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SEED tells Fort Wayne council about small-business grants, training and incubation work
Summary
SEED and city Community Development staff briefed the council on programs that support entrepreneurs — including a $5,000 small-business grant, incubator space with 13 tenants, an 8-week business academy, and multi-year tax-incentive tools — and answered council questions about grant administration.
Andrea Robinson of the City’s Community Development team and Elizabeth (Liz) Lewis of the Summit City Entrepreneur Enterprise District (SEED) told the Fort Wayne Common Council on March 24 about the suite of supports available to local entrepreneurs.
Robinson described the Economic Development Department’s role administering tax abatements, façade grants, legacy-fund administration and entrepreneurial support and said the department works to help businesses with attraction, retention and expansion. She said the department is small — “there’s only 5 of us on the team” — and relies on partnerships…
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