Many live-event venues struggling to survive during the pandemic have been clinging to hope in the form of grants available from the Small Business Administration that will help them make ends meet until their industries recover.
But the money, these groups say, isn't coming fast enough.
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Stakeholders awaiting funds from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program are collectively calling on the government's Small Business Administration to move faster to release money they are counting on to survive as the industries for live music, events and entertainment cling to life until cash flow returns.