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It seems to me that the reason this money has been provided for the Windham County Revolving Loan Fund is to lead to immediate job creation.
With this goal, it is important to have a good portion, or at least most of the fund, available as grants, not loans, especially to new or growing businesses that actually create new jobs.
Focusing on the people and towns most affected makes sense, too. Dot-com businesses such as mine have actually created good jobs right in Vernon, for example. Lack of a physical business space in Vernon has forced it to move to Brattleboro, though. (Thank you, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, for providing the space we needed.)
My business is established, so I am not looking for a loan or grant myself, but from my own experience, I do understand some of what has to happen for a young business to grow and create jobs.
