Pandemic relief grants available for SLO businesses
A public-private partnership in San Luis Obispo began accepting applications Aug. 10 for $260,000 in small business relief grants. The money will go to 52 local businesses, with each one receiving $5,000, according to a city news release. The application period opens at 11 a.m. on Aug. 10 and will remain open until Aug. 24. Read More →
Read More →Union Bank unveils $10M grant program for underserved communities
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article contained an error in the headline. Union Bank’s Community Recovery Program is grants, not loans. Union Bank is making it easier for marginalized communities to access much-needed grant funds through a new online portal. The Community Recovery Program is a portal through which the bank is pouring Read More →
Read More →Goleta small-business grants available until Aug. 7
Grants are available for Goleta’s small businesses, but only for a short time. The grants are being provided by the Santa Barbara Better Together Fund Small Business Grant Program, which was launched in partnership with the city of Goleta, the Santa Barbara Foundation and Deckers Brands. Grants of up to $10,000 will be available for Read More →
Read More →EVMatch of Santa Barbara wins prestigious $25,000 climate prize
Santa Barbara electric vehicle infrastructure platform EVmatch took home a prestigious award on July 27 for its climate efforts, including a $25,000 prize. The startup, which connects EV drivers with residential and commercial charging stations, was among 10 winners of the 2020 Keeling Curve Prize. “These projects—like our former winners—were vetted by top climate experts Read More →
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Movegreen makes LA, Orange County acquisitions
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Read More →Several tri-county companies got at least $5M in PPP funding
At least a dozen companies in the Tri-Counties received more than $5 million each in Paycheck Protection Program funding since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released July 6 by the Trump administration. The companies’ names were listed because of the size of the loans they took out. All companies who took Read More →
Read More →Tri-Counties re-closing as COVID-19 cases soar
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