Coronavirus

About half of all small businesses in danger of failing during pandemic, survey finds
Carlos Marroquin dropped wearily onto a wooden bench in the center of the tiny Newhall soccer shop to which he has poured 15 years of his life and all of his resources.

US expected to revise coronavirus small business aid program
Lawmakers and government officials are preparing to make significant changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, amid cooling demand for...

SBA and Treasury Release Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application...

Thousands of American Small Businesses Ask Governors for Help During COVID-19 Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC (May 14, 2020) – Community leaders and small businesses throughout the country called on Governors and other state policymakers to preserve access to business-critical digital tools and resources during the Covid-19 pandemic and the long recovery period ahead. Led by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), the letters were signed by 2,400 digitally empowered small…

Reopening The Economy: What’s Next for Small Biz?
As more and more states cautiously begin to move toward reopening their economies, small businesses are balancing the pressure to reopen with concern for the safety of their employees and customers. Many states still lack adequate testing and business owners in states like Georgia are worried that state officials’ reopening announcements are premature. At the…

SMALL BUSINESS TO LAWMAKERS: ‘LEAVE BIG TECH ALONE’
The Connected Commerce Council launches a letter-writing campaign today to get state and federal policymakers to back off of tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon, particularly the ongoing antitrust probes into their market dominance.

‘I was nervous, but I am happy’: Small businesses in the Milwaukee area have mixed feelings about opening once again
Many small business owners in the Milwaukee area are erring on the side of caution after the Wisconsin Supreme Court...

Coronavirus Drives 75% of Small Businesses to Seek Federal Aid
Three out of four U.S. small businesses have sought federal aid to cope with fallout from the new coronavirus...

Technology companies can help fight Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is a global, all-hands-on-deck moment.
