The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Carter Bank & Trust to award complimentary chamber memberships to four local minority owned businesses.
In the month of May, the Chamber collected nearly 20 entries for the Minority Owned Business Contest. To be eligible, the business must be 51 percent or more owned by a minority, marginalized or underrepresented demographic such as: Black or African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-Pacific, Subcontinent Asian, woman, veteran, or individual with a disability. Additionally, the business must be in Montgomery County or Radford City, legally operating for at least one month and cannot be current investors with the Chamber.
The winners were: This Penguin Can Fly LLC – Rachel Coleman, The Blush Door – Kierstin Houston, FWM Candles LLC – Geoffrey Brown, and The Stray Shop – Taylor Carroll.
“At Carter Bank & Trust, creating opportunities for more people and business to prosper is a part of our guiding principles,” said James Cabler, Community Development Lender for Carter Bank & Trust. “Small businesses are life blood of our community, and we are proud to partner with the Chamber to help them succeed.”
“We are excited to partner with Carter Bank & Trust Bank to offer these opportunities and to support locally owned minority businesses,” said Steve Baffuto, MCCC President and CEO. “We plan to do this again next May.”
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