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After months of asking for a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, Congress passed a bill to finally offer some small businesses financial help. The $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill gives hope to small business owners trying to survive through the pandemic.
In an October survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), three-fourths of respondents said they would apply or consider applying for a second PPP loan.
Barbara Quandt is the state director for the Indiana chapter of the NFIB. She said while there’s still work to be done to fully understand everything in the bill, she’s just glad something was passed.
Dec 10, 2020 / 08:38 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The streets of Indianapolis have been quiet for so long that many of us have forgotten how alive the downtown used to be.
On Thursday, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett took steps, small steps, toward getting the city back up and running during the coronavirus pandemic, but also had a word of warning.
Just two weeks until Christmas, Edward E Petri Co. Jewelers and other downtown businesses in past years were much busier. The jewelry store owner, Charlie Walker, said, “The downtown is already an eggshell. That’s all there is to it, and I think it is going to crack the shell.”
The latest National Federation of Independent Business report showed that Indiana small business owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months declined by 19 points in November, to