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SUMMARY:Virtual Event | City of Davenport's Small Business Resiliency Program and Grant Opportunities featuring Susanne Knutsen
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Event | City of Davenport's Small Business Resiliency Program and Grant Opportunities featuring Susanne Knutsen\, Economic Development Manager\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 16 | 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.\n\nZoom Webinar | Advance registration required\n\nClick here to register\n\n\n\nSusanne Knutsen\, Economic Development Manager with the City of Davenport\, will provide an overview of the City of Davenport's Small Business Resiliency Project.\n\n\n\nBeginning October 15\, 2020\, eligible Davenport businesses affected by COVID-19 can apply for grants of up to $20\,000 through the City of Davenport's Small Business Resiliency Project. The City will fund the project with about $900\,000 in Community Development Block Grant Funds awarded through the CARES Act. \n\n \n\nKey Takeaways:\n\n Attendees will learn more about the eligible business requirements for the up to $20\,000 in forgivable loans.\n Overview of the application process and grant timeline.\n Discussions on how businesses may use possible grants for rent or mortgage payments\, utility costs\, employee salaries or wages and operational expenses such as inventory\n\nMore details available at the City of Davenport's Small Business Resiliency Project.\n\n\n\nMeet our speaker:\n\n\n\nSusanne Knutsen | Economic Development Manager\n\nCity of Davenport\n\n\n\nSusanne Knutsen has been acting as a business concierge for the past 15 years at the City of Davenport where she interacts with projects of all sizes ranging from owner-operated small businesses to large scale manufacturing expansions.\n\n\n\nA former park ranger with a Master's degree in forestry specializing in economics and marketing\, Susanne has continued to expand her skill set and has earned the International Economic Development Council's: Certified Economic Developer title and the National Development Council's: Economic Development Finance Professional certification.\n\n\n\nOver the past 15 years\, Susanne has worked of projects totaling one billion dollars in private investment into Davenport. This has translated in over 5\,000 jobs created and retained for the Quad Cities. Recent successes include new state of the art manufacturing facilities by Kraft Heinz (440\,000 square feet) and Sterilite Corporation (2.4 million square feet).\n\n\n\nFor event assistance or any additional information please contact:\n\n\n\nTerri Smith\n\nPhone: (563) 823-2694\n\nEmail: tsmith@quadcitieschamber.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Virtual Event | City of Davenport'\;s Small Business Resiliency Program and Grant Opportunities featuring Susanne Knutsen\, Economic Development Manager
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\nFriday\, October 16 \;| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
\nZoom Webinar | Advance registration required
\nClick here to register
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\nSusanne Knutsen\, Economic Development Manager with the City of Davenport\, will provide an overview of the City of Davenport'\;s Small Business Resiliency Project.
\n
\nBeginning October 15\, 2020\, eligible Davenport businesses affected by COVID-19 can apply for grants of up to $20\,000 through the City of Davenport'\;s Small Business Resiliency Project. The City will fund the project with about $900\,000 in Community Development Block Grant Funds awarded through the CARES Act. \; \;
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\nKey Takeaways:\n\n - Attendees will learn more about the \;eligible business requirements for the up to $20\,000 in forgivable loans.
\n - Overview of the application process and grant timeline.
\n - Discussions on how businesses may use possible grants for rent or mortgage payments\, utility costs\, employee salaries or wages and operational expenses such as inventory
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\nMore details available at \;the \;City of Davenport'\;s Small Business Resiliency Project.
\n
\nMeet our speaker:
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\nSusanne Knutsen | Economic Development Manager
\nCity of Davenport
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\nSusanne Knutsen has been acting as a business concierge for the past 15 years at the City of Davenport where she interacts with projects of all sizes ranging from owner-operated small businesses to large scale manufacturing expansions.
\n
\nA former park ranger with a Master'\;s degree in forestry specializing in economics and marketing\, Susanne has continued to expand her skill set and has earned the International Economic Development Council'\;s: Certified Economic Developer title and the National Development Council'\;s: Economic Development Finance Professional certification.
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\nOver the past 15 years\, Susanne has worked of projects totaling one billion dollars in private investment into Davenport. This has translated in over 5\,000 jobs created and retained for the Quad Cities. Recent successes include new state of the art manufacturing facilities by Kraft Heinz (440\,000 square feet) and Sterilite Corporation (2.4 million square feet).
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\nFor event assistance or any additional information please contact:
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\nTerri Smith
\nPhone: (563) 823-2694
\nEmail: tsmith@quadcitieschamber.com
\n \;
LOCATION:Join Zoom Meeting. Advance registration required. Click here to register.
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URL:https://member.quadcitieschamber.com/events/details/virtual-event-city-of-davenport-s-small-business-resiliency-program-and-grant-opportunities-featuring-susanne-knutsen-18188
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