June 2023 Accelerator Finalists

Unrestricted Grant Finalists:

• Cecilia Stanton of Stanton Adams Consulting 

• Maria Burns Ortiz of 7 Generation Games

• Anissa Keyes of Arubah Emotional Health Services

• Terresa Moses of Blackbird Revolt

• Antoinette Flores of Clutch Logistics

• Tamara Taylor of SnackChat Networking Lounge

• Khadija Ali of Global Language Connections

• Babette Buckner of Moltron Builders

Forgivable Loan Finalists:

• Cecilia Stanton of Stanton Adams Consulting 

• Maria Burns Ortiz of 7 Generation Games

• Anissa Keyes of Arubah Emotional Health Services

• Antoinette Flores of Clutch Logistics

• Wendy Sullivan of Wenrich PD Construction

• Damaris Hollingsworth of Design By Melo

January 2023 Accelerator Finalists

Vanguard Accelerator Grants, powered by Founders First CDC

• Wendy Sullivan, WENRICH PD Construction, LLC, Plymouth, MN

• D. Tomme Beevas, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, LLC, Minneapolis, MN

• Edna McKenzie, Midwest Select Contracting, LLC, Minneapolis, MN

Vanguard Accelerator Forgivable Loans

• Jasmine Russell, Monicat Data, LLC, Saint Paul, MN

• LaShawna Rhodes, Earth's Beauty Supply, Saint Paul, MN

• Junita Flowers, Junita’s Jar, Minneapolis, MN

• Georgia Fort, BLCK Press, Minneapolis, MN