Small business owners are invited to join Small Business Majority, Build Bronzeville, Greater Southwest Development Corporation, New Covenant Community Development Corporation, and West Side Forward for a roundtable discussion about policy recommendations for an equitable and sustainable small business recovery, especially for those in under-resourced neighborhoods who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, including the self-employed.
Guest speaker: Representative Kam Buckner, Chair, Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus
Policies that will be presented for discussion will focus on those that:
- Enable start-up and sustainability
- Provide cash assistance to low and moderate-income entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals
- Ensure fair lending and equitable opportunities to access capital
- Create workplace policies that provide financial security for owners and their employees