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59 <br />3 - Local Funding or Resource Gaps <br />•Local economic mobility organizations facing needs for funds and space, creating <br />barriers to: <br />─Expanding existing programming to meet expressed demand <br />─Developing more robust jobs programming for marginalized communities, including <br />folks with disabilities <br />─Providing workshops or trainings after 5pm, when communities available <br />─Taking timely action on challenges (especially when using gov. contracts) <br />•Small businesses facing needs for capital and affordable space <br />─Perception that City economic development work focuses on downtown <br />─Smaller businesses and business outside of downtown more likely to connect with <br />agencies like Renaissance Center, San Mateo Small Business Development Center, <br />Job Train, and El Concilio