Local program helps Covington businesses recover from COVID-19 – LINK nky

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission created a program to help small businesses recover from the economic downturn.

Last September, the City of Covington gave $185,890 worth of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission to identify and assist small and home-based businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly created program was titled the Small Business Technical Assistance.

On Tuesday, the programs director Covington-based attorney Jamir Davis updated the commission on its progress. So far, the program has served 32 Covington small businesses, held over 75 one-on-one consultations, and assisted with the founding and registration of 13 businesses, including Golden Gelato, The Empanadas Box, DeeFelice Market and Upper Kutz barber shop.

All in all, wed definitely say the program was a success, Davis told the commission.

Business owners were required to answer a variety of questions to determine what kind of service was best suited to their specific situation.

As a part of our one-on-one consultations, we would really sit down with businesses and ask the hard questions, Davis said. What do you sell? What will people buy from you? What will you charge? How can customers pay you?

The program provides business owners with services such as assistance on properly registering their business with Covington and the state of Kentucky, budget creation, updating business financials, developing business plans and completing a financial literacy program.

The program is open to Covington residents who were negatively impacted by COVID-19, current small business owners, and those who aspire to start an unestablished business.

It was an easy sell to help businesses that were in need during COVID and we appreciate you hitting the ground and going out and finding those businesses and talking with them, Vice Mayor Ron Washington told Davis.

Read more here:

Local program helps Covington businesses recover from COVID-19 - LINK nky