Supporting Main Street America

Supporting Main Street America

Expanding Opportunity for Small Businesses

We've partnered with Main Street America to help small businesses succeed by removing obstacles to expansion and long-term viability.
 
Supporting Main Street America
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The Hartford's Business Accelerator Grant Program

Access to affordable brick and mortar space remains a significant challenge to small business growth. Our accelerator program with Main Street America helps address this barrier, fueling small business growth and strengthening local economies. This initiative funds pop-up shops, co-working spaces and multi-use storefronts. It also provides a digital platform that offers mentorship, training and networking to set small business owners up for success.
 

2026 Recipients of The Hartford’s Small Business Accelerator Program

We were honored to select six organizations across the country to receive funding through our Small Business Accelerator Grant Program. 
 
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“Having this stepping stone really solidified for me that I want a brick-and-mortar in this area. I definitely wouldn’t have known that had I not had an affordable way to try it first.”

— Kari Carpenter, Shop Owner at The Shoppes at Grandon Plaza
 

Fueling the Future of Small Business

For more than 200 years, we’ve earned the trust of small business owners by protecting their livelihoods. We’re proud to support more than 1 million of them across the country and are dedicated to supporting them through curated business resources, grant opportunities and reliable, human-centered customer service.
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