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RetirePath: Empowering Workers for Retirement

Meet a new solution to closing the retirement savings gap Retirement planning is a crucial aspect of financial well-being, but not all workers have access to employer-sponsored retirement savings plans. Recognizing this gap, a new retirement savings program called RetirePath is set to launch in late June for Virginia workers. […]
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Vietnamese Language Videos on PPP and Local Resources

These videos explain the Paycheck Protection Program and Virginia and Local Resources for Small Businesses in Vietnamese.  Lead by SBDC – Lynchburg Region business mentor Huong Duyen Ho, these videos will help explain some of the options available to independent contractors and sole proprietors along with other small businesses.  Recently, the […]
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Local Grants: Support via Counties and Towns

Bedford County The Bedford County Office of Economic Development launched a $1 million Back to Business Grant Program on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., to assist Bedford County businesses that have experienced losses from COVID-19 closures. The grants will be $5,000 each and provided to eligible small businesses […]
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