The Small Business Administration has released a new Business Resilience Guide to help entrepreneurs prepare for natural disasters, providing best practices and templates to help businesses curb and bounce back from crises.
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Pless Jones Jr. files eight-count lawsuit against Fulton Bank and Maryland Department of Environment
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com The Md. Washington Minority Companies Association (MWMCA) has called attention to an eight-count lawsuit filed by a local Black entrepreneur against Fulton Bank, a Small Business Administration (SBA) preferred lender. According to the complaint, Baltimore resident Pless Jones Jr. attempted to obtain a loan from Fulton Bank in 2019 in […]
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Maryland approved for additional $3.3 million in technical assistance funding from State Small Business Credit
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com In line with President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced $50.8 million in new funding for the State Small Business Credit Initiative’s (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Grant Program on Nov. 21. The investment will be used to provide more than 10,0000 small business […]