Opinion: Veteran-owned businesses are an economic powerhouse
By Dawn Golik Along the coast and across the country, businesses owned by former military members are an economic powerhouse. There are more than 1.76 million veteran-owned businesses in the United States. They employ nearly 5.3 million workers, with an annual payroll exceeding $232 million. Their approximately $1 trillion dollars in annual sales & receipts Read More →
Next round of PPP loans rolling out to region’s banks
More than 1 million Paycheck Protection Program borrowers have already had their loans forgiven, to the sum of more than $100 billion, and the window to borrow more opens again soon. On Jan. 15, the U.S. Small Business Administration is reopening the PPP portal to financial institutions with less than $1 billion in assets. For Read More →
San Luis Obispo County on state’s COVID monitoring list
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Garufis: Bankers busy with second round of PPP
By Janet Garufis It’s after 8 p.m. on April 27, the day the second tranche of PPP funding was made available by the Small Business Administration, and I’ve just completed our PPP update call with the dedicated group of Montecito Bank & Trust professionals who are responsible for making PPP a reality for hundreds of Read More →
Brownley introduces bill to help entrepreneurs
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Our view: Government shutdown should end immediately
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