Mission EDC to Award Nearly $220K in Grant Funding to16 Small Businesses

Mission, TX – On Friday, the Mission Economic Development Corporation (Mission EDC) will award nearly $220,000 in grant funding to 16 small businesses as part of the Ruby Red Ventures Build Mission Fund.

Now in its second year, the program assists existing small businesses in Mission with operation sustainability, facility improvements, expansions, working capital, and job retention and creation.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: CEED Building, 801 N. Bryan Road, Mission, TX

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One of the Ruby Red Ventures recipients will begin improvement projects on Friday. Yum Yum, a Mission restaurant in operation since 1996, will begin renovations on the building’s roof and façade at 10 a.m.

Date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025

Time: Construction crews will arrive at 10 a.m. and will work throughout the day

Location: 1803 N. Holland Ave. Mission,TX

Contact: Nancy Muñiz (956) 458-2332. (She will be available for interviews after the awards ceremony.)

The Ruby Red Ventures Build Mission Fund is part of a broader effort by Mission EDC to encourage entrepreneurship, support economic development, and strengthen the local business ecosystem.

For more information about the Ruby Red Ventures Build Mission Fund or the Mission Economic Development Corporation, please contact Naxiely Lopez-Puente, Mission EDC director of communications and external affairs, at (956) 877-6460 or nlopez@missionedc.com.