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Business, Business Services, County of Huron News Release, COVID-19 Support, Economic Development, News, Patrick Donnelly, Small Business
Huron Recovery Grant Program
Huron County Economic Development is pleased to announce the Huron Recovery Grant Program. The program is led by the Huron County Economic Development department, with $15,000 in funds provided through a partnership with Community Futures Huron. The Huron Recovery Grant Program will focus on supporting existing small businesses in Huron County that have to make significant changes as they pivot to maintain operations and adapt to COVID-19 realities. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to eligible applicants to help offset costs associated with this transition. Huron County Economic Development will offer mentorship, connect business owners to advisors and training as well as directing participants to other important tools…
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COVID-19 Support
PLEASE NOTE: All CFHuron loan clients have received an automatic two-month loan payment deferral for March and April. Contact pnichol@cfhuron.ca or bmcgregor@cfhuron.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Government Support for Canadians & businesses The Government of Canada is taking action to help businesses facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the full plan here. What does this mean for businesses? The Government will provide up to $27 billion in direct support to Canadian workers and businesses. These measures are being implemented in an effort to help stabilize the economy. There will be income support, flexibility for taxpayers, mortgage default management tools, among others, to help Canadians. Here…
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CF Huron loan payments postponed for March & April
As the ancient Chinese scholars said “It’s a curse to live in interesting times”. Interesting times indeed. I know most, if not all of you are already feeling the punch from cancelled contracts and business closures. The next few months will be challenging to say the least. However modest, Community Futures Huron would like to do our best to help ease the burden. To that end, principle loan payments for existing CF Huron loan clients will be postponed for the months March and April, with no interest accrued and no interest charged during these months. Following that, we will reassess the situation. If there are other ways you feel we…