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 […]
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COVID relief: City of Miami opens $20K grant program for small businesses
The City of Miami announced a new rant program for small businesses hurt by the pandemic crisis. The city will start taking applications for the grants up to $20,000 on Friday, and will continue until the $5 million pool of federal CARES Act funds runs dry. The city’s Department of Housing […]
COVID resources: Free 5-hour digital marketing course available for small businesses
BizHack Academy and the Village of Pinecrest have joined forces to offer any business impacted by COVID-19 a 5-week crash course in digital marketing – at no cost to the small business. This training is funded through the federal CARES Act. This five-hour course will cover how to use digital marketing to drive revenue and increase brand awareness. Each week, it will […]
Pros and cons of the Main Street Lending Program
The Federal Reserve launched the Main Street Lending Program several months ago and recently extended the program to Dec. 31. The MSLP, part of the coronavirus relief law known as the CARES Act, offers five-year loans of $250,000 to $300 million. The loan program is aimed at larger small businesses […]