Amendment #821 to H4400

Micro-Business Development

Representatives González of Springfield, Williams of Springfield, Tosado of Springfield and Carvalho of Boston move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XX. Section 23A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section.

Section 68. There shall be a micro business development center within Massachusetts office of business development that will provide loans, grants and technical assistance to micro businesses within the commonwealth. For the purposes of this section, a “micro business” means a business with no more than 5 employees, located in a city or town with 75% of residents living under the federal poverty guideline with no more than $200,000 in revenues.".

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #821 to H4400

Micro-Business Development