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Palm Beach County advances Small Business Development ordinance to public hearing after presentation on certification, outreach and microloans
Summary
County staff presented a consolidated Small Business Development ordinance and moved it to preliminary reading and advertising for a Dec. 2 public hearing; staff emphasized certification streamlining, new technology and a proposed advisory appeals process to reduce costs for small firms.
County staff introduced a proposed Small Business Development ordinance on Nov. 18 that would reorganize the Office of Small Business Development under Housing and Economic Development, streamline certification rules, move administrative details into the policy and procedures manual and create new outreach and vendor-portal technology.
Axel Miranda, division director for the Office of Small Business Development, said the proposal shortens the ordinance from about 70 pages to roughly 40 by transferring procedural material to the policy manual and by clarifying certification, compliance and…
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