CHARLOTTTE — A $500,000 investment across five Southeastern cities aims to rewire how local governments and community organizations work together to support small businesses — with Charlotte positioned as a key testing ground.
Living Cities, in partnership with the Truist Foundation and Main Street America, has launched its Breaking Barriers to Business program, directing $100,000 to Charlotte’s economic development department for work in the city’s Corridors of Opportunity.
The initiative will fund projects that expand access to capital, strengthen neighborhood-based business groups and reshape local policy to create more inclusive entrepreneurship opportunities.
Read more from the Charlotte Business Journal here.
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