1. For Immediate Release
October 27, 2013
Media Contact:
Original Cup of Joe
267-474-5799
Barbara Viaud
b_viaud@yahoo.com
Local Business, Original Cup of Joe, Needs Support to be Eligible for $250,000 Grant from Mission
Main StreetSM Grants
Help Original Cup of Joe Grow by Voting Online Before November 15
Philadelphia, PA – Original Cup of Joe, a local coffee business, has applied for a $250,000 grant from
Chase as part of a newly launched program, Mission Main StreetSM Grants. Original Cup of Joe must
submit a questionnaire outlining a business plan that will result in growth of the business and receive at
least 250 votes to be eligible for a grant. Full eligibility requirements are available in the Program Rules
www.missionmainstreetgrants.com. Customers, fans and community members can show support for
Original Cup of Joe by voting at www.MissionMainStreetGrants.com using Facebook Connect. The
voting deadline is November 15, 2013 and grant recipients will be selected by expert panelists.
Being awarded a $250,000 grant will help Cup of Joe increase its visibility in the community. It will also
help secure the lease the proposed two story property, so that we can provide quality goods & services.
Our Mission is to Protect and Preserve the Integrity of the Neighborhood. With our effort to expand, Cup
of Joe will hire locally to fill positions. As a business source, more jobs will be created through
expansion and duplication of services. Supplemental assistance will be added through funding projects,
and direct sales as a benefit to employees, for childcare. Services will be provided either on-site, or at an
alternate childcare location (employee designated).
Cup of Joe will strive to become a major competitor in the coffee industry. Receiving this grant would be
an unbelievable opportunity to ensure the work of Cup of Joe in our hometown of Philadelphia, says
Owner/ CEO, Barbara Viaud.
Through Mission Main Street Grants, Chase will award $3 million to small businesses across America.
All businesses that apply for a grant and meet the eligibility requirements will receive a special
advertising offer from Premier Sponsor, Google. In addition, the 12 grant recipients will be eligible to
receive a trip to Google for an exclusive small business marketing workshop with Google experts and a
Google Chromebook Pixel laptop.