business

  • New System to Resell Small Business Loans Helps Women, People of Color

    A new system of bundling and reselling small-business loans is funneling millions to companies owned by women, people of color, immigrants and others who are often excluded from the financial system. Community development financial institutions – known as CDFIs – focus on small loans of $5 to $250,000 sometimes...
  • Acuerdo de presupuesto estatal asigna cientos de millones a pequeñas empresas de CA

    Los grupos de pequeñas empresas están celebrando el nuevo acuerdo presupuestario alcanzado entre los legisladores del estado de California. El siguiente paso son las negociaciones finales con el gobernador Gavin Newsom. El acuerdo incluye más de mil millones de dólares para compensar el costo de la licencia por enfermedad...
  • State Budget Deal Allocates Hundreds of Millions to CA Small Business

    Small business groups are celebrating the new budget deal reached between California state legislators. Next up comes final negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deal includes more than $1 billion to offset the cost of paid sick leave and help cover taxes on unemployment insurance. Carolina Martinez is CEO of CAMEO,...
  • Casos de COVID aumentan en California un mes después de la reapertura

    Un mes después de que la reapertura de California quitara la mayoría de las restricciones pandémicas, los casos de COVID-19 y las hospitalizaciones están aumentando, lo que preocupa a los funcionarios de salud pública mientras lidian con la más infecciosa variante Delta y el lento ritmo de vacunación en algunas comunidades....
  • COVID cases surging in California a month after reopening

    A month after California’s reopening lifted most pandemic restrictions, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, worrying public health officials as they contend with the more infectious Delta variant and the lagging pace of vaccinations in some communities. Los Angeles County has drawn particular concern, with five straight days of more than 1,000...
  • SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES CARES ACT: RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

    Late on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the United States Senate, with a vote of 96-0, unanimously passed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the CARES Act. At a cost of $2 Trillion Dollars, it is the largest economic stimulus package in U.S. history. Speaker of the...
  • Battle for Mars: Planet Bezos, Planet Musk, Planet Branson, or Planet New America?

    On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” becoming the first human being to walk on the moon. NASA reported to Congress that the Apollo program cost $25.4 billion ($176 billion in 2019 dollars). At the time, there were only...
  • WHAT IS A FAIR RETURN ON INVESTMENTS?

    An EO reader communicated her belief that making a profits and/or ROI (return on investments made) as being un-ethical nor moral. Her view is that no one should make money when providing health care services. Her view is that, “It’s not right…in fact it’s not moral or ethical to...
  • Consejos de BBB para Vacaciones de Primavera Exitosa

    Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau A medida que el clima comienza a calentarse y dejamos atrás el invierno, la mente de muchas personas comienza a centrarse en una cosa: las vacaciones de primavera. Las vacaciones de primavera son el momento perfecto para tomar un descanso del trabajo...
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