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Committee hears bill to maintain funding for DEED small-business assistance program
Summary
Representative Wayne Johnson asked the House Workforce, Labor, Economic Development and Finance Committee on March 27 to preserve 2023 funding levels for the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Small Business Assistance Partnerships program.
Representative Wayne Johnson moved House File 19‑65 forward for later consideration on March 27, 2025, asking the committee to preserve funding for the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Small Business Assistance Partnerships program.
The bill would maintain the funding level for the program that contracts with nonprofit economic development organizations and community development financial institutions to provide free technical assistance to entrepreneurs across Minnesota.
The program “is a cornerstone of DEED’s small business…
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