ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – More than 1,700 small businesses in Orange County are getting their checks for $10,000 through Orange County’s Small Business Grant Program funded by federal CARES Act funding given to the county.
One of those businesses is Lake Avenue Nails in Maitland, owned by Dung Le, also known as Lee to his customers. “Thank God I got a check for $10,000,” he said Wednesday. “Yesterday we went to the bank, we put the deposit and I told the bank teller, ‘Yes, I’m so excited.’”The county began the program in June, allocating $72.9 million to give 6,500 businesses a $10,000 dollar grant.