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After a successful pilot program in the beginning of 2021, the city of Auburn initiated a second round of its Microenterprise Program this fall. The program targets startups of under
Los Amigos de Guadalupe is in charge of the program. The organization said applications are still being accepted.
The program was implemented after the City of Guadalupe was awarded a $250,000 grant designed to help low-income residents launch or expand their small businesses.
manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — Submission of a $300,000 final New York state application for a new round of a Fulton County Microenterprise Grant Program was approved March 8 by the Fulton County Board of Supervisors. Board action followed a public hearing, in which no one spoke at the County Office Building. The application to operate the program had been recommended by the board’s Economic Development and Environment Committee. Board Chairman Jack Callery was authorized to submit the application. The board passed a resolution authorizing a Community Development Block Grant applicat...
manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — Fulton County supervisors on Wednesday approved submission of a $300,000 2021 Community Development Block Grant application to the state to operate a new Microenterprise Program. The program — run through the Fulton County Center for Regional Growth — assists very small businesses in Fulton County with financial awards. The Board of Supervisors’ Economic Development and Environment Committee on Wednesday authorized submission of the grant application to the state Office of Community Renewal. “We’ve operated such a program through the CRG since...