Have a story idea
Have a story idea? Send it to us here.
| Date/Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2020 | Is the future freelance? | From accountants to graphic designers, marketing professionals to the “gig economy,” more and more traditional workers in the US are turning to independent contracting to make ends meet, and wi ...Read more |
| November 27, 2020 | Advocacy Groups Sound the Alarm on Minority Business Survivability | A new report co-authored by two advocacy groups -- UnidosUS and Color of Change -- examines the results of federal efforts to bail out struggling minority-owned small businesses and minority worker ...Read more |
| November 8, 2020 | Many Minority and Women owned Business Enterprises Struggling in Major Cities | Recent surveys and reports on the status of women and minority-owned small businesses in New York City and Kansas City, Missouri could spell an increasingly future for many. New York City ...Read more |
| October 25, 2020 | Easy Steps For Your Small Business to Avoid Scammers During the Coronavirus Crises | During a time of global pandemic scammers have been preying on small businesses, taking advantage of the desperate situation that many find themselves in According to Larry Zelvin, ...Read more |
| November 6, 2020 | The Small Business Association’s PPP Program Vulnerable to Fraud, GAO Warns as Arrests Roll In | A new report from the Government Accountability Office on June 25 found that in a rush to disburse funds, the Small Business Administration (SBA) allowed private lenders to “rely on borrower cert ...Read more |
| October 18, 2020 | Left for Dead?: Are Minority-Owned Businesses Getting the Covid Relief They Need? | The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Small Business Administration (SBA) has not released an assessment on whether minority and other underserved businesses are getting the relief they ...Read more |
| November 23, 2020 | New Jersey to conduct M/WBE disparity study | Senator Troy Singleton and Senator M. Teresa Ruiz have sponsored a M/WBE disparity study bill which will examine the utilization of minority-owned and women-owned business enterprise in New Jersey& ...Read more |
| November 14, 2020 | Orange County passes DVBE policy | Through a collaborative effort of a small group of disabled veteran CEO’s and Co-sponsored by Chairwoman Michelle Steel and Vice Chairman Andrew Do, the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed ...Read more |
| November 9, 2020 | East Baton Rouge’s new DBE Program | East Baton Rouge's Mayor announced the launch of the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification Program that will launch December 1st, 2020. It will allow minorit ...Read more |
| November 3, 2020 | Asheville sets up M/WBE gender race-conscious contracting policies | The City of Asheville’s City Council recently voted to allow race and gender conscious policies in its public works. In the past, the City’s inclusion policy was gender- and race-neutral. Howev ...Read more |