Washington County has a new program to help small businesses. Earlier this year the Economic Development Authority of Washington County approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping small businesses succeed.
The agreement with MCCD has made available to any citizen of Washington County the organization’s Open to Business program, which offers a variety of advising services to anyone who either runs or is interested in running a small business.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Washington County is home to nearly 18,000 self-employed or non-employer businesses.
“That’s a significant number of small business here in the county,” Washington County Economic Development Director Chris Eng said. “That’s the backbone of our economy.”
“The county board and the cities got together and said, ‘We need to do something to help our existing businesses continue to grow and be successful and help them thrive,’” Eng said. That discussion led to a contact with MCCD
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