WBC - SC - increasing hope

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $150,000 was made by the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The award recipient, Increasing H.o.p.e., is a minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned non-profit organization in North Charleston, South Carolina, that functions as a community development corporation.

The funding will support Increasing H.o.p.e.'s operation of a Women's Business Center, which provides financial counseling, training, and mentoring services to women entrepreneurs, particularly those who are socially and economically disadvantaged. The organization also partners with AmeriCorps Seniors to deliver a two-year financial education, budget coaching, workforce development, and small business mentoring program. Additionally, Increasing H.o.p.e. has received a sub-award from HomeFree USA, Inc. under the Housing Counseling Assistance Program, further demonstrating its commitment to community economic development.