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The Rebound Arizona has learned there will soon be options for female business owners and entrepreneurs to get help catered to their specific struggles. The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded Chicanos Por La Causa a grant to open a Women's Business Center in the Valley.
The Rebound Arizona has learned there will soon be options for female business owners and entrepreneurs to get help catered to their specific struggles. The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded Chicanos Por La Causa a grant to open a Women's Business Center in the Valley.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken some pretty hard shots at Kourtney Belisle, but the 29-year-old single mom simply refuses to break. First the pandemic forced Belisle to close the fitness studio she owned and operated in North Bay. A fledgling business venture started in the summer of 2019, she had to shut down last January when her studio lost heat and while she waited on a furnace repair. When she finally got back up and running, she trained a...
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This article was first published on NerdWallet.com . The Small Business Administration is trying to level the playing field for underserved business owners, who were largely shut out during the early days of the Paycheck Protection Program 's previous rounds. The program reopened Jan. 11, and for two days is accepting applications only for first-time PPP loans from community financial institutions that typically serve minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses. On Jan. 13, the program will open to borrowers applying for second-draw PPP loans through community financial institutions. Small lenders ($1 billion or less in assets) can submit first- and second-draw applications on Jan. 15. All other participating lenders later can submit applications on Jan. 19. Still, borrowers need to move quickly - funds ran out in less than two weeks when the program first opened last year - and be able to prove that they qualify for a PPP loan. These tips will help you do just that: 1. Contact your lender - now Reach out to your lender immediately and let it know you intend to apply, whether for an initial PPP loan or second-draw loan. It can let you know if it's participating and clue you in to the forms and documentation you'll need. "The best advice I can give people is to act fast," says Mrinalini Jayashankar, an attorney and owner of MJ Law Firm in Tennessee. "I've already contacted the lender I worked with in round one and let her know that I intend to apply for...