Author: Michelle Park Lazette
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Millions ready to work but face barriers, new and old
How do we better connect people with economic opportunity? Policy Summit 2025 panelists talk artificial intelligence, the need for child care and other supports, and the importance of word of mouth.
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‘The future … remains unpredictable’: Nonprofit and community lender team up for Philly’s Chinatown
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread here, the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation used Paycheck Protection Program money to help residents and businesses. More support will be necessary.
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‘A Real Trying Time’: Community Lender Gets Much-Needed Dough to Cheesesteak Restaurant
Kansas City’s Steak’M Take’M needed help when the pandemic paralyzed the economy. A lender supporting minority-owned businesses provided PPP relief, made to order.
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‘A Fish with Very Little Water’: Businesses Deep in the Desert Qualify for PPP Loans with Help from Rural Lender
Germaine Simonson owns essential businesses in Arizona’s Navajo Nation. Parched for support, she turned to a rural lender to get through the pandemic dry spell.
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‘I Can’t Believe I Got a Real Person’: Small Bank Answers Businesses’ Cries for Help
PPP money has reached a range of businesses, but it didn’t come easily for many. An accounting firm in Los Angeles experienced the struggle on behalf of its clients—and firsthand.
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‘I Never Lost Hope’: Minority-Owned Eatery Gets Lifeline from Community Lender
Thanks to a PPP loan, San Francisco-based Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant has kept people working and margaritas pouring during the COVID-19 pandemic.