Got a Startup With Purpose? Apply for 2026 Epiphany Grant!

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Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program, a faith-based social entrepreneurship incubator supporting startups tackling today’s most pressing challenges. The deadline to apply is January 6! You may apply via the link here firstpresatl.org/epiphany. Epiphany is an evergreen initiative that equips entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to social issues with funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance. If you are an emerging founder with a vision to address societal challenges often overlooked by traditional markets, Epiphany offers the resources needed to help your venture grow. Examples of qualifying ventures include businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals or adults with developmental challenges, as well as enterprises offering services such as coding training for refugees or mechanical skills development in low-income communities. Since its launch, Epiphany has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants and supported multiple successful ventures, including Refuge Coffee Co., PadSplit, and Purposeful Gourmet Foods. Modeled in part after the format of Shark Tank, the program provides early-stage entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and access to a network focused on impact areas such as hunger, homelessness, housing, refugee resettlement, racial equity, poverty, healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability. To learn more about Epiphany, explore previous grant recipients, or apply for the 2026 cohort, visit firstpresatl.org/epiphany.

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Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program,...

, writer and award-winning producer-turned entrepreneur will join Brookhaven Patch as its newest blogger today. Allen worked in broadcast television, radio, national cable, and the Internet before founding her own advertising and marketing consulting agency, <a href="http://www.newthoughtmarketing.com/about/sherean.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Thought Marketing</a> - a marketing consulting firm for small to medium sized businesses. This Brookhaven resident is arguably one of our most interesting neighbors. She lives in one of a hand full of Brookhaven's EarthCraft gold certified homes featuring geothermal HVAC, and this week, she was featured in the <a href="http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/an-app-answers-whats-your-name-again/?scp=1&amp;sq=namebuddy&amp;st=cse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times</a> for an app she created to help her remember names. "I was meeting so many folks after we moved to Brookhaven and forgetting names. I decided there had to be a better way and <a href="http://namebuddyapp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NameBuddy</a> was born." We're happy to have her! You can start reading her blog today at Noon. Interested in blogging for Brookhaven Patch? Send me an <a href="mailto:stephanie.arnold@patch.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>.

, writer and award-winning producer-turned entrepreneur will join Brookhaven Patch as its newest blogger today.

Allen worked in broadcast television, radio, national cable, and the Internet before founding her own advertising and marketing consulting agency, <a href="http://www.newthoughtmarketing.com/about/sherean.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Thought Marketing</a> - a marketing consulting firm for small to medium sized businesses. This Brookhaven resident is arguably one of our most interesting neighbors. She lives in one of a hand full of Brookhaven's EarthCraft gold certified homes featuring geothermal HVAC, and this week, she was featured in the <a href="http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/an-app-answers-whats-your-name-again/?scp=1&amp;sq=namebuddy&amp;st=cse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times</a> for an app she created to help her remember names.

"I was meeting so many folks after we moved to Brookhaven and forgetting names. I decided there had to be a better way and <a href="http://namebuddyapp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NameBuddy</a> was born." We're happy to have her!

You can start reading her blog today at Noon. Interested in blogging for Brookhaven Patch? Send me an <a href="mailto:stephanie.arnold@patch.com" rel="nofollow">email</a>.

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Start reading Sherean Malekzadeh Allen's blogs today.