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Boston biz group wants to see reopening plan by Friday
May 6, 2020The Baker administration should announce its phased economic reopening plan by Friday to give employers and workers at least 10 days to prepare for a potential reawakening of activity, according to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, which
May 6, 2020
Crompton Collective might re-open as outdoor market to start
May 4, 2020During an interview for the WBJ Podcast, entreprenuer Amy Lynn Chase detailed how she is thinking about slowly reopening her businesses in Worcester and Hudson once the coronavirus shutdown of non-essential business in Massachusetts is lifted.
May 4, 2020
WBJ Podcast: Amy Lynn Chase's lost revenue
May 4, 2020As Massachusetts state and business officials gather to establish the plan to re-open the economy perhaps by May 18, Worcester entrepreneur Amy Lynn Chase joins The Weekly Business Report podcast to detail her businesses' struggles since the
May 4, 2020
More than 95K Mass. businesses received $14.8B in Paycheck Protection Program loans
May 4, 2020The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded $4.36 billion to 48,768 Massachusetts businesses during the Paycheck Protection Program’s second round of $320 billion in national funding, the SBA announced in a statement on Sunday.
May 4, 2020
Three Central Mass. public companies received $8.4M in PPP loans
May 1, 2020Three public companies in Central Massachusetts have disclosed they received a combined $8.4 million in federal loans for the program intended to bailout small businesses.
May 1, 2020
North Central chamber will process PPP loans for businesses without banking relationships
April 30, 2020The North Central Mass. Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, is now accepting applications for the $669-billion U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program
April 30, 2020
Mass. business shutdown extended until May 18
April 28, 2020Most public life in Massachusetts will remain shut down until at least May 18, adding at least another two weeks to business closures as the state launches an effort to create a roadmap for a phased reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 28, 2020
Worcester entrepreneur pivots restaurant app amid COVID-19 crisis
April 28, 2020Derek Canton has made a shift during the coronavirus pandemic from developing a restaurant app for dining rooms to one offering a safer and more secure method for takeout and delivery, he said during an interview on the WBJ Podcast.
April 28, 2020
SBA lender focusing on businesses initially ineligible for PPP funding in program's $320B second round
April 27, 2020In an interview for the WBJ Podcast, bankHometown President and CEO Robert Morton said the Oxford-based bank already had 250 loans totaling about $15 million lined up for when the second round of Paycheck Protection Program.
April 27, 2020-
WBJ Podcast: bankHometown & the flurry of federal bailout applications
April 27, 2020As the second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding is starting to be dispersed, bankHometown has 250 loans totaling about $15 million from customers who missed out on the first round.
April 27, 2020 
Groups ask for small biz help
April 27, 2020A coalition of 74 organizations is asking the state to develop a small business relief and recovery program that would focus on the operations that are most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis, including those owned by immigrants, women and people
April 27, 2020
The new guide to business longevity, by multi-generational companies
Updated: April 27, 2020Four multigenerational Central Mass. businesses owners underscore the importance of mixing up both their goods and their services, as well as an overwhelming willingness to adapt to customer requests and market demands.
Updated: April 27, 2020
Takeout, delivery or nothing: Central Mass. restaurants and breweries face dilemmas over staying open and how to reopen dining rooms
Updated: April 27, 2020The necessity of staying far apart from others has become clear to restaurateurs that habits will likely change long after dine-in eating returns.
Updated: April 27, 2020
Five Central Mass. biz owners honored as small business owners of the year
April 23, 2020Five Central Mass. business owners will be honored during National Small Business week, as part of their receiving a number of Massachusetts small business owner of the year awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
April 23, 2020
Nearly $180M in emergency SBA loans awarded to 17K Mass. businesses
April 22, 2020The U.S. Small Business Administration approved 509 Economic Injury Disaster Loans for businesses dealing with COVID-19 fallout in Massachusetts, according to an April 20 update.
April 22, 2020
U.S. Senate approves another $320B for small business bailout program
April 21, 2020The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an extra $320 billion in funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, the original $349-billion forgiveable loan program for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which ran out of money after less
April 21, 2020
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