The company “Yelp” wanted to show its support for veterans, so it started a “Veteran’s Business Fund”, giving a handful of those veteran-owned businesses a $10,000 grant.
That’s how Stephanie and Gregory Kobunski run their business, the “bRaised in the CLE” food truck. Gregory spent more than 30 years working in some of Northeast Ohio’s finest restaurants. Stephanie makes sure the food truck stays busy, serving food.“I turned 20 driving from Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq in ‘03”, she explains.“It helps you grow up. My first plane ride was going to basic training.”
Veterans own 2 million businesses in this country and employ over 5 million Americans. The company “Yelp” wanted to show its support for them, so it started a “Veteran’s Business Fund”, giving a handful of those veteran-owned businesses a $10,000 grant.Stephanie and Gregory’s “bRaised In The CLE”.That money will help sustain the business and keep the food truck on the road.
“Yelp’s” Emily Washcovick says that’s exactly why the fund was created. “To hear that investment is going to sustain them for so long is really what we were hoping would happen with this money.” There were bumps in the road, but the food truck’s ready to roll. A veteran and her husband will make sure it stays that way.News 5 at 5 Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.
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