Have a small business or want to start one?
The Finger Lakes Economic Development Center and the Our Town Rocks Project sponsored by the S2AY Rural Health Network has created a new micro-enterprise program for existing and new businesses located in Dundee, Barrington and Starkey.
The program is available to all micro-enterprises, which by definition, are businesses with five or fewer employes. To kick off the program, a competition will be held to pick the top five projects.
The competitive funding round will award the top five projects up to $3,000 per business of which, $1,500 is grant money and $1,500 a loan at a 3% fixed interest for two years. Payments are to be made in monthly installments.
The application round begins on Aug. 9 with a Sept. 7, 2010 deadline.
Each application will be reviewed and evaluated to determine its economic impact by the Our Town Rocks Economic Opportunities Committee.
Anyone that currently owns a business or plans to start a new business is invited to apply, according to Ryan Hallings at FLEDC. Focus industries include: agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, financial and retail.
Applications are available at the Dundee Community Center on Main Street and Finger Lakes Economic Development Center, One Keuka Business Park, Penn Yan.
For additional guidelines and information contact Ryan Hallings at FLEDC (315)-536-7328 or ryan@fingerlakesedc.com. Website: www.fingerlakesedc.com
