A new grant program from the City of Akron aims to help small businesses in many of the city’s main business districts stay afloat.
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to entrepreneurs who own their own businesses and have five or fewer employees. Part of the city’s Great Streets program, the money is available in 13 neighborhood business districts across Akron.
“That can be for about anything,” said Sean Vollman, the deputy director of economic development for Akron…