A fund that supports small businesses in Benzie, Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties that have been affected by the pandemic continues to grow through the support of CMF members.

The Regional Resiliency Fund is a joint program of Traverse Connect and Venture North and provides grants of up to $5,000 to small businesses. The fund was created in June through a grant of $200,000 from the Consumers Energy Foundation to Venture North, a community development financial institution (CDFI), to help small businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic. Since its launch, DTE Energy Foundation