Malden business recipient of NBA/NAACP/Vistaprint grant

  The Paws & Purrfection Company at 240 Main St. recently received a small business grant from NBA/NAACP/Vistaprint in the amount of $25,000. Business owners Kashawna Harling and Ralph Long are planning to bring their business to the next level by getting their storefront redesigned and upgraded and expanding the services that they offer.

  The Power Forward Small Business Grant program aims to create a lasting impact through the economic empowerment of Black-owned small businesses across New England. Through a combined commitment of $1 million, Vistaprint and the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation are teaming up with the NAACP to award transformative grants of $25,000 on a rolling basis. Through this initiative, grant recipients will have opportunities to be featured on national co-branded platforms along with receiving marketing and design resources customized to their specific needs to help their business grow and thrive. Qualified applicants must be Black-owned businesses with one to 25 employees and be based and operating in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont or select areas of Connecticut.

  For more information, please visit https://www.nba.com/celtics/community/power-forward-small-business-grant.