Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced that $1 million in Somerville Small Business COVID-19 Relief funds will be awarded to 123 local, small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded by federal Community Development Block Grant monies, the Fund will issue forgivable loans to busin...
But you better act fast, as these programs won’t last. The SBA’s debt relief efforts are due to expire at the end of the month, or until funds run out. Lynn Ozer, president of MultiFunding–a small-business loan adviser based in Ambler, Pennsylvania–also expects the Covid EIDL prog...
Now Parks and other venue owners have some relief. The Small Business Administration’sShuttered Venue Operators Grantprogramstarted accepting applicationslast week for the $16 billion in available grants. Eligible applicants may qualify for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with...
"Senate Dem[ocrats are] continuing to look at what the needs are and how to address" them, Goodman said regarding the possibility of small business relief in the new year. A senior House GOP aide, meanwhile, told Fox News that business relief wouldn't be necessary if...
FOX Business host weighs in on the Democrats' spending spree on 'Kudlow.' States across America pocketedCOVID-19relief cash to use on pet projects. President Biden’s signature legislation, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, allocated $350 billion to assist struggling localities and states ...
Read on to find out more about additional relief options available to your business and learn more about the PPP and EIDL federal programs so that you’re ready if and when additional funds become available. Part 1: New Financial Assistance Resources for SMBs (Updated for April 2020) ...
Donation-focused company GoFundMe has partnered with Yelp to help independent businesses start fundraisers and accept donations via Yelp's website and pages. The companies also both pledged to donate up to $1 million to the Small Business Relief Fund through GoFundMe. ...
In addition to the relief fund, the city’s Economic Development team continues to provide free, expert business coaching in multiple languages on a first-come, first-served basis to any Somerville business, among other supports. For more information or assistance for overall business needs during...
It explores how Black business owners made sense of the Paycheck Protection Program, and how they came to regard it as an untrustworthy source of economic relief or even a dangerous trap. Less than half of the small business owners we interviewed applied for PPP, and those who did, did so...
Were Federal Covid Relief Funds for Schools Enough?Congress responded to the COVID pandemic's disruptions to instruction with unprecedented federal aid for school districts. While this relief has been widely chaGordon, NoraReber, SarahSocial Science Electronic Publishing...