Apr 09, 2020
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The Congress is on the verge of bi-partisan approval of increasing the CARES Act PPP aid pool. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressed ahead with his plan for a quick vote Thursday on a $250 billion boost in a small business aid program. McConnell has offered an amendment to the record $2.2 trillion pandemic response […]
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Apr 02, 2020
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The government says it will begin disbursing loan money to company owners and freelancers Friday under the Paycheck Protection Program, part of the $2 trillion relief package signed into law last week. This program authorizes up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees during the COVID-19 crisis. All loan […]
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Apr 02, 2020
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Here are questions and answers about financial help available through the government and other sources: ___ ARE THESE PAYCHECK PROTECTION LOANS FREE? They can be, if they’re used to retain or hire workers. Starting Friday, the Small Business Administration is guaranteeing $349 billion in potentially forgivable loans under the rescue package. A business with […]
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Mar 31, 2020
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), third in a line of stimulus bills, has been approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the President. As details continue to emerge, Craft Guard Insurance Services wants to be sure our clients are aware of the immediate benefits provided by the CARES […]
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Mar 20, 2020
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I know you have been receiving an onslaught of emails from various contacts and stores regarding how they are handling the current COVID-19 situation and so have hesitated to send out one of my own. However, since the virus has continued to spread and the government has put stringent guidelines in place, I felt the […]
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Feb 20, 2020
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Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law that went into effect this year. As part of a signing message, Newsom said that the new regulation would help reduce instances of worker misclassification as independent contractors, “which erodes basic worker protections like the minimum wage, paid sick days and health insurance benefits.” […]
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Feb 06, 2020
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In the business of success there are two types of people – the one-hit-wonders who enjoy short-term success and those who achieve enduring success that sustains them for life. The businessperson who holds the belief that they already have what it takes to be successful and that they already know what they need to know, […]
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Jan 31, 2020
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Curiosity has been widely recognized and cultivated as being an essential ingredient for good leadership, sound company culture, successful team-building and personal mental health. Curiosity has been widely recognized and cultivated as being an essential ingredient for good leadership, sound company culture, successful team-building and personal mental health. Since children are the trailblazers […]
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Dec 30, 2019
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Some things go in one ear and right out the other. But when you hear just the right message, at the right moment, and from the right person, it sticks with you. As end-of-year projects loom and the days get shorter, we might need a reminder that good things take time. Relationships aren’t built by […]
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Nov 28, 2019
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In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s how 10 successful entrepreneurs turned their ideas into reality — in their own words. Travis Grillo, founder and CEO of Grillo’s Pickles Image credit: Boston Globe | Getty Images What’s the big idea? After Travis Grillo didn’t get a shoe designer job at Nike, he turned the sour moment into […]
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