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Byline: JOYCE M. ROSENBERG-AP Business Writer

05 May

Small business COVID-19 relief program runs out of money

published on May 5, 2021 - 12:26 PM

(AP) — The government’s key COVID-19 relief program for small businesses has run out of money. The Small Business Administration

21 Apr

Businesses scramble for help as job openings go unfilled

published on April 21, 2021 - 1:38 PM

(AP) — It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting “Help Wanted” signs as the economy edges toward normalcy.

10 Nov

Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses

published on November 10, 2020 - 1:05 PM

(AP) — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners. “You keep getting squeezed

06 Oct

Small gyms devastated by coronavirus fear, restrictions

published on October 6, 2020 - 1:04 PM

(AP) — There’s little evidence of Americans’ passion for fitness at the tens of thousands of small and independent gyms

02 Sep

Business owners tap into savings to withstand pandemic

published on September 2, 2020 - 12:47 PM

(AP) — When the coronavirus outbreak forced cruise lines to cancel trips to Alaska, it wiped out Midgi Moore’s tour

07 Aug

Loan program ends, hard-hit businesses hope for 2nd chance

published on August 7, 2020 - 3:39 PM

(AP) — Small businesses are in limbo again as the coronavirus outbreak rages and the government’s $659 billion relief program

29 Jun

Billions of dollars in aid for small businesses go unclaimed

published on June 29, 2020 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are

02 Jun

Looting devastates businesses already shaken by virus

published on June 2, 2020 - 1:04 PM

(AP) — Looting and vandalism in cities across the country have dealt another blow to small businesses that were already

18 May

SBA leaves businesses still hoping for more leeway on loans

published on May 18, 2020 - 12:40 PM

Small businesses hoping for more leeway in using coronavirus loan money were disappointed as the government released instructions for seeking

29 Apr

SBA: Small businesses move to head of loan application line

published on April 29, 2020 - 1:06 PM

(AP) — The smallest companies seeking coronavirus relief loans were moving to the head of the line Wednesday as the

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