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Mayor Karen Bass Continues Progress For L.A. Businesses
09/29/2023
[ Article originally appeared in https://mayor.lacity.gov ]
Mayor Karen Bass continued her work to assist businesses in Los Angeles. The Mayor released a report outlining immediate solutions and actions already under way to foster and support small businesses in Los Angeles. The comprehensive report, which was set in motion by the Mayor’s fourth executive directive, summarizes initial findings and preliminary actions needed to address two priority areas: 1) opening and expanding a business; and 2) improving the experience of doing business with the City.
The directive instructed the Mayor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to work in collaboration with select City Departments and Bureaus to form the Los Angeles Business Steering Committee to identify barriers to business development and growth. It also instructed the Steering Committee to conduct its initial findings and report back within 90 days of the issuance of the directive. Read the 90-Day Progress Report here and Report Summary here. The initial findings identify solutions to implement prior to December 31, 2023, including:
Mayor Bass signed Executive Directive 4 on June 22, 2023 to encourage small business and minority business creation, development and growth across Los Angeles. The directive requires:
The Mayor’s Office will continue to review and assess processes, timelines, taxes, and fees that create barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses; evaluating how Departments can improve businesses’ engagement with the City and gathering feedback from the business community to advance their top priorities. The Steering Committee will submit regular reports to the Mayor’s Office to track progress and identify additional areas of improvement. Future progress reports will be shared as they become available. Back To News |
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