Inside the Industry
The Los Angeles Fashion District Business Improvement District has introduced four new grant programs aimed at supporting the area’s small businesses and property owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through SpaceConnect, $10,000 grants are being offered to incentivize independent retailers, arts-and-culture collectives, and casual-dining and personal-care businesses to lease ground-floor commercial space within the district’s BID boundaries. #SmallBizLove is awarding creative-service grants worth between $500 and $2,500. You Are Here is a rent-free pop-up retail progra...