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COURIER L 12 IFE, SEPT. 25-OCT. 1, 2020
Dime Bank awards
Boerum Hill business with
‘community chest’ grant
(L-R) R. Gary Campbell, Nina Demushkina, Amerrah Brown, Patricia Strong, Shanasia Grace
and Stephen Miley pose with the check from Dime Bank outside of Beautiful Amore
Photo by Caroline Ourso
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
Dime Community Bank presented
a burgeoning Boerum Hill business
with a check for $5,000 on Sept. 18 as
part of its small business recovery
grant program.
The grant program, which Dime
leaders say serves as a “community
chest,” has so far bestowed 60 grants
totaling $300,000. The grants —
awarded in partnership with the Federal
Home Loan Bank of New York —
benefi t local businesses and nonprofi t
organizations throughout the fi ve
boroughs and on Long Island.
Of the 60 grants awarded, Beautiful
Amore Skincare is one of the many
which have been given to minority-
and women-owned businesses. In addition,
76 percent of the grants supported
small businesses and 24 percent benefi
ted nonprofi t organizations.
The unique vegan skincare business
at 97 Bond St. was one of the
many local businesses that — for one
reason or another — did not qualify
for the Paycheck Protection Program,
said R. Gary Campbell, assistant vice
president and branch manager of
Dime’s Bay Ridge branch.
“This grant made it possible for
Beautiful Amore Skincare to pay
rent for the months the shop was not
open,” said Campbell. “It also allowed
them to pay employees and purchase
PPE necessities.”
Beautiful Amore Skincare founder
and owner Amerrah Brown said her
connection to Dime Community Bank
has been a saving grace for her business.
“I’ve built a great relationship
with Gary Campbell — he is not only
the branch manager but also a human,
he understands the struggles
of the small business and is always
looking for ways to assist,” she told
Brooklyn Paper. “The products that
Dime offer makes it a perfect fi t for my
small business. I don’t have to worry
about unnecessary fees eating away
at profi t.”
Dime fi rst looked for businesses
and nonprofi ts to award in May, with
a second round of applications that
took place in June.
“We received over 500 nominations
and applications from local businesses
and nonprofi t organizations,”
said Patricia Strong, Dime vice president
and CRA offi cer. “We’ve received
a great response from our business
community, and our Dime team has
worked tirelessly to make this happen
in a timely fashion.”
“Our goal was to get money in the
hands of small businesses quickly because
there was an urgency, as there
has been with other disasters,” added
Steve Miley, senior vice president of
strategic marketing at Dime.
“Small business is the backbone
of America. The success or failure of
small businesses drives the US economy,”
Brown said. “I’m glad Dime understands
that and is doing what they
can in any capacity to help small businesses
thrive in this diffi cult time.”
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