The federal Small Business Administration backed a record amount of lending in its just-concluded fiscal year, more than $30 billion nationwide. In New Jersey, the bulk of the increase came in loans ...

Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government's coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were ...

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The Winston-Salem Foundation is helping a nonprofit lender expand its reach into Forsyth County with a $100,000 investment into Piedmont Business Capital for loans to minority-owned businesses here.

Black- and other minority-owned businesses are being slammed by the federal government shutdown, severely hindering their operating ability. Started on Oct. 1, the closure is on pace to be one of the ...

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is expanding its program that offers low-interest loans to minority-owned businesses. The IDA, through its Regional Development Corp. affiliate, is adding ...

Government contracting can be a goldmine for businesses looking to expand and diversify their clientele. However, for ...

The SBA did not address the timing of loans to minority-owned businesses when asked for comment by the AP. But spokesperson Shannon Giles said in an email that $133 billion, or 25 percent, of PPP ...