Small Business

‘The Debt Is Like A Mountain’: How Online Lenders Prey On Small Businesses

Now, cash-strapped business owners are finding an unlikely ally in ... a group of online lenders.
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Yes, You Can Support Small Businesses On Amazon During Prime Day

Prime Day isn’t just for big brands anymore. Here’s how you can support small businesses on Amazon during the two-day sale.
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House Panel Identifies Tens Of Thousands Of PPP Loans At 'High Risk' For Fraud Or Abuse

The Trump administration has issued more than 5 million loans as part of federal economic relief for small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yes, You Can Order Food Delivery While Staying Financially Savvy. Here’s How.

If it makes my life easier, ensures that my family is eating a quality meal and allows me to rest my mind and body, I order in.
By Tonya Rapley and RYOT Studio
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Taylor Swift Donates Signed 'Folklore' CDs To Help Indie Record Stores Across The U.S.

The CDs were given to stores around the country gratis, with the request that they only sell them to "local customers."
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Meet The Etsy Sellers Fighting The Pandemic, One Face Mask At A Time

"I can’t go out and protest, I can’t go out and do social events, but this is something that I can do. This is my way of supporting other people."
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Members Of Congress Got PPP Loans Faster Than Most Small Business Owners

Millions of ordinary small business owners initially struggled to access emergency relief, raising questions about who got priority.
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U.S. Catholic Church Won At Least $1.4 Billion In Pandemic Aid

After lobbying for an exemption to what counts as a "small" business, Catholic dioceses and ministries were approved for at least 3,500 forgivable loans.
By Reese Dunklin and Michael Rezendes, AP

Trump Administration Refuses To Disclose Which Businesses Received $500 Billion In Government Bailout

The move will prevent oversight of 4.5 million businesses that took a government Paycheck Protection Program loan. One critic called it "unconscionable, jaw-dropping corruption."
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COVID-19 Is Shattering Small Businesses. Their Survival Depends On Us.

Loans, luck and help from strangers are keeping local businesses afloat.
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