42% | Percentage of Small Business Owners Who Say it’s a Challenge to Fill an Open Job Position
With certain jobs becoming harder to fill, wages are growing.
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Bidin, Congress Approve Additional Two-Month Window for PPP Loan Application
Funds available will remain the same. This legislation provides more time for loan processing.
Average Easter Spending Expected to be Highest on Record | 2021
As more individuals become vaccinated consumers plan to celebrate with families this year..
Biden Signs Covid-19 Stimulus Into Law: Here are Some Small Business Provisions You May Have Missed
Includes extension of pandemic unemployment benefits.
News
Square Launched Long-Awaited Bank Last Week | 2021
Square says the bank will allow it to operate more nimbly in a crowded financial-tech market.
White House adds Changes to PPPs; Wants Smallest Small Businesses to Apply| 2021
The SBA also announced four additional changes to open the PPP to more underserved small businesses.
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SBA | More Information About the Paycheck Protection Program (2)
Resources for the second phase of the small business-focused Payroll Protection Program.
Helpful Links to SBA PPP (2) Resources | 2021
The SBA provides loans to help qualifying businesses keep their workforce employed.
SBA, Treasury to Reopen PPP (2) Small Business Loan Program Tomorrow (1.11.2021)
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP-3) will re-open the week of January 11 .
Negotiation Over Renewed PPP With Passage of Small Business Loan Program | 2020
If it doesn’t clear Congress, the lack of government funding would trigger a federal government shutdown Saturday.
Without New Stimulus, Small Business Owners Uncertain of Survival | 2020
It’s time to put aside politics and save millions of small businesses.
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Retailers and Customers Prepare for Holidays, 2020
According to the NRF, consumers have demonstrated their resilience and adaptability throughout these extraordinary times
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This Year, SBA’s Small Business Week Goes All Virtual | 2020
“Preparing for a stronger tomorrow: Recovery, Adaptation, and Innovation”
Your Small Business is Probably Performing Better Than You Think
You may have unwarranted self-doubt about the health of your business.
Celebrating Small Business
Infographic | What’s New With Small Business, 2019
“What is a small business?” and some of the other most-asked questions about small business.
Happy Small Business (and Small Business Customer) Week, 2019
While small businesses create jobs, there’s another thing that small businesses and their customers do that’s equally important: They create communities.
Self-Employed Business Owners Struggle to Grow, But 78% Say it’s a Good Time to Start a Business | 2019
Despite major challenges, 78 percent of self-employed business owners say it’s a good time to start a business.
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A Small Business on Valentine’s Day is Like a Box of Chocolates
Happy Valentine’s Day, 2019.