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FAIRFIELD Find out about Solano County’s MEHKO program and what is required by the county to operate a home kitchen and sell food that’s made at home.
MEHKO stands for Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation. Solano County is one of only two counties in California that has approved MEHK
SBDC meets business challenges during Covid-hit 2020
Tim Murrill is the director of Solano Small Business Development Center. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)
FAIRFIELD The Covid-19 pandemic has created a surge of new business at the Solano Small Business Development Center.
The Solano SBDC, in 2020, offered one-on-one advice to 936 business, a nearly 90% increase from 2019.
While there was a wide range of topics discussed, SBDC officials said the most common was related to loans and grants, marketing and pivoting business models in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“When the pandemic first began in March and April, we went from being a well-kept secret to a valuable resource for a lot of small businesses almost overnight,” SBDC Director Tim Murrill said in a statement. “We fielded hundreds of phone calls. Between March and May, we helped over 600 businesses with their SBA loans.”
SBDC offers Biz Rx assessment program for businesses
Tim Murrill is the director of Solano Small Business Development Center. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)
FAIRFIELD The Solano Small Business Development Center is offering a new program that includes a free webinar and a what’s described as a confidential one-on-one assessment with an SBDC adviser.
“Caring for your business’ health is as important as caring for your personal health,” the Solano Small Business Development Center said in a statement about the Biz Rx program.
“Biz Rx includes two key components. The first is a no-cost webinar series, led by Solano SBDC’s lead business (adviser), Onna Young,” the statement said. “The second is a no-cost, confidential one-on-one assessment with an SBDC (adviser) that will include an in-depth . . . strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis of the participant’s business.”