Funding Amount

$265,226

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Seeding Entrepreneurship Across the Mid-South (SEAM)

Funder: Delta Regional Authority

Award Amount: $265,226

Status: Seedco received this grant on May 20, 2015

Program Duration: Two-year pilot

Geographic Scope: Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton counties, Tennessee (Memphis region)

Focus Areas:

  • Small business incubation

  • Entrepreneurship training and support

  • Poverty reduction through asset, wealth, and job creation

  • Economic development in distressed counties

  • Micro and social enterprises
  • Program Description:
    Comprehensive, scalable model utilizing entrepreneurship as the foundation for reducing poverty. The program stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship through growth-oriented entrepreneur education, trainings, and support services.

    Target Population:

  • Budding entrepreneurs and low-income individuals

  • Minimum enrollment goal: 60 clients

  • Business launch goal: approximately 12 new businesses
  • Alignment:
    Aligns with Tennessee Department of Community and Economic Development's strategic priorities related to entrepreneurship.

    Contact Information:

  • Email: info@seedco.org

  • Phone: (212) 473-0255

  • National Headquarters: 513 W 207th Street, New York, NY 10034

  • EIN: 13-2875743
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    small-businessesstartupspoverty-alleviation

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