No IPOs, Small Business Loans, or New Craft Beer: How the Government Shutdown Is Hurting Business

With the government partially shut down, small businesses feel the pressure. The Small Business Association stops loans and some consumers cut s.....»»

With the government partially shut down, small businesses feel the pressure. The Small Business Association stops loans and some consumers cut spending......»»

The Sacramento District office of the Small Business Administration is closed due to the federal government shutdown, which may start affecting local real estate deals if the closure goes on much longer. Not considered essential, the SBA is shut do.....»»

CEOs have been crying in Janice Donaldson's office. Donaldson, the regional director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, has few ways to help small business owners who can't get federal loans, export.....»»

KeyCorp CEO Chris Gorman is a big believer in the U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. The program has been the federal government's main vehicle for providing financial relief to small businesses so they can survive the C.....»»

Millions of small business owners have not received government loans under the CARES Act. Many are bootstrapping, crowdfunding and deferring mortgage payments to stay afloat......»»

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), small business owners have been left behind by their banks and the government... The post Time to Fix What̵.....»»

Billionaire investor and "Shark Tank" personality Mark Cuban was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Friday to discuss the easing of the business shutdown in Texas due to t read more.....»»

The U.S. government's $660 billion small business rescue program has stumbled on missing paperwork, technology failure, and the misdirection of funds to big corporations. Now, it is lurching toward another hurdle: forgiving those hastily arranged loans......»»

Farmgirl Flowers Christina Stembel founded her floral company, Farmgirl Flowers, in her dining room in 2010, using her personal savings and a cash-back credit card to cover business expenses. Th.....»»

As the government issues a second round of aid for small business owners, some U.S. senators, community banking groups and minority-owned banks said they are worried businesses owned by people of color may miss out on receiving much-needed loans......»»

The Trump administration will audit small-business loans above $2 million, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday, as he warned of criminal liability for companies who improperly got government cash......»»

Associated Press As $310 billion in new funding replenishes the Paycheck Protection Program, small businesses can expect more oversight. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that loans over $2 million will undergo a "full review" be.....»»

Steven Senne/AP The US government added a second round of $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  But small business owners who haven't applied for PPP loans yet, may be too late to receive any funding.  Bankers, .....»»

More than 26,000 small business relief loans were authorized by Maryland totaling $6.54 billion when the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program ran out of money. Data from the Small Business Administration on Friday showed that as of 12 p.m......»»

Reuters The government is approaching the $349 billion lending limit on its Pay.....»»

Almost $248 billion of the $350 billion authorized by the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program has been approved for U.S. small business borrowers. Here's how much has gone to Missouri and Illinois businesses......»»

Just How Bad Is It Going To Get: JPMorgan Halts All Non-Government Guaranteed Small Business Loans Wit.....»»

As the government's $350 billion loan program gets underway, small business owners are anxiously awaiting notice from their lenders about loan approvals......»»

The small business loans are considered an integral part of the $2 trillion government pandemic stimulus efforts since companies with less than 500 employees comprise nearly 50 percent of the American workforce......»»