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Harrisonburg approves 29 small-business grants through new entrepreneurship initiative
Summary
The EDA approved distribution of 29 grants (mostly $2,500) from a new entrepreneurship program (HETI) funded by city budget dollars and potentially augmented by National League of Cities grants.
The Harrisonburg Economic Development Authority on June 10 approved the distribution of 29 small‑business grants under the newly created Harrisonburg Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (HETI).
Pierce McGill, deputy director of economic development, said the program pairs technical coaching with a modest grant to encourage early‑stage entrepreneurs to complete training. "We call it HETI because we have to have acronyms in government," McGill said during his presentation. The program was seeded with $100,000 allocated in last year’s city budget; the packet before the EDA included grants for 29 businesses (the program budget covered 30 but…
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