More From Frances Dodds
PPP
Has There Been $1 Billion in PPP Fraud?
A recent watchdog report found "significant risk" for fraud in the PPP. We spoke to a risk-management expert who identified the scope of the problem, and how to zero in on the seasoned fraudsters.
Generation Z
Gen Z Considers This Benefit More Important Than Salary
The greatest minds of this generation are social-justice oriented, STEM-savvy and financially conscious. And they really want good healthcare.
SBA
Still Need PPP? This SBA Tool Will Match You With Lenders In 2 Days
The Lender Match tool is part of the SBA's efforts to fund minority, rural and other underserved small businesses owners before the PPP ends on June 30.
Food Businesses
9 Bloody Brilliant Ways Businesses Are Navigating Meat Prices
Everyone from hot-dog distributors to French restaurants are finding innovative solutions.
Black entrepreneurs
To Understand the Riots, Consider the 'Valuation' of Black Lives
The CEO of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity contextualizes the unrest in stark financial terms.
social justice
These Entrepreneurs Were Affected by Riots, But "See the Forest Instead of Focusing on the Trees"
Like many small business owners in communities of color, these entrepreneurs in Tampa are more concerned about forward progress than raging against rioters.
Workplace Diversity
How Should You Be Talking With Employees About Racism?
Diversity and inclusion experts weigh in. One throughline: It's better to grapple with the issue openly than say nothing because you're afraid of getting it wrong.
Black entrepreneurs
Here's How Business Leaders Are Responding to the George Floyd Protests
Many are using their platforms to express solidarity with the black community and promising to do their part in reaching meaningful reform.
Recovery
The SBA Gives $6.8 Billion in PPP to Business Owners of Color
The Small Business Administration is giving additional PPP funds to Community Financial Development Institutions, which lend to small businesses in underserved communities.
News and Trends
Hot Dog Sales Are Red-Hot. These Weiner Businesses are Giving Back.
This Memorial Day, two Brooklyn companies are hoping that backyard BBQs can help heal.
News and Trends
News Organizations Sue SBA for Refusing to Reveal Which Companies Received PPP
It has reportedly been ignoring Freedom of Information Act requests from the 'New York Times' and others.
Crisis Management
A Leaked Powerpoint Suggests the SBA Is Denying Disaster Loans to Anyone Arrested in the Last 10 Years
Despite broad bipartisan support for stimulus loans reaching small-business owners with criminal records, Steven Mnuchin and the SBA are reportedly excluding more rehabilitated entrepreneurs than they've ever admitted before.
Working From Home
Marie Kondo Visited My Quarantine Workspace and Gave Me a Lesson on Letting Go
With a little help from Zoom, the famed declutterer sized up my "home office," and offered advice to get us all through tough times.
Communication
Running Out of Things to Say On Zoom? This Communication Expert Wants to Help.
Some advice on walking the line between glib and gloom when you're asked "How are you?" 500 times a day.
Crisis Management
Minority-Owned Small Businesses Aren't Getting Stimulus Loans. Could That Finally Change?
So far, in the scramble to disperse SBA relief loans, big banks have passed over the most vulnerable businesses in favor of bigger "small" businesses. But Congress's latest stimulus package gives $60 billion in PPP to key community lenders.