In a video that went viral, the restaurant owner explained that her outdoor patio, which was closed by state health orders, sat empty as a film production’s exterior dining area continued operating.
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Since Nepal’s prime minister dissolved parliament in December, chaos has engulfed the Himalayan nation, with huge protests and the ruling party split into two warring factions.
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From a cobblestoned street in downtown Belgrade, the Sava perfumery has seen more than half a century sweep past without ceasing in its mission to keep the city’s citizens smelling flowery and fresh.
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The move targets the very smallest businesses — often owned by women and minorities — that have had difficulty accessing loans throughout the pandemic.
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Bars have been closed for over three months, Carnival celebrations are canceled and it’s not clear when things will get better. That’s a big problem for Germany’s many small brewers, which rely heavily on selling draft beer to bars and restaurants.
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Britain’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that insurers must compensate small businesses forced into last year’s initial coronavirus lockdown, potentially a total payout of $1.6 billion.
Read moreThe Second Circuit reinstated claims against a small business that misrepresented itself as being service-disabled and veteran-owned to gain access to government contracts. The use of a disabled veteran as straw man posing as the owner to meet contract-eligibility requirements was material to the business receiving $21 million under the set-aside program over five years.
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Almost three quarters of U.K. pubs and restaurants expect to shut permanently next year following damaging coronavirus restrictions, an industry poll indicated Thursday.
Read moreA federal court in California dismissed a class action brought by small businesses who claim California Capital Insurance Company wrongly denied their claims for Covid-19-related losses. The insurance policy has a pathogenic organisms exclusion that bars the claims.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign on Wednesday announced a new ad blitz featuring small business owners in the battleground states Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Arizona.
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Strip clubs cannot force the Trump administration to make them eligible for pandemic relief loans because the government has no legal obligation to provide financial aid to erotic dance clubs, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Granting relief to small businesses hit hardest by the pandemic, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed legislation intended to keep Main Street afloat and spur new jobs.
Read moreThirty-two small businesses lost their bid for a preliminary injunction to void the Small Business Administration’s “per employee rule” which dictates that small businesses can receive Economic Injury Disaster Loan grants of $1,000 per employee up to $10,000 or $1,000 if they have no employees. The plaintiffs claim they are each due $10,000.
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Lawyers for 15 strip clubs urged a federal judge Thursday to abolish a regulation that makes erotic dance clubs ineligible for emergency business loans, arguing the policy is inconsistent with a recently passed pandemic relief law and unconstitutional on its face.
Read moreSouthern California Public Radio dba KPCC brought a federal complaint against the U.S. Small Business Administration for “basic information about the Paycheck Protection Program, including the names of all PPP loan recipients and the amount of each borrower’s PPP loan.”
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Ever since the federal government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly. There is evidence to back up those complaints.
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said during a House Small Business Committee hearing Friday that Congress should approve another round of relief money with an emphasis on businesses hurting the most.
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At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data, showing how Washington insiders were both authors and beneficiaries of one of the biggest government programs in U.S. history.
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The Trump administration finally put out a partial list of small business borrowers Monday, revealing a wide spectrum of companies tapped stimulus funds.
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