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USA Today | April 30, 2020

Rafael Larios didn't expect Verizon to be a vital ingredient to the survival of his family's Los Angeles area restaurants. But since the two restaurants have been relying on deliveries due to the coronavirus pandemic, the family is striving to keep the business cooking. The most important thing needed? Cash. “We need to pay our bread guy, we need to pay our pastry guys, we need to catch up on payroll … and we get paid last,” says Larios, who has taken ove...

GlobeNewswire | February 20, 2020

Lendio, the nation’s largest marketplace for business loans, today released a new report on the state of small business lending in the Midwest. According to the report, small businesses in the Midwest are the most underserved in the nation despite seeing the highest level of growth in funding in Q4 2019. The findings are based on data from over 35,000 small business borrowers across the U.S. in 2019. The lag in funding in the state could be attributed to the region’s lower-than-avera...

IMPACT

Prospera | November 18, 2021

Prospera, the economic development nonprofit organization, announced today a $75,000 grant from Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo Enterprises as part of Comcast NBCUniversal's $100 million commitment to advance social justice and equality. The grant will support Hispanic entrepreneurs and small business owners in Florida and North Carolina. The award will enhance Prospera's programs and services to provide educational resources, individual guidance, access to capital and advance digital...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Clark | September 09, 2021

Clark Construction Group has officially launched a small business inclusion initiative with construction project participation targets, reaffirming its commitment to fostering inclusive growth, both in the building industry as well as within the communities it serves. The SDBE15 program is designed to foster greater participation by small, disadvantaged-, minority-, and women-owned businesses on Clark’s construction projects nationwideThrough the program, the company commits to achieving a...