Intuit is awarding three small businesses $20,000 each for Small Business Hero Day

Three small businesses have each been awarded $20,000 as part of the second annual Intuit QuickBooks and Mailchimp Small Business Hero Day, a moment designed to celebrate the success of America’s small businesses and recognize the incredible impact they have in our communities. The day is part of Small Business Success Month by Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), the global technology platform that makes QuickBooks, TurboTax, Credit Karmaand Mailchimp.

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“The importance of small businesses in our communities is undeniable, but they often don’t get the recognition they deserve,” said Alex Chriss, EVP and GM, Small Business & Self Employed Group at Intuit. “We are honored to spotlight these inspiring small business owners and the passion, commitment and tenacity each has shown as they help strengthen the communities they serve.”

Each Small Business Hero was nominated for their incredible commitment to serving their communities in Louisiana, Georgia and Michigan.

• Family faith transport (La Place, LA): Inspired by his own mother’s experience, Carlton Morris Family Faith Transportation began with the mission of providing increased mobility to the elderly and ill so they can access needed services across South Louisiana. Today, Carlton and his small but mighty team provide comfortable transportation services so that their clients can maintain their dignity, independence and ties to their communities.

  “As a business owner you have to wear many different hats…I am owner, operations manager, I manage payroll and bookkeeping. When you try to do as much as we do for our community, there are so many challenges we face to keep us going,” said Carlton Morris. “It speaks volumes to be honored as a hero out of so many other companies, and it shows me that my work is paying off.”

• MASS Collective (Atlanta, GA): Established in 2012, MASS Collective was formed to fill a specific gap for historically underrepresented and underfunded artists, makers, and artisans in Atlanta. Gabriella Mooney is the company’s CEO and founder and aims to provide an inclusive workspace to support the city’s rich culture of art and design. MASS Collective offers professional workshop memberships and classes for crafters and artisans of all levels and across a variety of disciplines and materials.

  “This is truly a magical moment for us,” Gabriella Mooney said. “One of the things I worry about is that MASS Collective no longer exists, and being recognized in this way will help us continue to serve the Atlanta community and promote the talents of our local artisans and makers in a inclusive space, which is the most important thing.”
  

• No Fear Cafe (Detroit, MI): No Fear Cafe is a community learning center that offers fun and innovative educational programming to children and adults in marginalized communities. Founder and CEO Alicia McKay is a strong believer in closing the learning gap, and is focused on positively impacting educational opportunities in Southeast Michigan. No Fear Cafe offers a variety of STEM-based classes and other high-quality academic and work-readiness programming to help give members the confidence they need to excel.

  “I am so thankful and grateful for this recognition,” said Alicia McKay. “A big focus for us is to help equip our students with cutting-edge technology, which also comes with increased costs. This recognition and award will help with those costs and with staffing our upcoming summer programming as we continue to support learning in our community.”

In addition to $20,000, to help support the continued success of these Small Business Heroes, each winner will receive a one-year subscription to several of Intuit’s small business solutions, including Intuit QuickBooks Online, Intuit Mailchimp Premiumand Intuit TurboTax Full Service Business.

An Intuit QuickBooks survey found that nearly 100% of US consumers agree that small businesses go above and beyond for their customers and communities, and 64% say small business owners are community heroes but should receive more recognition. Small businesses are considered the lifeblood of their communities, and 73% of respondents say small businesses make their communities a better place to live by creating a stronger sense of community and jobs.

Equally important is the impact society has on small businesses themselves. Almost three-quarters (72%) of small business owners say they would not survive without community support. Recent Intuit QuickBooks Research also shows that small businesses promote economic growth in their communities, as nearly half (49%) of the suppliers they buy the products and services they need to run their business from are other local businesses.

For more information about these heroes and Intuit’s Small Business Success Month, please visit here.

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