NBA’s Grant Hill’s All-Star Support for Minority-Owned SMB Grant Program with LegalZoom

NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill visits the show to introduce LegalZoom’s Fast Break for Small Business program benefitting minority-owned businesses with funding grants and legal services through a $6M, multi-year initiative. The program supports SMBs led by Black, Latino, Asian, female, immigrant, and LGBTQ+ owners with access to capital, and expertise in legal, accounting, and regulatory services from a network of professionals. Hear how Grant’s family history of entrepreneurship and business experience as co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks spurs his support, and his invitation to women- and minority-owned businesses to pursue these new resources.

Topics include:

2:25 - LegalZoom's $6M partnership initiative for SMBs 3:30 - Family roots of entrepreneurship 4:58 - Access to capital, a professional network, and legal/accounting resources 9:49 - Lessons learned from co-owning the Atlanta Hawks 11:45 - Parallels between athletics and business 13:10 - Grant's personal role, connections, in the Fast Break network 16:12 - "What if?" business alternatives outside athletics 18:12 - His mother's business legacy 24:41 - Final pitch for Fast Break for Small Business

Resources: Learn more and sign up for email alerts to apply for the next round of Fast Break for Small Business grants by visiting www.legalzoom.com/fastbreakforsmallbusiness. What tech-based business solutions from Paychex could meet your small business needs? Explore our offerings at www.paychex.com/business-solutions/small-business-solutions. What guests or topics do YOU want to hear on THRIVE? Submit your suggestions to us at: payx.com/thrivetopics

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