Without any public notice, a federal business disaster loan program has been capped at $150,000 and limited to farmers and agriculture businesses, according to The Washington Post. The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, once an emergency source of funding, is...
Hurricane Dorian may be officially over, but for those in the Southeastern United States and the Bahamas, the rebuild is just getting started. According to the experts, the damage Dorian left in its wake was massive – and costly. Insurers estimate it will cost them as...
There are approximately 30.2 million small companies open for business in the U.S. today, employing around 58 million American workers, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA). That’s roughly half the adult workforce in the U.S. (47 percent), and the majority of those workers are employed...
Visa announced the launch of The Visa Back to Business Project, which allows U.S. consumers to support small businesses (SMBs) affected by federally declared natural disasters. Data shows that after a natural disaster, 96 percent of small businesses experience revenue losses, with 35 percent getting hit...
September 09, 2019
Hurricane Dorian may be officially over, but for those in the Southeastern United States and the Bahamas, the rebuild is just getting started. According to the experts, the damage Dorian left in its wake was massive – and costly. Insurers estimate it will cost them as much as $25 billion. Settling the tens of thousands of […]
May 09, 2019
There are approximately 30.2 million small companies open for business in the U.S. today, employing around 58 million American workers, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA). That’s roughly half the...
May 07, 2020
Without any public notice, a federal business disaster loan program has been capped at $150,000 and limited to farmers and agriculture businesses, according to The Washington Post. The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, once an emergency source of funding, is out of reach for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). EIDL […]
September 07, 2018
Visa announced the launch of The Visa Back to Business Project, which allows U.S. consumers to support small businesses (SMBs) affected by federally declared natural disasters. Data shows that after a...
August 10, 2018
To determine the economic impact of the big storms that hit the U.S. in 2017, the Federal Reserve turned to First Data Corp.’s swipe information for answers. With the data,...
