Even as the PPP struggled to meet its promise of aiding communities that historically haven't gotten the help they needed, the money was the most popular emergency funding lifeline among small business owners in 2020, the Fed survey said. Of the 82% of firms with employees that applied for ...
Any business, 501(c)(3) non-profit, 501(c)(19) veterans organization, or Tribal business concern (sec. 31(b)(2)(C) of the Small Business Act with the greater of 500 employees or which meets the SBA industry size standard if more than 500 Any business with a NAICS Code that begins...
When business growth stalls, everything gets harder – whether trying to secure additional funding or being able to reinvest in improving products and services. If your business has ever experienced consecutive periods of growth disruption, it can be difficult to know where you should prioritize ...
Small businesses, especially minority-owned establishments, have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. While the pandemic continues to impact all of our lives, it’s also critical that business and life move forward so businesses and communities can survive. This is w...
The eBay Government Relations team has created this section of the website to provide you with helpful government resources available to small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are links to a wide variety of global resources and othe
At the time, more than 30% of small businesses said it was unlikely they could survive until sales recovered without government help. The Small Business Credit Survey by the Federal Reserve was conducted in September and October of last year, prior to thelatest round of COVID-19 relief, but...
More than6 in 10 small business owners (62%) say they’ve previously started or owned a business.The majority of these (80%) say their previous business closed or failed. These business owners say the top three factors that contrib...
Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General (OIG) Mike Ware told members of Congress on Thursday that the SBA Office of Inspector General (OIG) is “super confident” in its $200 billion estimate of potentially fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic assistance loan programs. […] Civilian Agencies...
Here’s a unique business idea: vending machines. Yes, there’s money to be made with vending machines. Though the industry took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic,projectionsindicate vending machines are bouncing back. Offer the right products at the right location to make your vending busine...
COVID-19; small and medium enterprises; SME; firm performance; financial management; crisis management JEL Classification: M1; M2; G3; G41. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and associated sanitary restrictions disrupted business operations and had unprecedented consequences on firms worldwide. ...