News

• SBA Increases COVID-19 EIDL Loan Cap to $2 Million (September 9)
• Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Applications Due May 24 (May 19)
• SBA Funds 16,000 Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Awards (May 10)
• SBA to Open RRF Applications on May 3 (April 27)
• SBA Launches EIDL Supplemental Targeted Advance (April 23)
• SBA Announces Technology Initiative for RRF (April 22)
• New FAQs for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (April 6)
• President Biden Signs PPP Extension Act (March 30)
• SBA to Accept SVOG Applications on April 8 (March 19)
• SBA Extends Deferment Period for COVID-19 EIDL and Other Disaster Loans (March 16)
• The American Rescue Plan Act’s Small Business Assistance and Support (March 11)
• FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Increases Lending to Small Businesses in Need, Announces Changes to PPP to Further Promote Equitable Access to Relief (February 22)
• SBA & Lenders Take More Steps to Improve PPP (February 10)
• SBA Issues FAQs for Shuttered Venue Operator Grants (January 27)
• SBA Releases FAQs for PPP Second Draw Loans (January 19)
• SBA Announces PPP Re-Opening (January 8)
• SBA Issues New PPP Guidance (January 7)
• Congress Passes COVID-19 Economic Relief Package (December 22)
• Updated PPP FAQs (December 9)
• SBA & Treasury Announce Simpler PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less (October 8)
• Governor Announces NC Job Retention Grant (August 13)
• Bill Extending PPP Deadline to August 8 Awaits President’s Signature (July 1)
• PPP: New EZ Loan Forgiveness Application Announced (June 17)
• SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Program Reopened (June 15)
• PPP Revised Interim Final Rule and Applications Forms (June 11)
• Enactment of PPP Flexibility Act (June 8)
• Congress Passes Major Changes to Paycheck Protection Program (June 3)
• SBA PPP Loan Forgiveness Application (May 18)
• Golden LEAF Receives Additional $125 Million for NC Rapid Recovery Loans (May 4)
• SBA Reopens EIDL Portal for Agricultural Businesses (May 4)
• Independent Contractors and Self-Employed Workers Can Apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (April 27)
• SBA Will Resume Accepting PPP Loan Applications on April 27 at 10:30 AM (April 24)
• Congress Passes New Stimulus Bill - Including $310B for PPP (April 24)
• SBA Lapse in Appropriations Notice (April 15)
• Implementation of CARES Act Unemployment Programs in NC (April 14)
• SBA Emergency Loan Overview & Comparison (Publication)
• SBA Paycheck Protection Program (March 31)
• IRS Launches Employee Retention Credit (March 31)
• Governor’s Stay-at-Home Executive Order (March 27)
• Small Businesses Already Feeling Huge Drop in Demand Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), New Study Shows (March 25)
• NC COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program (March 24)
• Federal Disaster Relief Approved for NC Small Businesses (March 17)
• SBA Announces Deferments on Previous Disaster Loans Until 12/31/20 (March 23)
• COVID-19 Response Act Signed by the President (March 18)