Atlanta, GA
black girls breathing™
Making virtual breathwork sessions for Black womxn free for 1 year.
$45,725Raised
30Days Left
Health + Science
Social Good
Visa • IFundWomen
Grant Program for Black women-owned businesses
Visa has extended its partnership with IFundWomen to support Black women-owned small businesses in the United States through a new grant program and educational resources. These grants provide an opportunity for recipients to grow their businesses and continue to offer much needed services to their local (and global) communities. This application window is now closed.
Empowering women in business
Through this program, Visa has extended its commitment to supporting Black women-owned businesses and more than doubled the amount of recipients awarded! Congratulations to all 25 exceptional entrepreneurs who were selected to receive a $10K grant and an IFundWomen annual coaching membership! Meet some of the recipients below!
Keewa Nurullah
Founder of
Kido
Kido is a children's brand connecting diverse millennial families who are looking to raise a better generation. We sell multicultural children's books, apparel representing kids of color and social justice issues, and we host events to unite families in an otherwise segregated Chicago.
Samantha Griffin
Founder of
DC Metro Maternity
DC Metro Maternity specializes in supporting women of color to successfully navigate the birthing and postpartum process. Our labor and postpartum doulas ensure that our clients can make decisions about birth and parenting based on purpose, and not pain.
Denise Woodard
Founder of
Partake Foods
Partake Foods makes delicious, nutritious, allergy-friendly snacks that give peace of mind to those with dietary restrictions and simple enjoyment to everyone.
Fund Black women-owned businesses
Black women entrepreneurs face greater obstacles to accessing the capital and resources needed to launch and grow their businesses. Visa and IFundWomen are doing their part to remove barriers and level the playing field. Now, you have an opportunity to put your money where your mouth is and support these founders.
St. petersburg, FL
The Book Report Project
removing the financial barrier to accessing books by allowing youth to purchase books with alternative currency; a book report!
$18,725Raised
61Days Left
Social Good
Bronx, NY
Woke Foods
Woke Foods is revolutionizing diets, by making plant-based food accessible, irresistible and rooted in the lands of our Black ancestors.
$10,000Raised
25Days Left
Health + Science
Lifestyle
Social Good
Los angeles, CA
Oldvine Florals
We are a Black-Woman owned floral business in Los Angeles,CA who has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 shut down in Southern California.
$10,000Raised
92Days Left
Lifestyle
Philadelphia , PA
The Better Box LLC
We’ve made it this far amid a global pandemic and economic crisis! Help us keep the dream alive. Today we take back our purpose!
$10,000Raised
79Days Left
Art + Music
Charlotte, NC
Three Little Birds - Equipment Acquisition
We create beautiful stationery for life's most important events. From weddings to business branding, we love designing creative stationery.
$10,000Raised
0Days Left
Business Services
New york, NY
SciTech Kids Learning Pods
Make Educational Equity Possible With Learning Pods for Underserved Communities
$10,000Raised
217Days Left
Social Good
Brooklyn, NY
Sonic Sommelier: Making Music Match the Moment
Honey+Vinyl uses the science of sound to mindfully pair music with food, mood, and aesthetic to optimize the human experience.
$10,000Raised
353Days Left
Art + Music
Upper marlboro, MD
Labor & Postpartum Doulas for Black Women
DC Metro Maternity believes that when mothers feel good about their birthing decisions, they make decisions based on purpose, not pain.
$10,000Raised
0Days Left
Family
Washington, DC
Sweetkiwi: Dessert without Stress!
Sweetkiwi makes the best tasting, low calorie whipped yogurt using real milk sourced from grass fed cows and real ingredients.
$10,000Raised
0Days Left
Business Services
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Founder's playbook
From fundraising planning to mapping out your network, this playbook will guide you through all the critical building blocks that you need to work through as an early-stage entrepreneur.
join the network
Join IFundWomen's Community Slack network where entrepreneurs from around the world are collaborating, commiserating, and celebrating on all things startup life.
Watch these educational videos
Create your business pitch
In this video, you will learn how to craft the perfect elevator pitch to explain your product or service.
Identify your audience with google analytics
In this video, you will learn how to find out who your key customers are and how to identify new ones.
using your smartphone to capture pro video
In this video, you will learn how to use your smartphone to capture beautiful, compelling video content to promote your business.
More tips & resources for capturing pro video
establish the purpose of your content
Before even pressing record make sure you are clear on what the goal of this content is, where you will be sharing it, and exactly what you want viewers to think, say and do after watching.
Position your phone correctly
If you are filming video content for most channels/platforms, you will want to position your phone horizontally. If you are filming for Instagram Stories, for example, you will want to position your phone vertically to fit the IG story frame.
be brief & stick to the script
Have a good understanding of what you want to say before the camera is rolling. Engaging content is concise and to the point. If you are recording a marketing video for your business and delivering your pitch, you will want to make sure it is no longer than 3 minutes. People just don't have time to watch anything longer. If it takes you longer than 3 minutes to succinctly explain your idea, you need to stop and work on that pitch before even thinking about making a video. Download the Founder’s Playbook in the Visa • IFW Toolkit and fill out the pitch honing template as the first step in your pre-production process!
download the DIY video production shopping list
We know that small business owners are working with little-to-no budget when it comes to video production, so we have put together a list of suggested, reasonably priced equipment that will increase the quality of your smartphone-based production studio!
Ready to take your small business to the next level?
To learn more how Visa supports women-owned small businesses, visit: visa.com/shesnext
Check out the Program Terms & Conditions