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Miami Restaurant Owner Grateful for Extra PPP Help for Smallest Businesses
A Miami business owner has a line of communication open with America’s Commander-in-Chief. “I feel very honored,” said Pilar Guzman, the owner of Half Moon Empanadas on 79th Street near Biscayne Boulevard. Before COVID-19, she had 14 empanada eateries all over Miami-Dade County. When the pandemic hit, she had to close all but two. The federal government’s Payment Protection...
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Biden Outlines Changes in PPP Loans
President Joe Biden is targeting more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. NBC 6’s Steve Litz spoke to a local business owner
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Rebound: CT Balloon Artist Works to Bounce Back After Pandemic Shutdown
“We’re all figuring out what next week is going to look like day to day.” How can a party-based business pull through a pandemic? That is the question certified balloon artist Ava Sealey, who owns Ava Party Designs in Bethel, has been facing since March. Many small businesses are struggling during the pandemic, but Sealey believes in her business’s...
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‘Things Have to Change': Small Businesses Face Systemic Racism
Harriett’s Bookshop, Brooklyn Chop House and Next Step Training discuss being Black-owned businesses during the pandemic and trying to raise awareness about social justice.
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Coronavirus Dims Carnival Season Joy — and Commerce — in New Orleans
The coronavirus pandemic is tamping down the joy — and the revenue — associated with the Carnival season in New Orleans
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These Are the Black-Owned Restaurants to Watch This Year, According to Yelp
Yelp searches for Black-owned businesses increased 2,400% in 2020.
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Some Local Businesses Got Less Than $20 in PPP Loans
NBC 6 Investigators found some business owners got as little as $1 in PPP money during the first round.
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Small Business Owners Report Receiving Small PPP Loans
Businesses across South Florida are now applying to the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program — but some hope to get much more this time around. Consumer Investigator Sasha Jones found that’s because some business owners got as little as one dollar the first time around.
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PPP Loan Program Reopens with Emphasis on Minority-Owned Businesses
The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reopened Monday with revamped rules and guidelines. The third round of the loan program is prioritizing applications from small community financial institutions on the first days of reopening. The early access to smaller lenders could help minority and women-owned businesses that ran into challenges accessing the funds during the first...
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PPP Loan Program Reopens With Emphasis on Minority-Owned Businesses
The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reopened Monday with revamped rules and guidelines.
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Minority-Owned Companies Waited Months for Loans, Data Shows
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications
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Two Young Brothers Invented a Way to Keep Your Christmas Tree Ornaments in Place
Two 12-year-old brothers from Connecticut have created a solution to a common Christmas problem – falling ornaments. Ayaan and Mika’il Naqvi joined LX News to talk about their invention of the “ornament anchor” and how their small business is helping homeless pets.
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How Small Businesses Can Set Themselves Up for Success in the New Year After a Brutal 2020
The past year has taken a massive toll on small businesses across the country, but some can start preparing for a better 2021. The CEO of Disaster Recovery Institute International, Chloe Demrovsky, joined LX News to explain what businesses should expect in 2021 and how they can start preparing now.
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Racism Targets Asian Food, Business During COVID-19 Pandemic
Bigotry toward Asian Americans and Asian food has spread steadily alongside the coronavirus in the United States. Distorted information about the virus that first appeared in China has led to a revival of century-old tropes about Asian food being dirty.
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The Biggest Fail in ‘Shark Tank' History Was Rejecting a Pitch for Face Masks Ten Years Before COVID-19
When the swine flu pandemic hit the world in 2009, designer Irina Blok took her idea for fun face masks onto ‘Shark Tank.’ But in what may be the biggest face-palm moment in the show’s history, the ’Sharks’ nearly laughed her out of the room. We talked to Blok about the experience and saw how one of the investors is...
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Many Restaurants Are on the Brink of Closing. Here's How to Help Them Stay Afloat
The coronavirus pandemic has been incredibly damaging for the restaurant industry in the United States: The National Restaurant Association estimates that at least 17% of the country’s food service establishments have already shuttered, with 10,000 restaurants having closed their doors in just the past three months.
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Ty Pennington, Amanda Brinkman Aim to Help Small Businesses in Pandemic
The television stars talk to Jen about their latest season hosting the show ‘Small Business Revolution’ and how you can help your neighborhood businesses during these tougher times.
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Here's Who Benefited From Pandemic Relief in South Florida
After months of litigation, the Small Business Administration on Tuesday released data on every small business that received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or Economic Injury Disaster (EIDL) loan.
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Small Business Loan Data Released
The Small Business Administration released data on every small business that received a Paycheck Protection Program or Economic Injury Disaster Loan. NBC 6’s Sasha Jones reports
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Follow Your Heart: Meet the 16-Year-Old Beauty Shop Owner Breaking Barriers in the Haircare Industry
At sixteen years old, the Brooklyn teenager became the youngest owner of a Black beauty supply store in the country, and her initial tweet about her store, Paris Beauty Supplyz, has gained nearly 140 thousand likes – and co-signs from big celebrities like Bella Hadid and Janet Jackson.