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Winrock International | June 23, 2020

Winrock International is providing small businesses in Phillips County with one-on-one guidance on how to navigate funding available through recent federally-approved programs. With only a fraction of the more than 200,000 small businesses in Arkansas applying for funding offered through the Small Business Administration (SBA) and other federal agencies, Winrock hopes to ensure that Phillips County’s small business owners can access federal resources. With funding from the Walton Family Fo...

ifiberone.com | March 17, 2020

America’s Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering monetary relief to small businesses afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. SBA’s monetary aid is available in the form of low-interest federal disaster loans. SBA assistance is the byproduct of the state’s emergency declaration that was made on March 13. However, for a county to be eligible for federal and state relief, they must declare an emergency. That’s why SBA assistance is only available to small businesses ...

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KKR Grants | December 01, 2020

KKR today declared it has granted the first round of grants in two of the foundation projects of the KKR Relief Fund (the "Asset") zeroed in on supporting entrepreneurs and not-for-profits. The $50 million Fund was made by KKR and its representatives recently to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent financial separation. In the first round of the KKR Small Business Builders (SBB) program, KKR has granted $10,000 each to 55 entrepreneurs from a d...

Business Wire | January 20, 2020

OnPay, the top-rated payroll service provider for small businesses and accountants, today announced the completion of a $6 million Series A funding round. This exceeds the original goal of $5 million for its first round of venture financing. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, provides payroll, HR, and benefits services to more than 10,000 clients across the United States. “Our rapid growth over the past year signals a significant demand for high-quality payroll services,” said Je...