The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social distancing precautions are impacting our local economy. We understand the stress that our businesses and workers are facing given the uncertainty of this outbreak and the disruption of our normal schedules. The purpose of this site is to communicate important information and share business resources to enable you and your employees to stay safe and informed during these uncertain times.
The City of Lowell has established Round-3 of the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund providing up to $10,000 in grant funds to support qualified and eligible Lowell restaurants and other food businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant funds will be available to reimburse for working capital expenses, payroll expenses, or business related fees.
MA New COVID-19 Pandemic Response Small Business Grant Programs The Commonwealth of MA announced two new grant programs available to small businesses. Applications are open. For more information and to access the applications follow this link or click on the image below: https://www.empoweringsmallbusiness.org/
The Entrepreneurship Center @ CTI will be hosting an info session about the MA BIZ-M-POWER Program on 3/10 at 2:00 pm via zoom. This program is available to small businesses and provides a crowdfunding matching grant program in partnership with Patronicity. See information below to participate: