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After several months of the COVID-19 emergency, state and local governments are executing on the plan to gradually lift stay at home orders and forced business closures. For m ... Read more
PPP Loan Forgiveness Takes Another Turn
Chicago businesses that received a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have been awaiting guidance on loan forgiveness. Since the PPP was launched quickly to distr ... Read more
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
The Small Business Administration (SBA) released the forgiveness application and instructions for those businesses and organizations that were able to secure Paycheck Protecti ... Read more
Increasing Productivity of Remote Employees
With the nearly universal remote working world in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and the reluctance for many employers and/or employees to jump back to the workpla ... Read more
Forgiven PPP Expenses Not Tax Deductible
Late last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-32 taking the position that business expenses incurred and forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program ... Read more
Beyond PPP and EIDL, What Other Loan Options are Available?
The COVID-19 outbreak and resulting Stay At Home orders across the country have and continue to threaten the prosperity of many businesses directly impacted, as well as small ... Read more
Using Funds from Paycheck Protection Program
If you were one of the businesses who successfully secured funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), it is now imperative you utilize those funds appropriately—in te ... Read more
Cook County Community Recovery Fund
Chicago businesses and organizations seeking loans and other funding sources to enhance cash flow were hit hard by the news the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury ... Read more