Long Beach Awards $205,000 to 25 Small Businesses Completing the Level Up LB Program
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. 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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