Small Business

A woman wearing a face mask at her house. Robin Utrecht | Echoes Wire | Barcroft Media via Getty Images As the economy shut down, businesses diverted spending to technology, while cutting back more broadly on other outlays including their payments to suppliers, according to data tracking business-to-business spending.  Even before the state shutdowns took

People wait in line to receive food at a Food Bank distribution for those in need as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 9, 2020 in Van Nuys, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images This week, Congress approved $310 billion to add to the initial $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The program provides small

Father-daughter team Steve and Leah Kim model the masks their New York City alterations business, Master Tailor, started making when the coronavirus hit. When New York City largely shut down last month due to the spread of Covid-19, it was a devastating blow for some businesses. That included the Master Tailor, an alteration shop on

A customer taste tests a beer before ordering a growler to go at Harlem Public in northern Manhattan. April 24, 2020 Spencer Kimball | CNBC Just when Kal Narvilas thought his loan applications were about to get approved, his bank delivered the bad news — there was no more money left.   The $349 billion Paycheck

A sign alerts Potbelly Sandwich Shop customers that it is open for pick-up and takeout only due to the coronavirus outbreak in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Potbelly said Saturday that it will return its $10 million loan from