tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post28685855631229828..comments2023-10-30T01:26:59.335-04:00Comments on Norristown Diary: Council Agenda: Zoning, Consultants, Police, etc.ELENA SANTANGELOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03257788794914218924noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-86627401729908022632014-04-15T12:35:08.884-04:002014-04-15T12:35:08.884-04:00Great comments Elena. All consultants must provid...Great comments Elena. All consultants must provide regular reports to the Municipality and the progress is reported out at Council meetings periodically. That information is public info just for the asking. On average people receiving assistance from the NSBAC are mainly micro-enterprises, those with 1 to 6 employees and needing less than $50,000 in start-up capital. Most of the work of the NSBAC impacted micro-enterprise and home based businesses. During the past 18+ months with the utilization of the Enterprise Center Capital Corporation/Norristown Micro-Loan Program business development has been able to impact Main Street via Banh Mi, the E. Airy neighborhood with Mina Mart and others. Technical assistance is provided to an enormous amount of entrepreneurs regarding financing, zoning and the like. Too numerous to list here, but several Main Street merchants have benefited from the NSBAC's counseling. I'm hopeful with the newly proposed small business development that more funding will be included for micro-enterprises and small business to provide start-up financing and greater and more coordinated assistance. It takes an average from two to three years or more to officially get a business started. Two factors here are experience (education) and capital. Education is learning the process of how to start the business, Municipal, County, State, Federal regulations etc. And then the perseverance in carrying it out. The key to any of the proposed programs is communications and implementation, I am just as eager as you to see in the months to come how these decisions will develop. I'm an optimist so I do believe that great things are about to happen for Norristown. The new Zoning ordinance is a win-win for Montgomery County and Norristown in particular.The Norristown Initiativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885425593061843353noreply@blogger.com