The Baker administration has announced that $50.8 million in grants has been made available to support Massachusetts small businesses during the pandemic. For companies with up to 50 employees, grants of up to $75,000 can be used for payroll and benefit costs, mortgage interest, rent, utilities, and interest on other debt obligations. Smaller employers with 5 [...]
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In this week’s Monday episode (June 22, 2020) of the Town of Plymouth’s “COVID-19 Daily Update,” Heather reported that there was a lot of movement in various initiatives over the past week. The SBA finally updated their website to include the new PPP loan forgiveness application, as well as the EZ version of the application. The [...]
In this week’s Monday episode (June 15, 2020) of the Town of Plymouth’s “COVID-19 Daily Update,” Heather reported that last Friday, 40 bipartisan senators wrote a letter to the Trump administration asking the SBA and Treasury to make the debt forgiveness process simpler for small business. The original PPP loan application is only three pages long, [...]
In this week’s Monday episode (June 8, 2020) of the Town of Plymouth’s “COVID-19 Daily Update,” Heather reported that the much-awaited PPP legislation was finally passed. Between the House and the Senate, there was only one individual who dissented. Small businesses should be encouraged that the government is working hard to provide them with much-needed relief. [...]
