Delivery and takeout app DoorDash has opened applications for its accelerator program, which includes a $20,000 grant, to restaurants in the greater Portland and Denver, Colorado areas. The program is tailored towards restaurants owned by women, immigrants, or people of color. The company has partnered with the Black Business Association of Oregon to bring the program to Portland. In addition to being awarded grant money, restaurants selected for the fall cohort will have access to an eight-week curriculum that covers topics such as marketing, accessing capital, and legal support; customized business advising; free marketing from DoorDash; and in-person networking opportunities. The program is a collaboration between DoorDash and California-based
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