New Round of Payroll Protection Program includes second round offers favoring CDFIs, low income communities and smaller businesses
Revisions to the Payroll Protection Program were included in the recent COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill, signed into law on December 27. Over $284 million was allocated to the forgivable loan program, with new provisions for fund allocations and the opportunity for...
National Conference Establishes AMIBA Equity Commitment
On October 8-9, 2020 the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) hosted a virtual national conference that focused on how the Local Economy Movement can support independent and local businesses by moving toward racially equitable and resilient local economies....Zingerman’s ZingTrain Pandemic response featured at Virtual Conference on Building Equity
Even the most beloved independent businesses were blindsided by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ZingTrain was no exception — despite being the part of the Zingerman’s family of businesses that teaches people nationwide how to provide exceptional customer service and...AMIBA kicks off first-ever Virtual Conference with an invitation to a new direction
Few conferences start with a poem. But for AMIBA’s first-ever Virtual Conference (and the first in the Local Economy Movement to focus on racial equity), Executive Director Derek Peebles’ reading of Oriah Mountain Dreamer’s “The Invitation” set a bold new tone and...