{"id":2409,"date":"2021-05-13T18:27:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/news\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2021-05-13T18:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:30:05","slug":"claima-stories-and-vistaprint-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/news\/claima-stories-and-vistaprint-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Claima Stories and 99designs by Vistaprint partnership featured in Adweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claima Stories, the leading career podcast committed to addressing the alarming disparity of BIPOC-youth in creative industries, announced its partnership with the design and marketing partner to small business, Vistaprint and 99designs by Vistaprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.claimastories.com\/post\/we-re-delivering-nearly-250-000-to-bipoc-small-businesses\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2410 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/Claima-Stories-and-99d-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/Claima-Stories-and-99d-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/Claima-Stories-and-99d.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The multi-dimensional partnership is part of <em>99 Days of Design<\/em>, a 99designs by Vistaprint initiative to empower 99 small businesses around the world with financial support and design services. Through this collaboration, Claima Stories will identify 12 BIPOC businesses and creatives impacted by COVID-19 to receive $15,000 in cash, a design makeover and marketing assets to support their business growth. Each brand will be a part of the creative industry and range from fashion, interior design, art and more. Recipients of the grant will be included on the Claima Stories podcast for a one-on-one with Claima Stories host Bimma Williams. Recipients will be announced on a rolling basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Read the full <em>Adweek<\/em> article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/agencies\/vistaprint-and-claima-stories-podcast-will-give-250000-to-bipoc-led-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p><b>About Claima Stories<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Claima Stories podcast takes the BIPOC creative community, with a focus on BIPOC youth, behind the scenes of the notoriously guarded creative and sneaker industries, helping them to claim a seat at the table. Co-created Bimma Williams, BJ Frogozo and Adrian Anaya , bringing their diverse backgrounds in the sneaker industry, marketing and music respectively, to join forces in creating an impactful podcast addressing the alarming disparity of BIPOC youth in the sneaker and creative industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About 99 designs by Vistaprint<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\">With a worldwide community of more than 150,000 talented freelance designers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\">99designs by Vistaprint<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\">&#x2122;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119802607 BCX0\">\u00a0is the global creative platform that makes it easy for small businesses to work with creative experts and build their brand through custom, memorable design.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW119802607 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Vistaprint<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vistaprint is the marketing partner to millions of small businesses around the world, empowering each one to live their dreams. For more than 20 years, we have helped small businesses look and feel credible through high-quality marketing products and solutions that include signage, logo apparel, promotional products, face masks, flyers, postcards, business cards, websites and digital marketing. With Vistaprint, small businesses are able to create and customize their marketing with easy-to-use digital tools and design templates, or by receiving expert graphic design support. In 2020, Vistaprint acquired 99designs to expand its design offering via a worldwide community of more than 150,000 talented freelance designers to make it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love.\u00a0 Vistaprint is focused on making great marketing and design accessible to every small business owner, allowing them to create a cohesive brand image for use in-store, online and on-the-go. To learn more, visit: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.vistaprint.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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