Covington business grants

The City of Covington is giving some business owners a helping had during the holidays.

Almost $500,000 in grants are being given out to 13 different businesses in order to offset losses due to the pandemic.

THE CITY OF COVINGTON ISGIVING SOME BUSINESS OWNERS AHELPING HAND DURING THEHOLIDAYS.

ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED-THOUSAND-DOLLARS IN GRANTS AREGOING TO 13 DIFFERENTBUSINESSES -- IN ORDER TOOFFSET LOSSES DUE TO THEPANDEMIC.

WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERJOSH BAZAN SPOKE TO ONEBUSINESS OWNER WHO CALLS THISA áHUGE RELIEF.TAKE PKGMavis Linnemann-Clark/The Delish Dish Catering& Events, owner and executivechef00:04:56"Trying to make itthrough the next 12 weeks isgoing to be rough because wewere trying to figure out howwe're going to get funding.

DoI have to take out a personalloan?"FOR MAVIS LINNEMANN-CLARK, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONSSHE WRESTLES WITH EVERY DAY.THE OWNER AND EXECUTIVE CHEFOF 'THE DELISH DISH CATERINGAND EVENTS' SAYS NOW SHE HASSOME ANSWERS.Mavis Linnemann-Clark/The Delish Dish Catering& Events, owner and executivechef00:09:09"The city ofCovington has been acheerleader for us and they'vehelped us out in other aspectsof my business and this is noexception."COVINGTON ANDKENTON COUNTY PUT MONEYTOGETHER TO GIVE THE DELISHDISH A 50-THOUSAND-DOLLARGRANT.

THEY'RE ALSO GIVINGGRANTS OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS TO12 OTHER COVINGTON BUSINESSESALL OF IT AN EFFORT TO KEEPBUSINESSES ALIVE AND JOBS INTHE CITY.Mavis Linnemann-Clark/The Delish Dish Catering& Events, owner and executivechef00:06:55"So this will helpus keep our doors open and ourkitchen cooking."00:11:48"It'sjust the best, absolutely thebest Christmas present that Icould ask for."JOSH STANDUP"For the Delish Dish thisgrant is even more importantsince the catering companydoesn't qualify for certainrelief that's available onlyto restaurants and bars."MavisLinnemann-Clark/The DelishDish Catering & Events, ownerand executive chef00:10:56"There is hope for smallbusinesses, you just have tolook for it under every nookand cranny."2020 HAS NOT BEENEASY FOR THE DELISH DISH ORMANY OTHER BUSINESSES ACROSSOUR REGION.

BUT THE CATERINGCOMPANY SAYS THIS GRANT GIVESIT A NEW REASON TO LOOKFORWARD TO 2021.MavisLinnemann-Clark/The DelishDish Catering & Events, ownerand executive chef00:08:37"We're already negative forthe year, so it will help usnot lose as much money in thefirst part of the year.

Andhopefully next year we canmake it out and recover whatwe've lost this year, which isa lot."BUSINESSES THAT GETGRANT MONEY WILL HAVE TO WORKWITH THE KENTUCKY SMALLBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER TOMAKE SURE THEY ARE PREPAREDAND READY FOR WHATEVER THEYMIGHT NEED TO DO TO GETTHROUGH THE REST OF THISPANDEMIC.

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