All by Frances Sheehan

Small business funds for nonprofits

Delaware County has become the first (and so far the only) county in the Philadelphia region to disburse their small business funding to nonprofits as well as for-profits. The council last week created the Delco Strong 2 Non-Profit Fund with an initial $4 million, recognizing that nonprofits don’t just provide valuable services, but are also employers, with many small businesses depending on them for their livelihoods. We need them to survive the pandemic and economic downturn if we are to fully recover.