Small Business

Jovita Carranza, head of the Small Business Administration, listens during a roundtable discussion with governors and small-business owners. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Paycheck Protection Program is ending, meaning ailing small businesses will need to look elsewhere for funding. But where to turn? While there are other options that may be of help to entrepreneurs during

Jacy and Seth Boyack reopened their Arizona massage spa earlier this month from pandemic-driven closures. But they shut Citrus Massage back down after four days, citing safety concerns from the Covid-19 outbreak.  In an interview Monday on CNBC’s “The Exchange,” Jacy Boyack said that even working the front desk, she felt concerned.  “I’m not a massage

The administrator of the Small Business Administration, Jovita Carranza, looks on during the daily briefing on the coronavirus outbreak. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The speedy rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program put cash into the hands of business owners — and it may have also paved the way for fraud. Those were

Many businesses are using “the pandemic as a cloak” to cut jobs that they had wanted to cut even before the coronavirus outbreak, “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary told CNBC on Wednesday.  “Their jobs will never come back,” O’Leary said on “Squawk Box.” ”This is great for earnings in the S&P. It’s not great for employment.”  O’Leary said that

Jovita Carranza, head of the Small Business Administration, listens during a roundtable discussion with governors and small-business owners. Alex Wong/Getty Images Millions of small businesses have gotten federal aid to help weather the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Despite that relief, many don’t expect to survive the crisis. Entrepreneurs who close their doors may