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Progress Playbook is here to help you find the resources—and the capital—to keep building. Because sometimes the next move for your business or organization just needs a little funding behind it.

Here are 3 grant opportunities worth checking out:

1. Brooklyn Org General BKO Funding — Up to $45,000/year.
For Brooklyn-serving nonprofits advancing racial justice and providing critical resources to local communities. Funding can support general operations for up to three years.
Next deadline: September 30

2. Queens Flash Grants — $1,000
Queens-based small businesses can apply for one of five $1,000 grants to help cover practical needs like equipment, repairs, signage, menus, and other operating expenses.
Deadline: September 30

3. Amber Grant for Women — $10,000
Women-owned businesses can apply for one of three $10,000 grants awarded each month. Monthly winners may also become eligible for a $50,000 year-end grant.
Next deadline: September 30

A little extra capital can go a long way. Check eligibility, put together your application, and go for it. 🚀
Follow Progress Playbook for more funding opportunities, tools, and resources to help you move your business forward.

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Build smart. Learn early. Grow together.

Consistency over perfection.

Progress Playbook founder Lloyd Cambridge shared practical lessons on entrepreneurship with NYU students, from building strong systems to investing in relationships and learning by doing.

Read the latest from The Journal on Progress Playbook.

Looking for funding opportunities this August and September?

We’ve rounded up a selection of grants and funding programs for entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and community leaders ready to grow their work and increase their impact.

At Progress Playbook, we help make it easier to find, understand, and act on valuable funding and growth opportunities.

For monthly updates on grants, resources, and opportunities for entrepreneurs, subscribe to our newsletter via the link in bio.

The way young people think about money matters.

Financial education is about more than dollars and cents, it helps young people develop the confidence, habits, and decision-making skills they need to build financially secure futures.

Read our latest article to see how Progress for Good is helping young people strengthen their financial mindset.
And stay tuned: Each month, Progress Playbook will share new articles with insights, stories, and practical tools for building businesses, lives, and communities we love.

Read this article and explore more from The Journal at the link in our bio.

Congratulations to Ashley Marrero, founder of Kente Cones and a Blueprint Project entrepreneur, for her appearance on TODAY with Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones! In celebration of National Ice Cream Month, Ashley shares the inspiration behind her Afro-American-inspired frozen treats—and shows what Blueprint entrepreneurs are bringing to the table.

From idea to infrastructure. 💡

Through the Blueprint Project, founders moved from testing real business ideas to building the systems needed for sustainable growth. Blueprint Clarify helped early-stage entrepreneurs validate community needs, while Blueprint Activate supported business owners in strengthening operations, branding, pricing, and leadership.

The result: stronger businesses built with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Learn more about Blueprint and the founders at the link in bio.

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Searching for funding opportunities this July and September?

We’ve gathered a selection of grants and funding programs for entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and community leaders looking to expand their work and create greater impact.

At Progress Playbook, we make it easier to discover, understand, and take action on valuable funding and growth opportunities.

For monthly updates on grants, resources, and opportunities for entrepreneurs, subscribe to our newsletter using the link in bio.

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Meet the businesses shaping the future of our neighborhoods 🔥

A special thank you to all the entrepreneurs and businesses who attended this year’s Renaissance Summit 👏🏾

Tap each video to follow and support these businesses!

Brenda Hilliard
The North Star Books + Bar Bed-Vyne Wine & Spirits
Pairgap
The BeWellBro
Building Beats
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Hot Bread Kitchen
Brooklyn Public Library
Emicia Yvette
Joanne Bartley
Cheech Studios

Rinconcito DoMex
Office of Neighborhood Safety

Let’s make progress 💪🏾