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AdStash | July 26, 2021

AdStash, a Toronto-based start-up led by Douglas Lusted, is assisting thousands of local brick-and-mortar businesses in reopening after pandemic-related closures by earning passive income through programmatic advertising on existing interior digital signs. As Canada reopens, AdStash's innovative technology provides these small businesses with a simple way to generate the extra income they require to survive and thrive. AdStash is a digital signage platform that helps businesse...

Roanoke County | July 06, 2020

Roanoke County is launching a grant program to help local businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The county is pledging $1 million of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding to the program. The CARES Act is intended to assist local and state governments with expenses that arose due to the pandemic and mandated closures. The county must spend the money by Dec. 30. Applications for the small businesses assistance program will be accepted beginning Monday...

Business Wire | January 31, 2020

SMBX, a marketplace for buying and selling small-business bonds, and Degrees Plato, an Oakland owned-and-operated taproom, bottleshop and Mexican kitchen, announced the launch of Degrees Plato’s (PLTO) Small Business Bond™ offering. The offering enables the community to invest in the business directly with as little as $10, providing the business a faster, local pathway to capital. SMBX is ushering in a new model of finance that allows small businesses to offer bonds directly to the ...

CNBC | February 07, 2020

Democratic presidential candidates are taking aim at a new tax break for small businesses. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg last week pitched a $5 trillion tax plan that would raise levies on wealthy individuals and corporations. He also wants to repeal the 20% qualified business income deduction, a feature of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect in 2018. This write-off permits owners of “pass-through” entities, including S-corporations and partnerships, to deduct up to 20%...