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Administration highlights Mass LEAD funding, new “business front door” to reach micro‑businesses
Summary
State small‑business director described new outreach and the Mass LEAD funding streams, emphasizing CDFI grants, small‑business technology grants and matched grants while urging continued partnership with local organizations.
Diko Jabril, director of small business development at the Executive Office of Economic Development, told the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses that his office is launching a new "business front door" and expanding on‑the‑ground outreach to connect micro and immigrant‑owned firms with state resources.
The new front door and expanded outreach are meant to guide business owners to programs created or expanded in the Mass LEAD Act. "The MASS LEAD includes important support for small business, such as $35,000,000 for community development financial…
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