Overview
In this March 2025 press release, the CFE fund accounced the selection of seven local governments to offer small business owners and entrepreneurs one-on-one Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) financial counseling through the CFE’s Small Business Boost (SBB) initiative. Selected partners (which include Akron, OH; Aurora, IL; Columbus, OH; Louisville, KY; Polk County, IA; Rochester, NY; and Sacramento, CA) will connect their Financial Empowerment Center initiatives, which offer professional, one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service, to local business support services.