President & CEO’s Message
The Small Business and Entrepreneurial Support program will provide consulting, education, and research to help small businesses in Bay County launch, grow, transition, and innovate. This program is the third of three programs being executed with our partners a part of the $2 Million proposal made possible through the Bay County Board of Commissioners’ allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.
The Bay County Small Business Grant Program and the Workforce Talent Attraction & Retention Program are well underway. More to come on those two programs!
To administer this program, our team will work with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to hire a consultant who will offer critical tools, resources, and guides to Bay County businesses in need. Assistance includes but is not limited to a comeback toolkit, consulting support, small business training, and tech commercialization support.
The focuses of the program are to:
- Provide confidential one-on-one consulting services to small businesses
- Help businesses initiate, grow and improve operations
- Facilitate business workshops on topics relevant to Bay County businesses
- Help businesses best utilize federal, state, and regional economic development initiatives and support programs as well as strategic private sector partners
The business consultant will work out of our Bay Future Office at 812 N Water Street in Downtown Bay City so they can best connect with clients throughout Bay County. We’re looking forward to welcoming the consultant to our team soon!
Happy reading,
-Trevor Keyes, EDFP
President & CEO
Bay Future, Inc.
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