Apr 10 Watch 9:35 Congress has allocated $350 billion in small business loans. Why can’t owners get them? The economic emergency driven by the coronavirus pandemic is especially brutal for small businesses, many of which experienced an abrupt and complete loss of income. Although federal aid has been allocated to assist them, logistical obstacles to getting the funds… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 3:55 News Wrap: Senate Democrats block White House request for more aid In our news wrap Thursday, Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked the Trump administration’s request for another $250 billion in pandemic relief for small business -- saying that they support the idea but want a similar sum for hospitals and… Continue watching
Apr 03 Government’s relief program for small businesses off to a slow start By Ken Sweet, Joyce M. Rosenberg, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press The federal government’s relief program for small businesses is off to a slow start, with few businesses able to apply and some big banks saying they’re not ready to process applications. Continue reading
Apr 02 Stimulus aid for small businesses will go to some big chains By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press The program was billed as a way to help local businesses retain workers and pay bills. But an expansive definition of "small business" in the law means that it will be open to much more than just Main Street shops. Continue reading
Mar 29 Judge strikes down Trump’s small-business health insurance plan By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The U.S. district judge wrote in his opinion late Thursday that so-called "association health plans" were "clearly an end-run" around consumer protections. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 6:23 Under the GOP bill, here’s who’s going to get a big ‘pass-through’ tax break By PBS News Hour One of the biggest changes in the Republican rewrite of the tax code involves a tax rate known as the "pass-through rate." Experts are watching to see how businesses, employers and individuals adjust, and what kind of loopholes it offers. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:40 Under this proposed tax cut, big small businesses benefit most By PBS News Hour The corporate tax rate is not the only important tax cut affecting businesses that's being considered in the Republican tax bills. The pass-through tax rate affects millions of small businesses, and has been a point of debate and dealing. Hari… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 9:18 How one U.S. company is trying to surf the tides of foreign trade By PBS News Hour Trade has become a major theme of this year’s presidential race -- how it affects jobs, wages and manufacturing in the United States. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at one California-based surfboard company that has been bruised by… Continue watching
Jul 20 Presidential campaigns likely to shift focus to small business owners By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press Expect more talk about small business issues like taxes and regulations as the post-convention presidential campaigns intensify. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Health care law delays insurance marketplace for small businesses Health care law delays insurance marketplace for small businesses… Continue watching