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Policy News

Policy News – October 21, 2020
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell stated Saturday that the Senate is scheduled to vote on a $500 billion covid relief bill on Wednesday, after voting on a standalone piece for additional PPP funds today. The coronavirus would provide funds to expand unemployment benefits,...

Policy News – October 8, 2020
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and other Administration officials are grappling with a coronavirus outbreak in the White House. The president has been hospitalized since last Friday evening. Over the weekend, President Trump's medical team mentioned...

Policy News – September 30, 2020
Negotiations on a modified coronavirus relief package--the details of which were recently released--continues as Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and lawmakers will again meet to talk shop. The House is expected to vote on the bill this week. Dubbed "HEROES 2.0," the...

Policy News – September 22, 2020
It's National Small Business Week! The Small Business Administration will hold a virtual conference on recovery, adaptation, and innovation this week to celebrate the nation's 30 million small businesses. Yesterday, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza is set to announce...

Policy News – September 16, 2020
This month, the chamber is scheduled to vote on several key bills that include decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level and boosting clean energy development, among others. Last week, the Senate GOP's $650 billion "skinny" recovery bill was shot down in a...

Policy News – September 9, 2020
The Senate is back in Washington this week, carrying the hope of reaching an agreement on another coronavirus stimulus deal, dubbed the "skinny" package. The bill would include an extension of PPP and more enhanced unemployment money for schools and daycare. Other...

Policy News – August 18, 2020
On Saturday, August 22, the House vote on Democrat sponsored legislation will be take place. The legislation will provide additional funding to the U.S. Postal Service. This legislation is expected to include $25 billion in funding and block operational changes that...

Policy News – August 6, 2020
Reminder! The deadline to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan is August 8, 2020. On Tuesday morning, Visa released a Back to Business study to explore the impacts of COVID-19 and help provide solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. Entrepreneurs and...

Policy News – July 29, 2020
On Monday, Capitol Hill said goodbye to the Honorable John Lewis (D-Ga.). The late Congressman was lain in state under the Capitol Rotunda — the first Black member with that honor — as hundreds of his colleagues paid respects. On the small business front, Senator...

Policy News – July 22, 2020
Last Friday, the House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury Pandemic Programs" to hear from Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury (Treasury), and Jovita Carranza, the...
Press Releases
AEO to Develop New Products and Services for Black Business Owners Facing Entrepreneurial Barriers
Washington, D.C. — The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), a non-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting the success of microbusinesses in the United States, today announced that it has received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in the...
Association for Enterprise Opportunity Hosts Successful Forum for Small Business Owners and Government Officials
Washington, D.C. — The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) hosted another successful roundtable connecting Black small business owners with members of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), including William Manger, associate administrator, Office of...
AEO PROGRAM IMPROVES CAPITAL ACCESS FOR NATION’S SMALLEST BUSINESSES
AEO PROGRAM IMPROVES CAPITAL ACCESS FOR NATION’S SMALLEST BUSINESSES; $2.7 MILLION SAM’S CLUB GIVING PROGRAM GRANT FUELS TILT FORWARD INITIATIVE Association for Enterprise Opportunity Initiative Supports Main Street and Small Businesses June 9, 2015 WASHINGTON– The...
Microbusiness Association Gives Congress Plan to Unblock Capital Flow to Main Street
Trade Group Touts Cross-sector Collaboration As Key to Increasing Access for Underserved Entrepreneurs Washington, D.C., July 17, 2014 ̶ The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)’s Micro Capital Task Force (MCTF) presented recommendations to solve for the...
AEO in the News
NONPROFIT TO GIVE UP TO $50,000 TO COLLABORATORS HELPING BLACK BUSINESSES
Black Enterprise – August 6, 2018
How Banks Can Turn SMB Loan Rejections Into Opportunities
PMNTS.com – May 8, 2018
.@SBAgov announced that the PPP will reopen today, with the first few days being dedicated solely to CDFI’s. This round offers $284B toward the hardships faced by SMB’s through March 31, 2021. To learn more about the qualifications for borrowers, visit sba.gov/ppp. pic.twitter.com/WleAceTDSj