San Francisco’s government revealed its new plan on Tuesday to provide financial assistance for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic to help them stay afloat.
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Small businesses will receive grants and loans with low to zero interest as the city will allocate $62 million to help them continue their operations, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said.
Breed noted how small business owners and workers have continued to struggle amid the COVID-19 health crisis. The local leader said the additional funding would help several small businesses in the state stay afloat in the next months while the COVID-19 vaccine is administered.
The $62 million financial assistance for the small businesses is divided into two parts; $12.4 million for grants and the remaining $50 million in loans, city officials said. Depending on the number of employees businesses had in February 2020, they would receive a varying amount of financial support, ranging between $5,000 to $20,000, KTVU reported.
