Tag: SBA
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...
SBA broadens program eligibility for businesses
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration recently took action to allow more small businesses to become eligible for the agency’s loan guarantees and...
SBA proposes rule change for revenue calculations
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration has proposed modifying its method for calculating annual average revenue for certain small businesses.
The shift, according to...
Making homes safe, livable for seniors
Justin Oakley and Michael Vieira share a work history that dates back decades.
As 16-year-old entrepreneurs, they sold quahogs door to door in the Narragansett...
SBA calls for Emerging Leaders program applicants in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District office is calling for applicants for its Emerging Leaders program, which provides business leaders...
- Featured Event -
