This past week,Rob Scott, Regional Administrator for Region 5 of the U.S. Small Business Administration, overseeing the delivery of the agency’s financial assistance, technical assistance, and government contracting activities throughout Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, along with SBA Michigan District Director Constance Logan made several stops across Michigan. To hear Rob, Constance and Chris discuss this listening tour click play on the Podcast below:

Chris Holman caught up with them during the middle of that tour. 
Rob and Connie were in the midst of a 3-day Michigan listening tour finding out from small business about:
(1)Disaster Relief,
(2) Economic Development, how public-private partnerships have or can work going forward,
(3) Feedback on the PPP loans
(4) Feedback on other loans

This business listening tour was in Grand Rapids Wednesday 9/2/20.
Thursday 9/3 Sanford, Midland, and Saginaw, Michigan.
Friday 9/4 Rochester Hills, MI.