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Comptroller Franchot to Host Virtual News Conference Today with Small Business Advocates, Owners
Speakers from across Maryland will back Franchot's call to spend $500 million of state's historic surplus on locally-owned retailers, restaurants
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Comptroller Peter Franchot
Sean Stinnett, Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-Owned Businesses & Director of Baltimore Main Streets
Jeff Burton, Executive Director, Bethesda Urban Partnership
Naddia Clute, Business Consultant, Maryland Small Business Development Center
Marigot Miller, Co-Owner, The Abbey Burger Bistro (Baltimore City and Havre de Grace)
Cheryl Harrington, Owner, Shortcake Bakery (Hyattsville)
Craig Martin, Owner, The QG (Baltimore City and Hunt Valley)
Corinne Sawyer, Co-Owner, The Family Room (Laytonsville)
Samantha Claassen, Owner, Golden West Cafe (Baltimore City)
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Comptroller Franchot will host a virtual news conference this afternoon to rally support for his proposal to provide $500 million in direct financial relief to Maryland small businesses in hard-hit industries.
Small business advocates, restaurateurs and retailers representing a cross-section of industries throughout Maryland will join the Comptroller in urging Governor Hogan and the General Assembly to tap into the state's historic $6 billion surplus and dedicate a fresh round of economic relief, particularly to support minority-owned and women-owned small businesses, which bore the disproportionate brunt of COVID-19's economic impact.
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TODAY, February 17, 2022
Noon
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