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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 17th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Law, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on More questions than answers as PPP runs out of loan funds
Questions remain as the Small Business Administration ran out of funding for the Payroll Protection Program on April 16. The fund started with $349 billion, which was quickly loaned out to businesses across the nation — but not to everyone at the same time. Independent contractors and self-employed people were able to apply for the Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 17th, 2020 / Central Coast, Latest news, Law, Small Business, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Discovery Ventura co-founder faces fraud, theft charges
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Education, Latest news, Law, Small Business / Comments Off on Chien: Now might be time for a small business loan
By Chia-Li Chien Many states, including California, identified a list of critical sectors to remain operational during the COVID-19 crisis. The rest of us need to work from home or close our businesses until further notice. The stock market reacts to the uncertainty in this public health crisis volatilely. The ripple effect causes the federal Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Law, left, Small Business, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Banks struggling with PPP loans for tri-county small businesses
Last-minute rules changes and a messy rollout mean small businesses and nonprofits will have to wait a little longer to get the help they’ve been promised under the CARES Act. The $349 billion Payroll Protection Program, a key part of the act, went live on April 3, but few banks were in a place where Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 3rd, 2020 / Columns, Latest news, Law, Real Estate, Small Business, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county landlords can get relief from tax and fee payments
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By Chris Officer / Friday, April 3rd, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Biotech, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Law, Small Business, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county experts weigh in on CARES Act
The $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act that passed March 27 set in motion several measures in attempts to financially stabilize staggering businesses affected by social distancing and sheltered-at-home consumers. To weave through the complexities of the CARES Act and the collection of economic relief programs put in place, the Business Times Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 13th, 2020 / Energy, Latest news, Law, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Plains All American to pay $60M for Refugio oil spill
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