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Guilford County Rolls Out Small Business Grant Program

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Guilford County is rolling out a new small business grant program this week. The funding is designed to help business owners who have experienced losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the program, businesses with 25 or fewer employees can receive up to $10,000 in aid.

According to a news release, Guilford County will use $20 million of the funds it received from the federal CARES grant program. With roughly 600,000 residents, the county meets the minimum population requirement to qualify for the small business assistance. Guilford is one of only three North Carolina counties to receive direct federal funds totaling almost $94 million.

Business owners can currently view information regarding eligibility and the documents needed before applying. They will be able to ask questions by phone on Tuesday, and applications will be accepted starting Wednesday. The money will be distributed on a first come-first serve basis.

For the most up-to-date information on coronavirus in North Carolina, visit our Live Updates blog here. WFDD wants to hear your stories — connect with us and let us know what you're experiencing.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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