长滩市25家小企业获20.5万美元「Level Up LB」补助：20家各得1万美元完成十周课程
长滩市（Long Beach）经济发展与机遇局（EDO）宣布，向完成「Level Up LB：小企业极致改造与补助计划」（Level Up LB: Extreme Small Business Makeover and Grant Program）的 25 家本地小企业发放共 205,000 美元补助。结业仪式已于 9 月 29 日举行。
据市府介绍，参与企业在十周课程中参加了一系列工作坊、接受一对一商业辅导，并完成了各自的商业计划。其中 20 家企业各获得 10,000 美元补助，另有 5 家候补企业完成课程、各获 1,000 美元；完成课程的企业还同时获得长滩地区商会一年会籍与 Visit Long Beach 提供的营销套餐。获补助企业涵盖全市各区的餐厅、零售店、健康养生机构、教育组织与非盈利机构。（来源：长滩市政府 InsideLB News，2026 年 10 月 12 日；长滩市经济发展与机遇局）
Long Beach Awards $205,000 to 25 Small Businesses Completing the Level Up LB Program
The City of Long Beach's Department of Economic Development & Opportunity (EDO) has awarded $205,000 in grants to 25 local small businesses that completed the Level Up LB: Extreme Small Business Makeover and Grant Program. A culmination ceremony was held on Sept. 29.
Over the 10-week program, participating entrepreneurs completed a series of workshops, received personalized business counseling and established comprehensive business plans. Twenty businesses received $10,000 each, and five additional businesses selected as alternates that completed the program received $1,000 each. Completers also received a one-year membership to the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and a marketing package from Visit Long Beach. Recipients include restaurants, retail shops, health and wellness facilities, educational organizations and nonprofits throughout the city. (Source: InsideLB News, City of Long Beach, Oct. 12, 2026; Long Beach Department of Economic Development & Opportunity)
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