TD Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida

funds benefit small business development through the MicroEnterprise Institute
 
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jan. 16, 2025 - PRLog -- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida (SWFL) received a $6,500 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation to support the MicroEnterprise Institute in Collier and Lee Counties.

Established in 2010, The SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute is a six-week program that assists aspiring entrepreneurs in developing their ideas. Industry experts in marketing, banking, legal and others relevant areas, help students gain valuable tips and insight to help with their launch.

The program has graduated 1,147 students and helped start or strengthen 660 local business, and to date 70% of those businesses are still in operation.

About Goodwill Industries for Southwest Florida

Goodwill SWFL is a nonprofit organization that is committed to serving people with disabilities and disadvantages by offering life-changing opportunities to achieve independence.  They have been providing services to people with disabilities and disadvantages since 1966 in five counties of Southwest Florida: Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades & Hendry counties.

About the TD Charitable Foundation

The TD Charitable Foundation is the giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank® (http://td.com/us), one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 10 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,100 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. Since its inception in 2002, the Foundation has distributed over $323 million through donations to local nonprofits from Maine to Florida. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation is available at https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/funding-opportunities/.

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