G.V. Natural Soap & Cosmetics Services LLC Margwine Organization Inc Minorities in Shark Sciences Mountain View Media Inc My Reality Speaks LLC Queens Of Domestic Violence Awareness Inc. Rosalyn Walton Education and Enrichment Services Inc. Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition Inc. Sean Presley Project LLC Settles Stump Grinding & Tree Service LLC Shavonnda Sharre Griffin, LLC Shift Avenue LLC Herrera Psychology Sticks On The Go LLC Styles By Maria 2 Styles By Maria 365 Little Medical School Suncoast Symplifyed HR Consulting LLC The Bee Haven Time to Change with Denise Davis and Davis Consultant LLC Velazquez Tire Shop Corp Kopies and More Williams Solid Solutions LLC “Small businesses are the engine that drives our local economy, and I am honored to be a part of the OFA program.” said Melanie Lavender, Opportunities For All Manager. “Congratulations to our recipients and thank you to our funder Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, who saw a need and provided a solution.” “Growing all of our businesses within our Sarasota community, is of paramount importance to the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. We are honored to fund these minority, locally owned businesses, through the generous support of the Barancik Foundation,” states Heather Kasten, President/CEO. The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce funded this experience through the Opportunities For All grant provided by the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. For more information or to learn more about the Opportunities For All initiative, please reach out to Melanie Lavender, Opportunities For All Manager, at mlavender@sarasotachamber.com