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Finance

How the election is driving investors to Philadelphia’s ‘Opportunity Zones’

October 23, 2020

The federal incentive allows investors to skip out on capital gains tax in exchange for making long-term investments in businesses or developments in certain low-income areas | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)

Finance

Unemployed in Pa. Now Eligible for $300 Weekly Federal Relief Pay

September 3, 2020

Unemployed in Pa. Now Eligible for $300 Weekly Federal Relief Pay  

Community and Family

Impact Of COVID-19 On Small Businesses

August 28, 2020

https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/03/322475/impact-of-covid-19-on-small-businesses  

Community and Family

DuBose Printing & Business Services: Finding A New Groove During COVID-19

August 28, 2020

https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/25/322464/dubose-printing-business-services-finding-a-new-groove-during-covid-19  

coronavirus

The rules for converting PPP loans to grants are complex. Here’s a guide.

May 29, 2020

Trying to figure out how you’ll pay back your small-business loan? Or better yet, get it forgiven? The Small Business Administration last week released a long-awaited request form for business owners who took out Paycheck Protection Program loans and want the debt forgiven. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

coronavirus

Hundreds in Philly could lose coronavirus relief money because stimulus checks aren’t safe from debt collectors

April 30, 2020

Hundreds of Philadelphians may be locked out of their bank accounts and could lose their federal coronavirus stimulus checks to creditors and debt collectors, cutting them off from funds they may need to pay rent and buy groceries during the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

coronavirus

Need money to keep your small business afloat? Here’s a how-to guide.

April 30, 2020

How can you, a small business owner, stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis? What resources can you rely on for information, funding, and support? Here’s some advice from local financial experts — and from some fellow business owners. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

coronavirus

How to get your coronavirus stimulus check direct deposited to your bank account

April 16, 2020

Amid the loss of jobs and economic calamity surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the government has a bit of good news: Stimulus checks will soon be hitting your back account. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

coronavirus

Lo que necesitas saber sobre la solicitud de desempleo en PA ahora mismo

April 7, 2020

Si usted está sin trabajo debido al cierre de negocios relacionados con el coronavirus, podría recibir un subsidio de desempleo o una compensación laboral. | Por: Al Día News Media (Read more.)

Finance

Why 18 strangers spent 6 months raising $150,000 for Philly public spaces

March 22, 2020

The Bread & Roses Community Fund, a social justice fundraising organization based in Center City, is distributing 20 grants to go toward supporting equitable space projects in the city, like gardens, park and library programs, and a neighborhood marketplace. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)

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ICYMI

  • Your rights when you’re looking for a job and you have a criminal record
    January 16, 2021
  • Nearly a million Pa. utility customers are past due on their bills because of COVID-19. Who will pick up the cost?
    January 16, 2021
  • How a new tax like Arizona’s could help underfunded schools in Pa. | Opinion
    January 16, 2021
  • How to write a will in Pennsylvania
    January 16, 2021
  • Can EITC be a tool for poverty alleviation or wealth building in Fairhill?
    January 13, 2021
  • Equity investors boost Pa.’s entrepreneurs of color during pandemic
    January 13, 2021
  • New funding for Philly program that helps families of murder victims
    January 13, 2021
  • New guidelines coming for Philly’s COVID rental assistance program
    January 13, 2021
  • Workers’ rights in Philly: What you need to know about the city’s labor laws
    January 12, 2021
  • How to solve “the lost mile” for hungry Philadelphians
    January 11, 2021

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