The Center City Economic Development Small Business Stabilization Fund, a new grant program to help businesses on Kansas City, Missouri's East Side, is now accepting applications.
AND AS FOR THOSE P-P-PLOANS...ONE GROUP IN KANSASCITY FOUND A FLAW --NEGATIVELY IMPACTINGSOME ENTREPRENEURS INOUR REGION.IN TONIGHT'S REBOUNDKANSAS CITY REPORT --CHARLIE KEEGANEXPLAINS THE NEW GRANTAVAILABLE TO SMALLBUSINESSES ON KANSASCITY"S EAST SIDE.SIt [music] gives youhappinessJASON PRATT LOVESSHOWING OFF A GOODSTEREO SYSTEM.WHILE THE SOUND WAVESBLEW ME AWAY - THEOWNER OF PARKWAYAUDIO WAS SHOCKEDWHEN I TOLD HIMTHERE"S A SMALLBUSINESS GRANTPROGRAM SPECIFICALLYFOR THE EAST SIDE OFKANSAS CITY.Jason Pratt // Parkway AudioSUnless you havesomeone that knows how tonavigate the system, it"salmost impossible to try to getthose types of loans.HE TRIED TO GET A PPPLOAN BUT COULDN"TGET THROUGH.THE KAUFFMANFOUNDATION ANALYZEDPPP LOANS IN KANSASCITY.OF THE RECIPIENTS WHOLISTED THEIR RACE - THEMAJORITY WERE WHITE.Geoff Jolley // LocalInitiativesSupport CorporationSBusinesses led by peopleof color have historically hadchallengesGEOFF JOLLEY HAS APIECE OF THE SOLUTION.HE RUNS THE KANSAS CITYOFFICE OF LOCALINITIATIVES SUPPORTCORPORATION.IT IS COLLECTINGAPPLICATIONS THIS WEEKTO HAND OUT 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS INGRANTS TOPREDOMINANTLY BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES.THE MONEY COMES FROMA SPECIAL TAX IN THISBOUNDARY FROM 9TH TOGREGORY AND THE PASEOTO INDIANA.SMALL BUSINESSES IN THESAME BOUNDARY AREELIGIBLE TO APPLY FORTHE GRANT.Geoff Jolley // LocalInitiativesSupport CorporationSIt"s residents"sales tax money beingreinvested in theirneighborhoods.WITH A BLACK LIVESMATTER MURAL ON HISBUSINESS - PRATT KNOWSHOW IMPORTANT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES ARE.HE"S THANKFUL FOR ALEG UP DURING HARDTIMES.Jason Pratt // Parkway AudioSIf they"re willing tohelp a small business like meout, I"ll be more thanhappy to do what it takes toget it taken care of.TIME IS OF THE ESSENCEFOR PRATT AND THEROUGHLY 600 OTHERSMALL BUSINESSES IN THISDISTRICT.OWNERS HAVE UNTILTHURSDAY AT 5 P.M.
TOAPPLY.WE HAVE A LINK TO THEAPPLICATION ON OURWEBSITE KSHB.COM.REPORTING IN KANSASCITY CHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS.
Homestead, Bishop Dwenger, East Noble, Concordia Lutheran, Bishop Luers, Southwood and South Adams all claimed sectional..
