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Start Here : Welcome To Edgewood Community
👋 Welcome to Edgewood Community! This is a place for entrepreneurs, aspiring business owners, and community builders to connect, learn, and take action. We’ll explore starting and growing a business, preparing for funding, and finding grants, business loans, and foundation grants that match your eligibility. You don’t need to have everything figured out. Bring your idea, your questions, and your willingness to grow! 👇 Introduce yourself in the comments: • What is your name? • What business do you own—or want to start? • What is your biggest challenge right now? • What would you like to accomplish in the next 30 days? Our first goal is 25 founding members who support one another and make real progress. Building People. Building Businesses. Building Community.
Use AI For Grants
Grants Hit Different with AI Funders and buyers trust OTHER PEOPLE more than they trust you. Today, reach out to 5 happy clients: ✅ Ask for a short testimonial (video or written) ✅ Give them 2-3 easy questions ✅ Offer to write a first draft for them to approve ✅ Make it a 60-second ask ✅ Thank them with a gift card or shout-out Fresh testimonials = fresh conversion power. 📌 Who are the 5 you're reaching out to today? 🔑 💡 REMEMBER: You do NOT need to complete every assignment. Only do what serves YOUR business and YOUR vision. This is YOUR funding journey — move at YOUR pace. 🔑 🤖 STEP 1 — TODAY'S AI TOOL: ChatGPT 💎 Best for crafting testimonial request scripts 📝 PASTE THIS PROMPT: "Act as my testimonial strategist. Help me collect 5 fresh testimonials this week. Ask me who my happiest recent customers are. Then write me: a warm testimonial request DM/email, a 3-question prompt they can answer in 60 seconds, a 'thank you' template, and 3 ways I can use each testimonial (website, grant application, social, email signature, sales page)." 🎨 STEP 2 — GENERATE YOUR IMAGE: A warm flat lay of 5 handwritten testimonial cards fanned out on a cream linen surface, each with 5 gold stars, surrounded by gold confetti, a cup of coffee, and a small bouquet of fresh flowers. Grateful, trust-building, premium aesthetic, cream, gold, and blush tones, no people required, top-down format.
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The Apple Card
💳 Apple Card – No Hard Pull Strategy 💳 Repost for new members!! Want the Apple Card without a hard inquiry? Here's the play! What You Need First: ✅ iPhone or Apple Account ✅ Clean TransUnion report (no negatives) ✅ Low credit card utilization ✅ TransUnion UNFROZEN when you start Quick Requirements: FICO 660–680+ (700+ preferred) | TransUnion FICO 9 No recent bankruptcies or major derogatory marks Utilization under 30% (under 10% is ideal) Self-reported income — higher helps 18+, U.S. resident, no P.O. Box The Steps: 1️⃣ Open Wallet app → tap (+) → Apply for Apple Card → use REAL info + household income 2️⃣ Wait for APPROVED status (if "Under Review," wait before moving on) 3️⃣ 🔥 FREEZE TransUnion at service.transunion.com— this blocks the hard pull! 4️⃣ Go back and Accept your Apple Card 5️⃣ Wait 24 hours → Unfreeze TransUnion
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The Apple Card !!
💳 Apple Card – No Hard Pull Strategy 💳 Repost for new members!! Want the Apple Card without a hard inquiry? Here's the play! What You Need First: ✅ iPhone or Apple Account ✅ Clean TransUnion report (no negatives) ✅ Low credit card utilization ✅ TransUnion UNFROZEN when you start Quick Requirements: FICO 660–680+ (700+ preferred) | TransUnion FICO 9 No recent bankruptcies or major derogatory marks Utilization under 30% (under 10% is ideal) Self-reported income — higher helps 18+, U.S. resident, no P.O. Box The Steps: 1️⃣ Open Wallet app → tap (+) → Apply for Apple Card → use REAL info + household income 2️⃣ Wait for APPROVED status (if "Under Review," wait before moving on) 3️⃣ 🔥 FREEZE TransUnion at service.transunion.com— this blocks the hard pull! 4️⃣ Go back and Accept your Apple Card 5️⃣ Wait 24 hours → Unfreeze TransUnion
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Sunday Reflection
Grants Hit Different with AI SUNDAY REFLECTION 🙏🏾 In the middle of running the business, raising the family, and chasing the funding — don't forget to COUNT the mercies. Today, reflect: ✅ What has God protected me from this year? ✅ What prayer has He already answered? ✅ Who has He placed in my life as a blessing? ✅ What small mercy did I overlook this week? Mercy multiplies when we recognize it. 📌 Share one small mercy from this week. 🔑 "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end." — Lamentations 3:22 💡 REMEMBER: You do NOT need to complete every assignment. Only do what serves YOUR business and YOUR vision. This is YOUR funding journey — move at YOUR pace. 🔑 🤖 STEP 1 — TODAY'S AI TOOL: ChatGPT 💎 Best for gratitude and reflection prompts 📝 PASTE THIS PROMPT: "Act as my Sunday reflection coach. Help me count the mercies in my life. Ask me: What has God protected me from? What prayer has He answered? Who has blessed me? What small mercy did I overlook? Then write me: a gratitude summary, a prayer of thanks, and one simple intention for the week ahead rooted in gratitude." 🎨 STEP 2 — GENERATE YOUR IMAGE: A soft scene of a window ledge with a small clay pot of fresh wildflowers, a steaming mug of tea, an open leather journal, and a hand-written sticky note that reads "COUNT THE MERCIES". Soft morning light filtering through sheer curtains. Peaceful, grateful, intimate aesthetic, cream, sage green, and soft gold tones, no people required, vertical format. ✏️ FILL IN YOUR INFO: • A specific mercy I want written on a second sticky note: ____________________ • Add MY photo / headshot (so the image features ME): ____________________ • Add MY business logo (upload separately or describe it): ____________________ • MY brand colors (so the image matches my brand palette): ____________________
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