Tag: SBA
SBA: Rhode Island small businesses received $179M in loans in 2025
SMITHFIELD – Rhode Island small businesses received $179 million in loans in fiscal year 2025, a 56.9% increase over the previous year.
A total of...
For 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard
Imagine it’s April 2025 and you’re the owner of a small but fast-growing e-commerce business. Historically, you’ve sourced products from China, but the president...
BankNewport selected as Legacy Builder Sponsor of National Small Business Week...
PROVIDENCE – BankNewport has been selected by Skills for Rhode Island’s Future and the U.S. Small Business Administration as the Legacy Builder Sponsor of National...
Fear and ego stall success
Robert Piechota | U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island district director
I have found that there is one key trait shared by successful business leaders....
Many businesses can’t meet new PPP guidelines
The newly reopened Paycheck Protection Program sought to eliminate logistical hurdles and overly restrictive rules from its prior iteration, but some say it’s still...
PPP, EIDL AND MORE: WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S NEXT
THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE ECONOMIC AID ACT BROUGHT WITH IT SEVERAL UPDATES TO PPP, PPP FORGIVENESS, EIDL AND OTHER COVID RELIEF PROGRAMS. PLEASE...
Rhode Island Foundation promotes Claudia Cornejo to lead economic security
Claudia Cornejo has been appointed a strategic initiative officer at the Rhode Island Foundation, where she will lead the Foundation’s activities and grant-making for...
The $2 trillion CARES Act could provide lifelines for small business
Many small businesses breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed the $2 trillion CARES Act to help prevent them from going under during...
Stressed local bankers brace for overwhelming demand for new SBA loans...
PROVIDENCE – Local bankers are expecting an onslaught of demand from struggling small businesses looking to get a piece of the nearly $350 billion...
PBN to host health care webinar on the coronavirus
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News will host a free virtual summit on April 1 on what businesses need to know about the global COVID-19...
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