Alliance Bank President/CEO Shane Pilarski (l) and Relationship Manager Julie Forbes (r) present an Elevate Grant to Dr. Madeline Barber, owner of All Aligned Chiropractic. |
Alliance Bankers Tom Fleming, Julie Forbes and Shane Pilarski present a $20,000 FHLBank Indianapolis Elevate Grant to the Law Office of Samantha Joslyn. |
Each year, Alliance Bank seeks eligible business partners to apply for the Elevate grant programs. Grant funding for businesses is a rare opportunity. Applicants do not have to be female, but minority-group ownership (woman-, minority-, disabled-, veteran-owned) earns additional points in the scoring process.
“We were thrilled to sponsor Samantha and Madeline‘s applications for FHLBi’s Elevate grant and are grateful for FHLBi’s investment in small businesses,” shared Alliance Bank President/CEO Shane Pilarski. “We know that small businesses are essential to the vitality of our communities. Supporting their growth is a direct investment in the entire community. We look forward to seeing these two businesses thrive as a result of these grants.”
All Aligned Chiropractic
All Aligned Chiropractic is Rensselaer’s only chiropractic office. Owner Dr. Madeline Barber treats about 150 patients a week. She took over the long-standing office in the fall of 2022. With funds from the FHLBank Indianapolis’ Elevate Small Business grant, All Aligned Chiropractic plans to renovate its office space to serve more clients and add a new piece of equipment for advanced traction therapy.
“I am so grateful to have been awarded this grant,” said Barber. “It is going to have a great impact on the growth of my business in the coming years. With this grant, I plan to remodel areas of the office to allow for more patient treatment as well as purchasing new therapy equipment. I will be able to offer these different types of therapies that I am not able to provide because of the lack of space. These new therapies will benefit my current patients as well as future patients seeking these types of treatments.”
The Law Office of Samantha M. Joslyn, P.C.
Samantha Joslyn was awarded a FHLBank Indianapolis’ Elevate Small Business grant to help upgrade office computers, increase staff, attend Lavender Law Conference, and renovate the office building. Improved technology will enable Joslyn and her employees to be more efficient and serve more clients. The investment in building repairs will ensure it’s long-term viability and free up dollars to be invested back into the business.
“We are pleased for how these funds are going to help improve our facilities and technology to serve more clients and being able to bring our part-time person to full time,” Joslyn said. “However, we are really ecstatic about the opportunity to be able to attend a law conference in Washington, D.C. that would be otherwise cost-prohibitive. This conference we believe is going to greatly increase the support we can provide to the LGBTQ+ community. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us to provide quality representation to our community in a building that will be welcoming and secure, allowing us to serve all who come in our doors.”
The FHLBank Indianapolis Elevate grant is open to all for-profit Indiana and Michigan businesses with annual revenue of less than $1 million. Annually, applications are evaluated based on feasibility and proposed impact on the local community. In total, this year FHLBank Indianapolis awarded $1,009,561 in Elevate grants to small businesses looking to take their success to the next level. Visit www.fhlbi.com to learn more about the Elevate Small Business Grant.
Alliance Bank is a locally-owned community bank, serving the residents of Francesville, Monon, Monticello, Otterbein, Oxford, Rensselaer, Winamac and surrounding communities since 1930. Learn more online at MyAllianceBank.com or call 888-567-2101.