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Lake Forest recognizes 20 small businesses for Main Street Digital Program grants

5775176 · September 17, 2025
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The Lake Forest City Council and partner SBDC presenters recognized 20 city businesses that completed a Main Street Digital Program; each business received $1,000 to support online marketing after a four-week training and one-on-one consulting.

The Lake Forest City Council on Sept. 16 recognized 20 local businesses that completed the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center’s Main Street Digital Program and received $1,000 grants to support digital advertising.

Adrian Grijalva, the city’s economic development and housing manager, said the program was funded with $50,000 the city set aside in 2024 from SEAP funds to support a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) effort to help brick-and-mortar retailers expand their online presence. Grijalva said 20 Lake…

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