WASHINGTON—On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. …Read More »
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA), designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Schuylkill counties, is the organization that considers and approves the plans a …Read More »
SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan is designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. The SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll fo …Read More »
Washington, DC – The Senate has passed a $484 billion bill to inject additional funding into SBA disaster loan programs — both the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) — that will now head to the House where i …Read More »
Important Update – Paycheck Protection Program The SBA is currently unable to accept new applications for the Paycheck Protection Program as the maximum amount appropriated by Congress to fund the program has been reached. SBA is also unable to enroll …Read More »
The Paycheck Protection Progam is an SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Here is a link to the information on the SBA’s website: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/paycheck-pro …Read More »
Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today announced that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiat …Read More »
STREAMLINED PROCESS REQUIREMENTS SBA is collecting the requested information in order to make a loan under SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to the qualified entities listed in this application that are impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19). …Read More »
If you are a small business affected by the COVID-19 crisis, here is a Small Business Owner’s Guide to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) just passed by Congress. Download the document here: SBA CARES Act
Here is the latest information from Governor Wolf which includes a list of businesses who are required to close and those that are allowed to continue operating: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/all-non-life-sustaining-businesses-in-pennsylvania-to …Read More »