As the foremost leader in local news and advertising we have
worked with local businesses during the best of times. Now, we are honored to
support local businesses through these difficult times.
A $250,000 fund has been established by The Joplin Globe to
help area businesses get back to full strength through matching grants to
subsidize marketing.
Business can now apply for grant funds to aid their recovery
from the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“We understand that this is a crucial time for our business
community, and we want to help their marketing through this grant,” Dale
Brendel, group publisher for The Joplin Globe said.
“It’s vital that businesses communicate with their customers
as they begin to think about reopening, even if it’s on a limited basis, or
trying to get back to normal operations. We want to be a resource for them to
do that.”
The fund is open to locally owned and operated businesses
affected by the coronavirus, even if they are not current advertisers with the
newspaper.
The grant money can be used for The Joplin Globe print
edition and joplinglobe.com website between May 1 and June 30. The grants are
for a minimum of $200 and maximum of $5,000 in matching funds each month. For
example, if a business is awarded a grant and spends $200 in advertising, The
Joplin Globe will match that with a grant of $200 for a total of $400 in
advertising dollars.
To apply for the dollar-for-dollar matching advertising grant, submit an application at www.joplinglobe.com/grant.
The Joplin Globe will respond within 48 hours.
“A community newspaper is only as strong as the community it
serves,” Brendel said. “We know businesses and workers are hurting; we’re
hurting, too. If we can pull together as a community, we can weather this.”
