MONTICELLO, NY — An informational meeting on Sullivan County’s new Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP), designed to assist owners of small businesses in Sullivan County and people looking to start a business here, has been moved from December 9 to Thursday, December 18 at 6 p.m. at the government center.

Sponsored by the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management, the program will provide entrepreneurial training to help small businesses survive and grow, along with low interest loans, subsidies and other forms of support. It will target the county’s village and hamlet centers with a priority given to restaurants and food services businesses that typically find it hard to obtain traditional financing but which are essential components of a thriving downtown. The deadline for applications to the program is Friday, January 2, 2015. Call 845/807-0530 or email planning@co.sullivan.ny.us.