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Thousands of small businesses struggling to stay afloat because of the pandemic are getting extra time to apply for forgivable, low-interest loans. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to extend the deadline of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program to May 31, and. President Joe Biden is expected to sign it […]
U.S. Small Business Administration on Wednesday released new guidance on the changes to the Paycheck Protection Program. The changes to the popular program focus on reaching the hardest-hit businesses. Here’s what you need to know about the changes in the final month of the PPP application period unless the program gets […]
By Susan Guillory – Guest Contributor If your business had to close because of, for example, a fire or a hurricane, how long could you afford to cover ongoing expenses without incoming revenue? As a business owner, you want to protect your company against potential loss, so you invest in […]
Small business owners, do you need more information to make better decisions about exporting? Of course you do, and a recent Webinar by Florida SBDC at FIU provided a wealth of good advice about how to do just that. Here are some of the resources available through Florida SBDC at […]
Have questions about the alphabet soup of pandemic-related government relief programs in the CARES Act? There’s the EIDL, the EIDL grants, the PPP, the second- round PPP, and PPP forgiveness, and new SBA guidance about these programs is coming out all the time. Want to know about the Employee Retention […]
Is your small business still struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Chances are you are still feeling the pain. A new study launched by America’s SBDC and Thryv in November 2020, details how small businesses are still being negatively impacted by the pandemic. Among the key survey findings, the data revealed that 87% […]
Small businesses can start getting ready for the new round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. The PPP is returning, thanks to the recently passed coronavirus stimulus package by Congress, and it is available to businesses that already received a PPP loan. For struggling small businesses, a second round of loan […]
While South Florida and the nation’s small businesses await news on a Congressional stimulus package that is expected to include PPP relief funds, cities and the county are either rushing to try to disperse CARES Act funding to small businesses before the end of the year, and at least one […]
As Congress continues to debate the Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 – what stays in and what doesn’t – the Paycheck Protection Program is widely expected to be part of it. The PPP, an SBA forgivable loan program through partnering lenders, will likely look a little different when […]
The Rise Miami-Dade Fund still has money to lend to small businesses hurt by the pandemic. Just $7 million of the $25 million fund has been dispersed to about 400 businesses since the loan program was launched in June. In an effort to get more of it out to companies […]