Working harder to support our neighbors.
As part of our role fighting against racial inequality, Crowley Webb is offering agency services every quarter to minority-owned small businesses in need of marketing and communications support. Annually, we will offer the equivalent of approximately $60,000 in agency services through specific support packages to local minority-owned small businesses looking for marketing and communications support.
Through this effort, we hope to amplify diverse voices and celebrate what makes the Western New York community so unique. To see if working with Crowley Webb is right for your business, please complete the following form and we will be in touch as soon as possible.
Only eligible companies will be considered. To submit, please review the Chroma terms and conditions. Limit of one submission per person or email address.
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Toss your hat in the ring.
{{Do you own or know a minority-owned business looking for marketing support? Submit the form below to apply for Chroma and we’ll consider your business for work in a future quarter.}}
Eligilibity Requirements
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of submission.
- The business is established, such as being registerted as an LLC, corporation, 401c3, etc.
- The business must be based in WNY, be minority-owned, and have 50 or fewer full-time employees.
- For more details, see section 1 of the Chroma terms and conditions.
Chroma application.
Frequently asked questions.
About Chroma
{{Chroma partners have access to our full rang of services, including branding, writing, video, digital, media, pr and more.
When you apply you’ll let us know what’s most important to you. If you’re selected we’ll work together to create a package that will be the most effective for your business. }}
At the conclusion of the engagement, all documents prepared by Crowley Webb for the selected business become the property of that business and, if in the possession of Crowley Webb, will be delivered upon request. Crowley Webb hereby represents and warrants that it has the appropriate ownership and/or permissions to use any and all work they produce for the selected business. Crowley Webb will notify the selected business of any work that remains the property of an independent contractor prior to incorporating it into prepared materials.
Expenses like printing or paid advertising are considered out-of-pocket expenses, which Crowley Webb does not cover, as detailed in section 5 of the Chroma terms and conditions.
For Crowley Webb, engaging in local pro bono work provides us opportunities to flex our creative muscles while giving back to the community we love.
Application Process
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of submission. The business must be based in WNY, be minority-owned, and have 50 or fewer full-time employees. It’s also important business are established, such as being registerted as an LLC, corporation, 401c3, etc. For more details on eligibility requirements, see section 1 of the Chroma terms and conditions.
Yes, as long as your business could qualify for either City of Buffalo/County of Erie minority business enterprise (MBE) certification or New York State MBE certification.
Yes, as long as the owner is aware and has given permission. Only one application per business is allowed.
Only one application per business will be considered per 12 months from application submission.
Once we have determined which applications meet the eligibility requirements, a business is chosen based on its needs and the capabilities of Crowley Webb. Our main criteria for selecting a business, as stated in section 4 of the Chroma terms and conditions, are:
- Strong rationale for the Sponsor’s (i.e., Crowley Webb’s) services (as detailed in the applicant’s submission form)
- Compatibility of the minority-owned small business with the Sponsor’s capabilities and agency values
- Ability of the Sponsor to deliver the proposed services within 90 days of offer acceptance
Every applicant should receive a confirmation email after submitting an application – if you did not receive a confirmation email, check your spam folder.
If you did receive the confirmation email but haven’t heard anything further from us, then your business may not have been selected for the current quarter. Crowley Webb will keep your application for future consideration up to 12 months after your application submission date; you do not need to apply again within this time frame.
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