The number of loans that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved so far through its second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding doubled in Puerto Rico to 4,740 during the week of Feb. 1-8, from the 2,595 OK’d the prior week. In its weekly update, SBA officials also confirmed that those applications approved so […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 516 loans worth some $16.8 million through its Paycheck Protection Program to eligible operations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the first two weeks of the second round of funding. The emergency financing program re-opened Jan. 11 and the numbers provided are through Jan. 24, […]
Small businesses and nonprofits adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are encouraged to consider applying for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) during the month of December. Applications must be submitted via SBA’s online application link no later than Dec. 31, 2020 to be considered, the agency said. A total […]