Herb Hays Furniture awarded $10,000 Synchrony Pillars Project grant

Herb Hays Furniture has been selected to receive a $10,000 Synchrony’s Pillars Project grant, following a highly competitive application process.

According to a news release, Herb Hays Furniture & Mattress was one of 21 winners for the 2022 grants, selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants from across the United States who applied for a grant. Synchrony’s small business grant program is about honoring entrepreneurial retail owners, along with health and wellness providers who have risen above in times of change.

As a Pillars Project grant recipient, Herb Hays Furniture & Mattress received $10,000 and consulting services for digitally transforming their business.

Owner Lee Ann Naghtin says, “It’s an honor to accept the Synchrony Pillars Project grant on behalf of our dedicated and hard-working team. We plan to use the grant to enable computer access to our warehouses as well as implement a barcoding system for our inventory.”