Third Round of PPP Funding Starts With Greater Focus On Minority-Owned Small Businesses
The new round of PPP funding comes after small business advocates claim that minority and women-owned firms did not get sufficient government funding....
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Benedict College Boosts Women Entrepreneurs With 2nd HBCU Women’s Business Center
Benedict College opened a new Women's Business Center funded by the Small Business Administration to help women entrepreneurs start and grow businesses...
$132 Billion in PPP Funding Still Available; New Report Shows Scant Details On Race in Loan Info
There was more than $132 billion unclaimed on loan approvals on the Paycheck Protection Program, but few details on the race of businesses receiving loans...
CDFIs Get An Additional $10 Billion In PPP Funding From SBA
The SBA is providing an additional $10 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)....
Agriculture Businesses, Including Black Farmers, Can Qualify For SBA Disaster Loans Up to $150,000
Black farmers are eligible for disaster loans the U.S. Small Business Administration is providing to agricultural businesses hit hard by the coronavirus....
Retired Harvard Business School Professor: Black Businesses, Please Take The PPP Money!
Retired Harvard Business prof. Steve Rogers encourages black business owners to apply for funds through the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program....
Black American Business Owners Sound Off in New Survey of PPP Programs
Results are in from a new national survey of small black-owned businesses conducted by Creative Investment Research on the Paycheck Protection Program...
Shake Shack, Ruth’s Chris, and Large Food Chains Cashed Out on PPP Loans While Small Businesses Were Shut Out
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was meant to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus outbreak, but some big chains have received funds....
Uncertainty Looms as Funding for PPP Business Loans Dwindles
A growing concern has been if some black small businesses and faith-based organizations will be able to even access PPP before the funding runs out....
The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program May Be Harming Black Business Owners
Black business owners are saying the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) isn't helping to keep their doors open....