Inaugural UPS Small Business Grants 'Ignite' Next-Level Success for Growing Ventures

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Inaugural UPS Small Business Grants 'Ignite' Next-Level Success for Growing Ventures

UPS' Ignite Grant Program awarded 10 small businesses $10,000 to scale ventures. Chocolatier extraordinaire Phillip Ashley Rix says it was a "game changer."

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