GET GRANTS 25 local business owners awarded Dyer Grants AdminMay 29, 2024061 views FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Twenty-five local Black-owned businesses and their owners were awarded Dyer Grants, a program that aims to support small, for-profit Black-owned businesses, the Dyer Family Foundation announced in a ceremony on Wednesday. The Dyer Family Foundation, an organization that supports local small business owners and entrepreneurs, awarded a total of $166,000 to the 25 grant recipients. This is the third year the foundation has provided grants to Fort Wayne-area business owners. This year, grants were awarded to businesses in a variety of fields, with a focus on healthcare and restaurant services, business and related fields, technology and media as well as childcare and senior services. Recipients of 2024 Dyer Grants include: Ashley Washington, Foundations First Childcare Renee Locket, Renee Lockett Learn and Grow Childcare Clarence White, KYDA (Keep Your Dreams Alive) Jeffery Davis, Davis Mobility, LLC Brittany and Travis White, JB Landscape, LLC Brice Miles, TruFit, LLC DeAndre Powell, Powell and Sons Trucking, LLC Edwiena Noel, Elite Medical Staffing Malinda Butler, Burgeoning Home Care, LLC Vanessa Hayden, Partly Whimsical, LLC Tyrone, Causey, Tyvonn Music Crystal Kelly, Uniquely You Counseling and Wellness Center, LLC Julie Sanchez, Expert Business Solutions, LLC Amber Tinsley, A&J Optical Boutique Nikisha Jones, ABC & Me Childcare Margaret Logan Sister’s Daycare Deondra Steward, Unique Cherubs Andrea Cotton, Cotton Care LLC Kasey Carr, Kanvas Kreations Londria Ladner, Wixporium Deanna Lockett, Breaking Barriers Case Management Alyssia Binnion, Positively Impacting Families LLC Toyi Tanner, Purposeful Consulting Dajuan Lastrapes, Kids R Us Montessori Dawn Macon, All Kids Childcare Source link