We've been listening to small businesses about the SME Relaunch Grant. We're expanding it to include sole proprietors, following feedback from Albertans. Any sole proprietors are now eligible for the Relaunch Grant and up to $20,000 in funding.1/3 #AbLeg

Any sole proprietorships that were rejected for funding because they weren't previously eligible will be contacted by my Ministry to process their applications and ensure that they receive funding. We want to make sure businesses that need it get support. 2/3 #AbLeg

Since we expanded eligibility to the program and added second payments, we've seen an increase in funding of 450%. More than 45,000 businesses have received over $311 million in funding. I encourage all small businesses that haven't to apply today: https://www.alberta.ca/sme-relaunch-grant.aspx 3/3