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Small business revolving loan fund

The city is turning cannabis retailers' 1% community benefit payments into a small business loan fund run by Working Solutions CDFI. Borrowers pay 7% (subsidized from 11%), with average loans around $25,000 for businesses that can't qualify at banks. The mayor worried the rate is still too high for struggling mom-and-pops.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Nov 2, 2026