FedEx Distributes $1 Million #SupportSmall Grants to Entrepreneurs
07 October 2020 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Initiative to Assist Small Businesses
Financially Impacted by COVID-19
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the completion of the
company’s #SupportSmall Grants program. Two-hundred business owners
were chosen out of almost 50,0000 applications to receive a $5,000
check as well as a $500 credit for FedEx Office® print and business
services to help support their small business during the COVID-19
global pandemic.
Forty-three percent of the grant recipients say they plan to use
the money to upgrade or enhance their website, 40% hope to use it
for marketing or advertising and 16% say they’ll create an online
store. Approximately 47% of the grants were issued to minority and
women-owned businesses. Grantees can use the $500 credit from FedEx
Office for printing banners, posters, floor graphics, custom
branded boxes and more.
“We are proud to help these entrepreneurs navigate this
challenging environment and are thrilled to see many of them use
this grant to pivot from ‘brick and mortar’ to ‘click and mortar,’”
said Brie Carere, executive vice president, chief marketing &
communications officer, FedEx. “Small businesses are the backbone
of communities across the country, which is why we will continue to
help them keep moving forward.”
FedEx will continue to champion and support small business
owners through a number of initiatives, many of those detailed on
the FedEx Small Business Center. Entrepreneurs can find ideas and
insights on services and tools that can help them tackle challenges
head on as well as information and resources that cover everything
from financial relief to operational assistance including:
- The FedEx Small Business COVID-19 Resources page has
information to help business owners navigate running a small
company during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Tech Chat with Small Business page serves as a hub where
business owners can see what technology their peers are using to
start and scale their businesses, learn about different website
platforms and online tools and hear directly from businesses facing
similar challenges.
- The FedEx Making it Work Podcast features special bonus
episodes with entrepreneurs on managing a business through a
pandemic as well as guests sharing their insights and conventional
wisdom on the highs and lows of running a business.
- The FedEx E-Commerce Center offers tips including e-commerce
shipping, fulfilling orders and meeting expectations beyond
delivery.
- The FedEx Small Business Center provides shipping solutions,
tools and insights from entrepreneurs and experts.
- FedEx Office is keeping businesses moving forward by offering
up to 40% off print orders when customers use promo code NAT212.
Offer ends 11/30/20.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenue of $71 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions through operating companies
competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating
digitally under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked
among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx
inspires its more than 500,000 team members to remain focused on
safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the
needs of their customers and communities. To learn more about how
FedEx connects people and possibilities around the world, please
visit about.fedex.com.
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