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Lorena Cantarovici, CEO of Maria Empanada, has begun teaching empanada-making classes via Zoom to help keep her business solvent during the pandemic.

Latino small businesses struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic

Small businesses often have trouble accessing capital as they start out. And during the coronavirus, it’s been particularly difficult to access financial aid, such as the US government’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Supporter of Net Neutrality Lance Brown Eyes protests the FCC's recent decision to repeal the program in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2017.

The FCC voted to scrap net neutrality rules. Smaller, independent websites could take a big hit.

Technology
Amy Li uses the front space of her father's 30-year-old button shop in Manhattan's Chinatown as a place to showcase local artwork. The shared space has helped both Amy and her father- button customers are intrigued by the artwork, and Amy helps her father

This Chinatown button shop doubles as a modern art gallery

Arts, Culture & Media
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Why the new small business jobs bill may not create jobs

Global Politics

‘Cash Mobs’ profit locally owned stores

Business, Economics and Jobs

Do Small Businesses Really Drive the Economy?

President Obama has been on  a tour to push his $447-billion jobs package, and he’s been meeting with small business owners in places like North Carolina and Ohio, making it clear that they are at the heart of his plan for economic recovery. Meanwhile, some Congressional Democrats  are already saying  that the jobs bill will need some major […]

The World

Slow Hiring For Small Businesses in Down Economy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Joining us in a round-table discussion about their small businesses are Frank Goodnight of Diversifed Graphics Inc. in Salisbury, N.C., Doug Pettigrew of Electronic Brain Solutions in Wyandotte, Mich., and Marva Allen of Hue Man Bookstore in Harlem, N.Y.

The World

Small Business Commentary

Byron Kennard of the Center for Small Business and the Environment, says states such as California need to look no further than small businesses if they want to cut down on energy costs.

The World

New businesses do more to fix economy than small businesses

Business, Economics and Jobs

When it comes to job creation, young businesses hire more workers than small businesses, says a new report out from Bank of America. The report contradicts the common political mantra that we need to get small businesses hiring in order to fix the economy. Labor data shows that startup companies are, in fact, the ones […]

The World

Credit crunch leaves small businesses wanting

Global Politics

At last week’s White House Jobs Summit, small business owners pressed President Obama on dozens of issues related to the economic downturn. Credit, though, was a central issue.