The Knot Worldwide Launches New Grant Program to Support Small Businesses

The WeddingPro Grant Program will award $500,000 in financial grants, advertising support, and mentorship to wedding professionals across the United States

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#smallbusiness—The Knot Worldwide, a leading all-in-one wedding tech platform and marketplace, announced today the launch of its new WeddingPro Grant Program. The Program will award up to $500,000 in financial grants, advertising support, and mentorship with a focus on fueling small business growth within the wedding industry. In addition to monetary awards, The Knot Worldwide will also provide grantees with access to education and community support.

Within the wedding industry, more than 50% of businesses have fewer than ten employees. Recent data from The Knot Worldwide’s State of the Vendor Report also found that three in four wedding professionals say adaptability is critical to long-term success, with access to flexible capital cited as a growing barrier. The WeddingPro Grant Program is designed to help address this gap by providing financial grants, advertising support, and mentorship when it’s needed most.

The WeddingPro Grant Program builds on the success of The Knot Worldwide’s previous initiatives focused on supporting small businesses within the U.S., where there are about 200,000 wedding professionals currently on the company’s platforms. The Program will provide support for some of the biggest issues wedding professionals are facing during a period of continued economic uncertainty.

“Our mission at The Knot Worldwide is to help the nearly 900,000 small businesses on our global platforms get discovered through our centralized vendor marketplace as well as give them the tools and resources to grow their business,” said Raina Moskowitz, Chief Executive Officer, The Knot Worldwide. “We consistently hear from our wedding professionals that access to capital is a barrier to getting started in the industry. With our new WeddingPro Grant Program, we will provide access to both capital and critical support services such as mentorship and education that will enable small business owners to further grow and scale.”

Program Details and Eligibility:

The WeddingPro Grant Program is open to all U.S. wedding professionals who operate small businesses, have been in business for at least six months, have demonstrated an active revenue stream from their operations, and earn at least 50% of their revenue from weddings. To apply, applicants are invited to submit a short form and video showcasing their business, their work, and how they would put the grant funds to use over the next 12-24 months. Applicants can also select if they prefer to receive support via a monetary grant or through free advertising on WeddingPro.

The application is open today, February 23, through March 27 and can be accessed here. Winners will be notified by May 2026, subject to eligibility verification and compliance with the Official Rules. To execute the Program, The Knot Worldwide has partnered with the Global Entrepreneurship Network, a global organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs start, grow, and sustain their businesses.

Complete Program details, including eligibility requirements, selection criteria, award descriptions, and other important terms and conditions, are available in the Program Terms and Conditions. The Knot Worldwide reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Program at any time.

About The Knot Worldwide

Across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, The Knot Worldwide champions the power of celebration. The company’s global family of brands provides best-in-class products, services, and content to take celebration planning from inspiration to action. Through its wedding brands, including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas.net, Hitched.co.uk, Mariages.net, Matrimonio.com, and others, the company offers an extensive database of hundreds of thousands of wedding professionals to assist couples in organizing the happiest day of their lives. We have a brand for every kind of celebration—from booking a birthday party, to planning a wedding, to preparing to become a parent, and every moment in between.

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