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City-county small-business one-stop reports SBOSS activity; ARPA-funded capital program to start after contract cleanup

2342944 · February 19, 2025
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City and county partners reported SBOSS small-business assistance activity and said ARPA-funded capital and forgivable loan programs — administered with Hope Credit Union — will be ready for disbursement after contract language is amended.

City of Montgomery economic development director Frank Robinson and small-business program lead Nicole Thompson briefed the commission on the ARPA-funded Small Business One-Stop Shop (SBOSS) and related capital access efforts.

Thompson said the program has provided substantial outreach and one-on-one technical assistance: as of the January reporting date the team had logged 301 clients served, 36 in-person visits, more than 600 hours of 1:1 support, 1,142 event participants and more than 2,284 engagement hours.…

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