This week the Small Business Administration (SBA) provided guidance on how the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will work. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund provides for qualified restaurants and other food...more
4/26/2021
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Business Expenses ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Federal Grants ,
Financial Distress ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Expenses ,
Relief Measures ,
Restaurant Industry ,
SBA ,
Small Business
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which provides long-term loans directly from the SBA, has been significantly enhanced. Beginning April 6, 2021, qualified companies can...more
President Biden has announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program 2.0 (PPP) designed to direct more funding to women-owned and minority-owned businesses as well as low- and moderate-income, rural, and other underserved...more
3/1/2021
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Independent Contractors ,
ITIN ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Self Employed ,
Small Business ,
Taxable Income ,
Women-Owned Businesses
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, comprised of more than 5,500 pages and including a $900 billion stimulus package, became law on December 27, 2020. As part of this law, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses,...more
1/12/2021
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Aid Act ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
NAICS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
The window for the Main Street Loan Program (“Main Street Program”), designed to provide loans with favorable terms to midsize companies to help address the economic fallout caused by the pandemic, is closing on December 31,...more
11/23/2020
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EBITDA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Main Street Expanded Loan Facility ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Main Street New Loan Facility ,
Main Street Priority Loan Facility ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
SPVs ,
U.S. Treasury
Late last month, Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced Senate Bill 4321 (S-4321), titled “Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act” (Bankruptcy Access Bill), which,...more
On June 19 and June 22, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued new revisions to their First Interim Final Rule concerning the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The Revised Interim Final Rule and the...more
UPDATE: On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (H.R. 7010) (the Flexibility Act) was signed into law, and on June 11, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a revised interim final...more
On May 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill which if enacted into law would make the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) more helpful to small businesses, including through an expansion of...more
On May 22, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released two Interim Final Rules (“IFRs”) providing additional guidance on Payment Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness rules and the procedure by which...more
Amidst the economic downturn that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses have sought financial relief through the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which with its...more
On April 23, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued further guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) by supplementing its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”).
The supplement addresses one new...more
On April 16, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA), less than two weeks after the activation of its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced that funds for PPP loans had been completely depleted. An additional...more
Since April 3, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved more than 100,000 small business applicants for the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Despite the high number of approved applicants, few...more
As small businesses backed by venture capital or private equity analyze whether they may qualify for the benefits of the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), we are starting to see “knee-jerk” reactions by many of these...more
Under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), eligible small businesses may borrow up to 250% of their average monthly payroll costs from most banks and certain other SBA-approved...more
Information regarding the affiliate rules that can impact access to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act for our venture capital-backed clients is complex. Although...more
On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Paycheck Protection Program Application Form for use with the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Applications for PPP loans may be...more
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed into law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which provides up to $2 trillion to address the severe economic dislocation caused by the...more
In these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting disruption of economic activity, we understand the imperative for the very survival of our clients and the business community at large in addressing...more