by Makayla Reed | Nov 23, 2021 | Keep It Local, Small Business
As a Chamber, our goal is to champion economic and community prosperity. One of the ways we can do that is by helping small businesses. Since this Saturday is Small Business Saturday, we wanted to spotlight some of our members that are small businesses. Below are a...
by bmerritt | Oct 18, 2021 | Chamber News, Small Business
ARLINGTON, TX – October 18, 2021 – The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Small Business of the Year Awards. Recipients were honored at the 16th Annual State of the City Address last week on October 13. This year, we...
by Bill Lynch | May 10, 2021 | Small Business
If your business has 10 or fewer people, is in an economically disadvantaged community and had a loss of revenue of 50% or more in an 8-week period since the pandemic began, you may qualify for an additional $5000 grant from the SBA. This can be in addition to having...
by bmerritt | Mar 19, 2021 | Chamber News, Greater Arlington, Small Business, Women's Alliance
The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce Women’s Alliance is excited to launch a new Woman-Owned Small Business Grant program. The grant will award one woman-owned business in the greater Arlington area* that has operated for three years or less. The grant...
by bmerritt | Jan 19, 2021 | Public Policy, Small Business
Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Grants ran out of money appropriated by the CARES Act. The latest recovery bill signed in late December will bring them back. You can now apply on the SBA website HERE. When the program began, the SBA announced the grants would be...
by bmerritt | Jan 11, 2021 | Small Business
Congress made changes to the PPP loans in the end of year Pandemic Relief Package. If you received a PPP loan four major changes impact you: The regular business expenses paid with the PPP proceeds will be tax-deductible. While only 40% of PPP proceeds can be used...
