Washington, DC – Small Business Majority Founder and CEO, John Arensmeyer, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans released their next COVID-19 economic relief package for small business.
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Monday, July 27, 2020
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, COVID-19, Entrepreneurship, Government Accountability, Regulations
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Washington, DC – Today, as a deal was reached for the next COVID-19 stimulus package, Small Business Majority Founder and CEO John Arensmeyer urged Congress to include automatic forgiveness of all Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under $150,000. In a letter to House and Senate Leadership, Arensmeyer asked that S. 4117, the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act, is included as part of the next relief package. S.
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Access to Capital, COVID-19, Government Accountability
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Monday, July 6, 2020
Washington, DC – Today, Small Business Majority Founder and CEO, John Arensmeyer, issued the following statement after the Small Business Administration (SBA) released borrower data for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, COVID-19, Government Accountability
Press Release Date:
Monday, July 6, 2020
More than 2,500 California small businesses received less than $1,000 from PPP, with some receiving as little as $1
Washington, DC – Today, Mark Herbert, Vice President, California at Small Business Majority, issued the following statement after the Small Business Administration (SBA) released loan data for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, COVID-19, Government Accountability
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Washington, DC — Today, John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO at Small Business Majority, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to August 8, 2020.
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Access to Capital, COVID-19, Entrepreneurship
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Monday, June 29, 2020
Washington, DC — Today, with only one day left for small business owners impacted by COVID-19 to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Small Business Majority released the stories of several small business owners from across the country. In their own words, these small business owners share the challenges they are facing in the wake of the pandemic and emphasize the need for PPP to remain open for applications, while also undergoing additional reforms to make PPP workable for the smallest businesses in crisis.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, COVID-19, Government Accountability
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Washington, DC – Hoy, la Directora de Programas Nacionales para la Comunidad Latina de Small Business Majority, Xiomara Peña, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al anuncio de la Administración de Trump esta semana de que suspenderá ciertas visas hasta el final de este año.
Topic(s):
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship, Immigration, Job Creation, Minority entrepreneurship, Workforce Issues
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Washington, DC – Today, Small Business Majority’s National Latino Entrepreneurship Director, Xiomara Peña, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement this week that it will suspend certain visas through the end of the year.
Topic(s):
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship, Immigration, Job Creation, Minority entrepreneurship, Workforce Issues
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Washington, DC – With less than a week until the deadline for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and apply for loan forgiveness, Small Business Majority called on Congress to extend the application deadline from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, COVID-19
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Saturday, June 20, 2020
Washington, DC – Today, Small Business Majority Founder and CEO, John Arensmeyer, issued the following statement on the agreement between Congress, the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Small Business Administration (SBA) on how Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrower data will be made publicly available.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, COVID-19