Comcast Supports American Small Business Growth, Awarding 100 Grant Packages to Entrepreneurs in King County

Now in its Fifth Year, Comcast RISE has Delivered $160 Million in

Support to 14,500 Small Businesses Nationwide Since Launch

SEATTLE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2025 / Today, Comcast announced a major boost for small businesses in King County, awarding 100 local entrepreneurs with new Comcast RISE grant packages designed to help them grow, innovate, and strengthen the communities they serve. Awardees will receive a technology makeover powered by Comcast Business, creative production and a media schedule from Comcast Advertising, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, and business consultation services. These grants will be awarded in September 2025.

Each Comcast RISE recipient will receive a comprehensive grant package that includes:

• TECHNOLOGY MAKEOVER – Computer equipment and 12 months of internet, voice, and cybersecurity services by Comcast Business.

• CREATIVE PRODUCTION & MEDIA – Professionally produced 30-second TV commercial, media strategy consultation, and a 180-day linear media schedule from Comcast Advertising.

• EDUCATION RESOURCES – 24/7 access for one-year to online entrepreneurship courses, learning modules, and resources for small business owners.

• MONETARY GRANT – $5,000 monetary grant to support business operations or growth initiatives.

• BUSINESS COACHING – Personalized assessment and coaching sessions to help business owners identify opportunities to grow their businesses.

“I’m a beekeeper, not an email marketer, and in our business, there’s a lot we need help with, like email automations, strategy and marketing to support sales and growth,” said Amy Beth Nolte, co-owner of Rainy Day Bees, a Seattle-area beekeeping business specializing in local honey and beeswax candles. “Each piece of this grant really fits a need we have right now and will help push us forward.”

Gail Thompson owns Junebug’s, a Seattle company whose Hallelu-jah! Hallelu-jah! Sauce was created in 1986 in the kitchen of Thompson’ Point of View (Thompson’s), a family-owned southern Creole restaurant formerly located in the heart of the Seattle’s Central District.

“We have quite a few ideas to expand and grow, we just need the funding and support,” said Gail Thompson, owner of Junebug’s, a Seattle company whose Hallelu-jah! Sauce has attracted a large following in the region. “These resources from Comcast will help us plan more strategically and better leverage some of the processes we already have in place so we can grow our wholesale customer base and get our sauce on more shelves.”