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What Small Businesses Can Do To Survive And Thrive During The Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

Maybe because they have often been called the backbone of the American economy, small businesses are among those with the heaviest burdens to bear. The sad reality is, some of these small businesses may never open their doors again. The odds were always difficult for small businesses even before the pandemic.

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10 Reasons You Don’t Qualify for an SBA Disaster Loan

Up and Running

Maintaining your business through the coronavirus crisis has likely led you to cut costs, revise your sales projections, and potentially seek out a loan to help you stay afloat. Your business is brand new. Most banks will not issue traditional SBA loans to brand new businesses.

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The Right Ingredients: SBA Loan Prep Steps

YoungUpstarts

The small business sector is growing rapidly. And while corporate America has been “downsizing,” in recent years, the rate of small business start-ups has dramatically increased. Bureau of Labor and Statistics research, there are an estimated 28 million small businesses in the U.S.

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The SBA Needs To Get It’s Act Together On The PPP

VC Adventure

The SBA’s implementation of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) has been a mess. The intention was to provide needed relief to businesses that were impacted economically by the COVID-19 crisis. The Paycheck Protection Program was established by the CARES Act to help small businesses keep paying their workers.

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Thoughts For VC Backed Companies Considering SBA/PPP Loans

Feld Thoughts

My partner Seth Levine recently put up an extremely thoughtful post titled SBA PPP Loans Aren’t for Everyone. The other is an OpEd for CNBC written by Seth and Elizabeth Macbride titled Stampede for emergency loans is crushing lenders, putting millions of small businesses at risk. Here are steps to fix the system.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

What do you need to know about small business loans before you apply? You have a lot of options, and there are a lot of variables in the equation that determines whether you’ll qualify for the loan you’re applying for (or whether that loan is even a good fit for you and your business). Scott: Hi everybody.

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7 Advantages That Local Small Business Owners Enjoy

Startup Professionals Musings

According to recent statistics from the Small Business Administration (SBA), this approach still accounts for 99 percent the businesses out there today. As the total owner of your own small business, you have maximum control of where and how to spend your time and money.