Shopping at and supporting Black-owned businesses is one step we can all take to begin confronting racial economic inequity. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
This week, the city begins accepting applications for the Philadelphia Worker Relief Fund. It’s a $1.7 million pot of money that will provide $800 one-time cash payments to thousands of families left behind by other government aid programs. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Thousands of Philadelphia companies and small businesses were awarded Paycheck Protection Program loans to stave off the financial freefall of the coronavirus pandemic. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Tayyib Smith and his development firm Smith & Roller are behind plans for a five-story entrepreneurship hub proposed for 52nd and Arch streets in West Philadelphia. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Como parte del programa COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance, se otorgarán subsidios por un total de $225 millones y entre $5,000 y $50,000 a pequeñas empresas, particularmente a aquellas que son propiedad de empresarios de color. | Para: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Why buy food when you can grow it, experts and local farmers are asking. It might be a solution to the food insecurity caused by the current pandemic. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Some rideshare companies haven’t mandated mask-wearing, and gig worker benefits expire soon. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The PA Small Business Assistance Program will provide up to $225 million in grants for small businesses economically impacted by COVID-19. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Just as the city began moving toward reopening, protests and riots in early June led to altered traffic patterns and looting, forcing many businesses to board up their windows or completely shift their plans to reopen. These conditions have been particularly tough for Black-owned food businesses in the city who may not have the same safety-nets and access to capital as their white peers. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
A third of Americans have medical bills they cannot pay. A New York nonprofit has helped eliminate $2 billion of that debt for the poorest of them | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
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