Small Business Administration

(SBA) programs to small firms operating in the legal cannabis sector.

Bill Extending SBA Lending to Small Cannabis Businesses Reintroduced by Democrats

Photo: Twitter Tuesday, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA), and Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) reintroduced legislation to ...

Erica Rosero, a certified business advisor at the Bronx Business Development Center (SBDC)

Lehman Grad has $22 Million “TOP IMPACT” for Bronx Businesses

Photo: Lehman College Erica Rosero, a certified business advisor at the Bronx Business Development Center (SBDC) at Lehman College, was recognized recently for bringing ...

Almost overnight, some farmers completely lost markets they depended on

Rep. Velázquez Surveys Pandemic’s Impact on Food Businesses

[COVID-19 Business & Food Systems] Rep. Velázquez: “Many small businesses across the food system are still in the difficult position of figuring out how ...

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Black Businesses struggling from COVID-19, Structural Racism

[Black Business\COVID-19]] CNBC: “Black small business owners have endured an especially tumultuous few months. They have been hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic, they ...

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ONEUNITED BANK, LARGEST BLACK OWNED BANK, LAUNCHES SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

[ONEUNITED BANK\SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM] OneUnited has unique access to $30 billion of stimulus funding that was allocated to Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) and ...

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COVID-19 PPP SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO U.S. TERRITORIES INEQUITABLE SAY LAWMAKERS

[COVID-19\PPP Loans] Velázquez: “Small businesses in the five territories are facing the same dire conditions as those in the fifty states.” Photo: YouTube

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SBA’S PAYCHECK PROTECTION LOANS APPEAR TO EXCLUDE MANY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

[COVID-19\Paycheck Protection Program] AGC: “We urge the President and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to immediately clarify the eligibility standard for the ...

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WATERS: COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MUST BE INVOLVED IN HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES

[Community Financial Institutions] The PPP allows financial institutions to provide forgivable loans to small businesses so they can keep employees on their payroll while ...

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NEW SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR TO TESTIFY BEFORE HOUSE NEXT WEEK

[Small Business Administration] Rep. Velazquez: “I am looking forward to the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of Administrator Carranza’s plans to run the ...

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NY CONGRESSWOMAN VELAZQUEZ PUSHES LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE JOB AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING IN PRISONS

[Congressional News\Mass Incarceration News] Rep. Nydia Velázquez: “The stigma of incarceration can make basic needs like employment inaccessible for those that have already paid ...