Granting Success: Your Journey to Grant Funding

Join us for "Granting Success: Your Journey to Grant Funding." A transformative event designed to equip entrepreneurs with the tools and strategies needed to secure vital grant funding for their businesses. Melissa Gallardo shares her personal journey to securing grant funding, revealing invaluable insights and strategies into navigating the complex landscape of grant funding while empowering your own entrepreneurial endeavors. Melissa has won over $100,000 in lifetime non-dilutive funding and prizes to successfully launch products, upgrade packaging, and launch in Barnes & Noble, Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters. She was able to enlist the expertise of Fortune 500 companies, notable non-profits and industry leaders to build and amplify Bonita Fierce Candles.

Key takeaways include:

Strategic & Practical Guidance: Learn how to approach, identify, apply for, and secure grant funding for your business. From crafting compelling proposals that stand out to grantors to leveraging available resources, uncover the strategies that can elevate your grant-seeking efforts.

Resource Access: Discover a wealth of resources and support services available to assist you in your grant-seeking endeavors. From online tools to funding databases, learn where to access the resources you need to succeed.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from real-world experiences and gain the insights you need to propel your business forward. Reserve your spot today and take the first step towards securing the grant support you need!

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Melissa Gallardo is the Founder of Bonita Fierce Candles, a premium Latin heritage-focused home fragrance brand. She is disrupting the candle industry by uprooting the Euro-centric fragrance narrative and introducing multicultural candles to mass market such as Cafecito Con Leche, Coquito, Horchata and more.

From pouring candles in her childhood kitchen to be sold in over 700+ stores nationwide including Barnes & Noble and Nordstrom as the first Latina-owned and inspired candle brand at the retailers. She has won over $100k in lifetime non-dilutive funding to build and amplify BFC, including the Ulta Beauty MUSE Accelerator and The Tory Burch Foundation. However, she’s more than a candlemaker, she is a trailblazing force who is inspiring and igniting the next generation of multicultural entrepreneurs who have historically lacked resources.

With her deep insights into the Latine community, openly shares her entrepreneurial challenges, showcasing her resilience and creative problem-solving through low-bono consulting, workshops, and speaking engagements at universities including Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania.

ABOUT THE JEFA IN TRAINING CIRCLE:

The Jefa in Training Circle is a dynamic membership community empowering Latina entrepreneurs through educational workshops, business strategy sessions, resources + more, led by Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda, bestselling author of the Spanglish business book, Jefa in Training.

The JIT Circle puts on these events to support our members on their business journey and to help educate our community. Events are FREE for members. Ticketed for friends.