Casper Area Chamber Of Commerce: New Grant Targets Assistance To Energy Sector Small Businesses And Displaced Workers

Press release from the Casper Area Chamber of Commerce:

July 12, 2021

LARAMIE- The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network recently received a Portable Assistance Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide technical and advising assistance to Wyoming small businesses affected by the economic downturn in the energy industry. Portable Assistance Grants are provided by the SBA to target negative economic events in specific business segments or geographical areas.
 
If your small business has been negatively affected by economic factors in the energy industry or you are a displaced energy worker interested in learning about small business ownership, contact the Wyoming SBDC Network at wyomingsbdc.org to learn about business advising and training opportunities.
 
“Although the grant is modest and does not provide direct financial assistance to small businesses, it does allow us to increase training and advising opportunities for businesses and workers affected by the downturn in the energy industry,” Wyoming SBDC Network State Director Jill Kline said. “The focus of our grant activities is to help negatively affected businesses strengthen their operations or pivot into other areas. We would also love to work with displaced workers interested in applying their skills as small business owners. The ultimate goal is to contribute to a stronger, more diversified Wyoming economy.”
 
All advising and training opportunities presented through grant activities are no-cost and all one-on-one advising is completely confidential — as are all interactions with the Wyoming SBDC Network.
 
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About the Wyoming SBDC Network: The Wyoming SBDC Network offers no-cost, confidential advising and technical assistance to help Wyoming entrepreneurs think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. In 2020 alone, the Wyoming SBDC Network helped Wyoming entrepreneurs start 95 new businesses, support 6,964 jobs, and bring a capital impact of $18 million to the state. The Wyoming SBDC Network is hosted by the University of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

This press release was produced by the Casper Area Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.