Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Here’s the lowdown on several relief funding programs still taking applications. If you live in Miami-Dade, applications are open for a loan that gives priority to small businesses that have not received federal or state stimulus aid to recover from the economic wallop of COVID-19. The RISE Miami-Dade Fund is […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced this weekend that it will discontinue issuing advances, or small grants, through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance program. The program provided U.S. small businesses, non-profits and agricultural businesses a total of $20 billion in emergency funding. Loan applications will continue to be […]
By Gerri Detweiler – Guest Contributor We’ve all got our own favorite tips, tricks, and tools that help us organize our task lists, assign projects, and manage deliverables. Today, there are more apps and software programs geared toward business owners than ever. I interviewed 10 entrepreneurs to find out what […]
By Gerri Detweiler – Guest Contributor Credit scores are often seen as the number one obstacle preventing small businesses from getting financing. But disorganized financials may be equally to blame. In today’s challenging economic environment in particular, lenders want to make sure your business is viable and will be able […]
Update: President Trump signed the PPP extension into law on July 4. If you haven’t applied for a PPP loan yet, you have more time to do so. With $130 billion still available, Congress passed a bill extending the deadline to apply for forgivable small business loans. These loans aim […]
Small businesses can get reimbursed for up to $10K of their COVID expenses. But hurry, applications are due Tuesday, June 30. CareerSource South Florida‘s COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund is designed to support eligible small businesses and/or community-based organizations in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties facing financial impacts or potential layoffs from […]
South Florida dentist Nolyris Alvarez is cautiously optimistic. Her dental practice, Oral Facial Comprehensive Care, has begun a slow recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Payment arrangements are set with creditors. Patients are going to the dentist again. Many of her employees returned. But costs continue to increase, and monthly billings […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced it has resumed taking new applications for pandemic-related disaster loans from all eligible small businesses and nonprofits. The SBA shut down its online application portal for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program on April 16 after exhausting the $17 billion authorized by Congress. […]
By Gerri Detweiler, Guest Contributor Update 6/5/2020: President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act into law. The legislation gives small business owners more flexibility in how they can use PPP funds and may make it easier to qualify for forgiveness. The President has signed the Paycheck Protection Program […]
Miami-Dade County is launching a $25 small business micro-loan program. It is initially targeted to help small businesses hurt by the economic disruption caused by the pandemic, The Rise Miami-Dade program is designed to help small businesses that haven’t been to get other economic aid. The county will use community groups […]