Nevada County Awards 23 Microbusiness Grants

Nevada County has awarded $57,500 in aid funds to 23 microbusinesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. All microbusinesses acquired $2,500 in grant funding. 

“Microbusinesses are an important a part of our native economic system,” stated Board of Supervisors Chair Sue Hoek. “I’m proud to see small enterprise house owners from throughout the neighborhood get funded by means of this program, from microbusinesses in Nevada Metropolis, Grass Valley, and Truckee to entrepreneurs like Izzi Tooinsky in Penn Valley.”

“I’ve been making a residing performing for teenagers and households for practically 50 years. In all that point, I’ve by no means encountered a more difficult monetary time than the previous two years,” stated native performer Izzi Tooinsky. “This micro-grant helps maintain me going. I might sincerely prefer to thank Nevada County for the beneficiant microbusiness grant, and my gratitude reaches out additional to our nice nation that, with all its challenges and imperfections, has the knowledge and care to help, assist, and respect the worth of kids’s leisure.”

The 23 awarded companies hailed from Grass Valley, Nevada Metropolis, Penn Valley, Tough and Prepared, and Truckee.  Various enterprise varieties included graphic design, artistic media, transportation, digital companies, retail, illustration, forestry, hair styling, bodywork, performers, photographers, artists, childcare suppliers, and language and music educators.

“This program focuses on supporting the very small companies that assist make Nevada County a particular place to dwell and work,” stated Nevada County CEO Alison Lehman. “We acknowledge the creativity, range, and resilience of our neighborhood in these small enterprise proprietor awards”. 

Apply At present: 20 Extra Microbusiness Grants Out there

Twenty microbusiness grants are nonetheless open on a rolling foundation till stuffed. Eligible Nevada County microbusinesses are inspired to use for the grant funding as quickly as doable. Microbusinesses are eligible to obtain as much as $2,500 in grant funding.

 “We’re wanting ahead to distributing $50,000 extra in grant funding to twenty different microbusinesses”, added Lehman. “These small companies are an integral a part of our native economic system.”

Discover a full checklist of eligibility and utility info and ceaselessly requested questions on Nevada County’s Microbusiness Grants web site. This system is made doable by the California Workplace of the Small Enterprise Advocate and the California Microbusiness COVID-19 Aid Grant program that Nevada County utilized to in November 2021. Nevada County is partnering with Sierra Enterprise Council to manage a straightforward utility course of and responsive customer support to candidates.