Small Businesses
How understaffed are stores? Smaller retailers feel the holiday-shopping strain
Large retailers have spent billions of dollars to woo workers. Smaller stores that can't do that expect staff shortages will lead to lost sales. They're asking shoppers to be patient.
Poll: Most Americans Think Trump Will Be Remembered As A Subpar President
By a 60%-to-27% margin, Americans said they thought Trump would go down as either one of the worst presidents in history or below average. President-elect Joe Biden is viewed more positively.
Trump Administration To Planned Parenthood: Return Coronavirus Relief Funds
The Small Business Administration is asking local Planned Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.
Minority-Owned Small Businesses Were Supposed To Get Priority. They May Not Have
The CARES Act required the Small Business Administration to tell banks to prioritize underserved communities for coronavirus relief loans. That didn't happen, a new inspector general's report found.
Here's How The Small Business Loan Program Went Wrong In Just 4 Weeks
Not-so-small companies like Shake Shack and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?
Small Businesses Say Rescue Loans Come With Too Many Strings Attached
Business owners lucky enough to get the federal rescue funds are wrestling with paying their employees, even when their doors are closed.
Small Business Emergency Relief Program Hits $349 Billion Cap In Less Than 2 Weeks
The Paycheck Protection Program, which opened on April 3, has been plagued with delays and technical difficulties. Republicans and Democrats agree on adding more funding, but they disagree on how.
Senate Democrats Block GOP Effort To Boost Small-Business Aid
Democrats want to funnel the extra funding through community-based financial institutions, which they say help businesses owned by minorities, veterans and rural Americans across the country.