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The US Federal government's Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, doled out hundreds of billions of dollars to businesses. The PPP's goal was to assist businesses during the nearly inevitable slowdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. But according to Business Insider, many minority-owned businesses were left waiting for funds until the final weeks of the program. Many of our businesses were being turned down in the first and second round of funding. That caused application fatigue and frustration. Ron Busby President, US Black Chambers The Center For Responsible Lending says minority-owned businesses support 8.7 million jobs with an annual total payroll of $280 billion.
People in Mumbai wait outside Apple's first retail store in India ahead of its opening. The California-based firm is betting big on the nation of 1.4 billion people -- home to the second-highest number of smartphone users in the world, after China -- with a second store to open in the capital Delhi on Thursday. IMAGES
Zagreb, Feb 3 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Antonio Bat) Thousands of small business owners and workers in sectors that have been forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic protested in the center of Zagreb on Wednesday to demand the reopening of their businesses.FOOTAGE OF PROTESTS IN ZAGREB.
Kyiv(Ukraine), Jan 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Sergey Dolzhenko).- Small business owners gathered on Thursday in Kyiv to demand the derogation of the new law on the simplified tax system. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN KYIV.