Heard on the Street – here’s what we were reading last week: Who Lends to Small Businesses?: It's tempting to suppose that small depository institutions are more likely to lend...
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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), one of the signature relief programs of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, was intended to help keep small businesses afloat during...
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Heard on the Street – here’s what we were reading last week: Where the Small-Business Relief Loans Have Gone: Analyses of government data show that the PPP program allowed many...
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Small business owners are used to dealing with the unexpected, but like all of us, most have never been through a crisis like this before. Small businesses need recovery and...
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Heard on the Street: CDFIs looking to fintech for help, how round two of PPP is shaping up, and more
Heard on the Street – here’s what we were reading last week: Community Development Lenders Turning to Fintech for a Boost During Crisis: The most recent COVID-19 response legislation set...
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Last week we launched a short pulse survey to see how our partners, clients, and friends were feeling about the state of the small business ecosystem. Initial results are in,...
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Heard on the Street – here’s what we were reading last week: Businesses owned by women and minorities have grown. Will COVID-19 undo that?: Structural exclusion that limits entrepreneurship is...
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. Within just two weeks, one of the key provisions for small businesses -...
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Organizations across the country are rallying to provide financial and technical assistance support to small businesses effected by COVID-19, and loyal customers are stepping up to purchase gift cards and...
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Heard on the Street – here’s what we were reading last week: More PPP Funds Would Help CDFIs Lend Money To Micro Businesses: Many CDFIs were not able to be...
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