Cornerstone alliance & chamber of commerce services

This $150,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2023 by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) to Cornerstone Alliance, a non-profit organization in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The funding will support Cornerstone Alliance's delivery of training, counseling, and other support services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women entrepreneurs, including a focus on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Common activities involve entrepreneurship training, business consulting, financial literacy education, mentoring, and facilitating access to capital for the target women-owned small businesses in the local community. Cornerstone Alliance has received over $1.2 million in federal grants since 2020 to carry out its mission of economic development and small business assistance in Benton Harbor.