The Wisconsin Indigenous Housing & Economic Development Corp. awarded 32 Indigenous-owned small businesses grants of $5,000 through a partnership with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.. The grant program totaled $160,000.
Recipients represent small businesses across several industries, from HVAC to beauty, retail, child care, wellness, and more.
Here are the recipients:
- Carter King, Carter S. King
- Clarissa Friday, Clarissa Friday Photography LLC
- Clay Frazer, Native Range Ecological, LLC
- Ezra Leoso, The Frybread Shack
- Jean Marie Thiel, Belonger Corporation Inc
- Leandra Wohner, Kool Kidz Childcare LLC
- Mary Adams, Maintenance & Renovation Professionals
- Sabrina Zamora, OTG MUNCHEEZ LLC
- Tabitha McBride, Tabi’s Lake Country
- Wendell Pettibone, Sanity Adjacent Candles
- Alegra Fowler, Sweetgrass Behavioral Health
- Apache Danforth, Good Words Consulting LLC
- Brian Wilson Jr, Seven Generation Contractors, LLC
- Carlton Jordan, Carl’s Trucking, LLC
- Constance Danforth, Better Brows LLC
- Crystal Meltz, Meltz Industries LLC
- Darleen Denny, Turtle Island Gifts LLC
- Fawne Rasmussen, Diamond HVAC LLC
- Jeremiah Danforth, Danforth Enterprises, LLC
- Jolene Parker-Flores, Just Breathe Boutique LLC
- Kevin Jordan, Rustic Ridge Livestock LLC
- Latsiklanunha Hill, Hill Fix It LLC
- Lisa Shaw, New Depth Counseling & Wellness Services, LLC
- Olivia Sexton, LASH’D by LIV
- Renee Earwood, Student Loan Coach LLC
- Shado LaCount, Shado Rose LLC
- Stephanie Taylor, Styled by Stephanie
- Suzette Mayotte, Dolls Day Care
- Tracey Cordova, Universal Consulting Solutions
- Trenton Miller Sr., Miller’s Logging
- DeJay Jarecki, LIGHTNING STORM GFX, LLC
- Richard Belanger, RR& B LLC. DBA Midtown Tavern
