Expand self-employment assistance programs

Warren said she would support states seeking to expand self-employment assistance programs, which let unemployed workers receive benefits equivalent to unemployment insurance while getting training and counseling to start a business. She also proposed allowing participants to claim more compensation upfront to finance a business launch and directing programs toward communities where small businesses are declining.

Context: The programs are state efforts supported through federal grants; the plan does not specify how many states or participants would be covered.

In their own words

I’ll support state efforts to expand these programs.

The source

A Comprehensive Agenda to Boost America's Small Businesses

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