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November 26, 2022
Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman talks growing support for Black businesses this Small Business Saturday.
December 14, 2021
Bellamy applied for funds for his company and used the money to buy luxury goods and jewelry, pocketing more than…
September 16, 2021
Maurice Fayne, also known as Arkansas Mo, defrauded more than $2M. He was ordered to pay back over $4M in…
President Joe Biden
February 22, 2021
The Biden-Harris administration is changing how PPP is administered and is offering equitable access to relief for Black businesses.
Biden thegrio.com
February 22, 2021
Joe Biden is targeting federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and taking steps to further equity in PPP.
February 6, 2021
The group of leaders told Kamala Harris and Janet Yellen that the COVID-19 federal relief package must better serve Black-owned…
Trump thegrio.com
December 2, 2020
Analysis has revealed that companies belonging to President Trump and Jared Kushner benefited from PPP loans meant for small businesses.
November 8, 2020
Government officials received thousands of reports of fraud regarding the Paycheck Protection Program created in response of the pandemic.
The Lamborghini Huracan theGrio.com
July 29, 2020
Florida business owner, David Hines, has been charged with fraud after receiving nearly $4 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds.
Harlem Residents Empowerment Zone theGrio.com
July 1, 2020
Democrats pushed a temporary extension of the Paycheck Protection Program through the Senate with a unanimous vote before application deadline…
Magic Johnson theGrio.com
May 18, 2020
Through his EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, Magic Johnson will be able to give capital to Black small businesses struggling to…
December 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Although Mrs. Obama has never indicated any interest in a political career, a new survey from the…
December 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The fact that ACORN no longer exists apparently has dissuaded nearly half of Republican voters from believing…