Policy News – April 29, 2021

Wednesday morning, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, which includes significant spending in education, child care, and paid family leave. The $1.8 trillion plan, largely financed by new taxes, sets aside $225 billion for child care, $200 billion...

Industry News – April 29, 2021

100 Detroit Small Businesses Awarded $10,000 Grants from Comcast Detroit was one of five cities, along with Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia, that was selected to award $10,000 grants to 100 local businesses from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, for a total...

Policy News – April 22, 2021

The Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021 was introduced this morning to expand and make permanent the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), initially created by Executive Order in 1969. Led by Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair...

Industry News – April 22, 2021

U.S. Readies Small-Business Grants as P.P.P. Nears End Applications for the highly anticipated $16B Shuttered Venue Operators Grant will begin taking applications at the end of this week. On Saturday, the agency posted additional details on its forthcoming Restaurant...

Policy News – April 15, 2021

Bills of Interest Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) introduced a bill to establish the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy and strategic national manufacturing policy for the United States, to provide manufacturing and industrial perspective and advice...