The U.S. Treasury Department announced the release of $8.7 billion to help increase lending to small and minority-owned businesses and people living in poorer communities.

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Small business owners sat down with Gov. Larry Hogan to discuss the pandemic’s lasting impacts on their companies and industries.

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A new Goldman Sachs survey of small business owners shows decreasing optimism about the future of their businesses amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. 

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M&T Bank has committed $1 million to provide loans to small businesses in Prince George’s County that would not typically qualify for loans.

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Small businesses that endured shutdowns and lower revenue during the COVID-19 outbreak now must contend with another crisis: spiking prices for goods and services that squeeze profits and force many owners to pass the increases along to customers. Mickey Luongo’s ...

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Through the first year of the pandemic, the country's independent booksellers have — so far — avoided disaster.

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Some small businesses forced to turn to online lenders for pandemic relief are making those niche players a bigger part of their financial game plan, and are even considering dumping their traditional banks altogether.

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, communities around the U.S. rallied to help small businesses by launching “shop local” initiatives, purchasing gift cards and starting fundraising campaigns . Now that states have begun to roll back social distancing restrictions and vaccination ...

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  At the height of the pandemic, Lou Santoni, president of Santoni’s Marketplace and Catering, was getting only about two-thirds of the supplies he ordered, and he had to close the catering part of his business. “We took a hit ...

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NEW YORK — As the U.S. economy undergoes an uneven recovery from the virus pandemic, many small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to take on employees. The pandemic forced Meghan Gardner to let go of ...

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