Minority Business Commission Meeting
                    Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 3pm via Zoom
     Mr. Mark Menafee called the meeting to order and Ms. Kay Monroe
seconded. (Ayes: Menafee, Monroe, Copeland-Whitsett, Hawthorne, Walker)
     Present: Mr. Mark Menafee, Ms. Kay Monroe, Ms. Andrea Copeland-
Whitsett, Ms. Sarah Hawthorne, Mayor Nikuyah Walker
       Absent: Mr. Rek LeCounte, Ms. Zoie Smith
  Ms. Hollie Lee presented a power point presentation on Minority Business
Development’s Activities.
      Recap of BRACE
      Recap of BEF Resiliency Fund
      Virtual GO Start-Up class
      GO Start-Up graduation
      Small Business Relief Grant
      Project Rebound Bag Giveaway
      Minority Business Virtual Expo
   General discussion that members would follow up with individual members of
the community about the Small Business Relief Grant due on July 17 at 4 pm.
   Ms. Copeland-Whitsett suggested a virtual or in-person “application fair” take
place in neighborhoods where minority owned businesses are located if the
deadline for the Small Business Relief Grant deadline is extended.
   Ms. Monroe expressed an interest in providing educational access to business
financial education for small business owners. This would help the business
owners be prepared to submit financial documents for their business at a
moment’s notice instead of acting as a barrier to relief programs.
   Ms. Hawthorne suggested working with Piedmont Housing Alliance since they
offer personal and business financial coaching.
   Next meeting is October 22nd at 3 pm.
   Mr. Menafee motioned to close the meeting and Ms. Copeland-Whitsett
seconded. (Ayes: Menafee, Monroe, Copeland-Whitsett, Hawthorne)