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Assistance
Requested:
If you believe you
have been a victim of discrimination
please click
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Meeting
in New Orleans on March 28, 2006
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Second Wind, a nonprofit grassroots organization formed by
the Lawyers' Committee and pro bono attorneys from Stroock
& Stroock & Lavan and Citigroup, seeks to revitalize
the New Orleans small business community affected by Hurricane
Katrina by obtaining relief grants and other sources of assistance.
Small businesses constitute the backbone of the New Orleans
economy, employing tens of thousands of residents and accounting
for hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and taxes.
Thus, Second Wind understands that in helping the small business
community recover, it is also assisting in the rebuilding
of New Orleans.
Despite the central role small businesses have played in the
economy of New Orleans, no funding has been earmarked for
small business grants. Second Wind wants to help small businesses
obtain financial assistance, and, in addition, address issues
of common concern to the small business community. These include:
relief program reform, insurance settlement negotiation, debt
reduction, bridge loans, commercial lease issues, tax incentives,
and infrastructure repair.
If you would like to learn how Second Wind and small businesses
are working toward renewing their role in the New Orleans
economy, please visit www.secondwindnola.org.
For additional information, please click on the following
links.
The Mission
Statement of Second Wind
The Action Points of Second Wind
Click here
to join Second Wind
“Small
Business Key to Renewal”, The Times-Picayune, March 10,
2006
Second
Wind’s Public Comments on Proposed Action Plan for Use
of Disaster Relief Funds.
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