![]() In the UK, Uber Eats first launched the Black Business Fund in 2021 awarding ten £5,000 grants to restaurants across the country. In 2021, Uber announced a $10 million investment to support Black-owned small businesses on the platform around the world. Through this fund we want to help the next generation of chefs and entrepreneurs thrive.” Given the barriers that Black owners face, we are incredibly proud to expand our support of small Black-owned businesses across the country. Matthew Price, General Manager at Uber Eats UK & Ireland, said: “Small businesses and restaurants are theheart of local communities, and we’re honoured to give so many a platform on Uber Eats. The financial support is phenomenal and the mentoring is about helping them to focus on the elements of their business that they can control, and develop strategies to manage the elements they cannot.” Yet some businesses in the industry like those in the Black business community had barely recovered from the impact of the pandemic before the next crisis hit. Our recent Barometer found food and drinks businesses were amongst the first to be affected by the cost-of-living crisis. I am delighted to partner on this initiative for a second time, and I really look forward to the scale of social impact possible this time around”Įmma Jones CBE, founder of Enterprise Nation, said: “This initiative is so needed right now. The theme for Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words’, and this fund, and mentorship will help in a very tangible way to remove some of the barriers that Black business owners continue to face, during an extremely difficult trading period. Lorraine Copes at Be Inclusive hospitality, said: “The launch of this initiative is really timely.
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