41 lawmakers are urging Charlie Baker to amend the eligibility criteria to make relief funding available to franchisees who still pay taxes, rent and employ residents of Massachusetts
President Biden stated last week that he will prioritize help for small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic based on the racial makeup and sex of their owners.
Small Business Grant Program provides $1.2M to businesses
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Dean of the Massachusetts Senate Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, recently announced 22 businesses in the 1st Plymouth and Bristol district have been selected to receive a total of $1,210,000 through the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program.
These awards to businesses in Bridgewater, Carver, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham, Taunton and Wareham, come in addition to a total of $1.8 million given to 31 local businesses in the 1st Plymouth and Bristol District over the past several weeks of COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program awards administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation.
“I am very pleased that 53 local businesses in the district I represent have been selected to receive a total of over $3 million in the three rounds of COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program awards,” said Sen. Pacheco. “With the ongoing pandemic causing major economic disruption for so many local businesses, I am pr
Legislators lobby to add small-business franchisees to COVID grant program
But Baker administration says it aims to help local companies without ties to big corporations
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 7:33 p.m.
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Governor Baker at a press conference on Thursday talked about the pandemic and the small-business grant program. He appeared at Ristorante Saraceno in the North End with owner Frank Pezzano (left).David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
At first glance, Steve Stabile might seem like a perfect candidate for the Baker administrationâs nearly $720 million grant program to help small businesses get through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce is urging businesses hurt by COVID-19 to apply for a sector-specific grant by 11:59 p.m. tonight. Eligible sectors include