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Jun. 19
Wednesday, The Small Business Administration (SBA) released two important documents related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):
ESOP Association, COVID-19
Jun. 10
If you are like me, much of the last three months has been spent thinking about how to best navigate your business, your job, and your family through the COVID-19 crisis that continues to grip the world with uncertainty and consequence. If it has been said once, it has been said a million times—these are difficult and challenging times, to be sure. But they do not need to be without direction or, even, hopefulness for the future.
Jun. 10
New guidance from The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outlines the differences between cloth face coverings, surgical masks and respirators.
Jun. 09
The ESOP Association stands with peaceful protestors who are demanding an end to systemic racism .
Jun. 09
Upcoming chapter virtual roundtables, update on membership, chapter award winners announced, and communicating through The HUB.
Jun. 04
This month's 18-page ESOP Report offers great insights on following your values to navigate the pandemic, buying another business, the 11 areas in which TEA recommended the IRS provide ESOPs with regulatory relief and more,
Jun. 04
PPP loan recipients gain new flexibility, while retaining loan forgiveness.
May. 28
The emotional toll that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Americans is becoming increasingly and alarmingly clear. New information suggests that ESOP companies may want to train an especially keen eye on the well-being of their employee owners.
May. 28
On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Loan Forgiveness Application that provides long awaited information regarding loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP generally provides that borrowers are eligible for forgiveness of their PPP loans based upon certain qualifying expenses that arise during the eight-week period commencing on the date the loan was funded (which is known as the Covered Period).
May. 13
New funding options may exist for businesses, thanks to a new bill from the House and several potential modifications to existing federal relief programs.