Comcast announced that its Comcast RISE program is open to all women-owned businesses in its Greater Chicago Region, which includes Illinois, Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. The expansion of Comcast RISE to women-owned businesses furthers the company’s efforts to advance digital equity and help provide underrepresented small business owners with access to the digital tools and funding they need to thrive. In its first year alone, Comcast RISE has provided more than $60 million in grants, marketing and technology services to more than 6,700 small businesses owned by people of color – including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian Americans – in Comcast’s national footprint, including nearly 550 in the company’s Greater Chicago Region. Of the 6,700 Comcast RISE recipients to date, nearly 70 percent have been businesses owned by women of color, spurring Comcast to take a deeper look into the unique challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. More information and the application to apply for marketing and technology services are available at www.ComcastRISE.com.