On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law. The Act offers $1.9 trillion dollars in a relief package designed to help Americans recover from the pandemic. The following funds are allotted to small business recovery, targeting the most hard-hit industries as designated by NAICS codes through ongoing […]
As the end of March looms near, the U.S. Senate approved a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program application deadline, moving it from Wednesday, March 31st until May 31st, 2021.
As business owners and lenders prepare to participate in the Second Draw of the Paycheck Protection Program, the following overview regarding terms and eligibility may be helpful:
Finally, PPP 2.0 is here! And as always, your partners at Loan Mantra and Hudson Capital are here to help you. To make the Second Draw PPP process as seamless and transparent as possible, we’ve outlined the following steps to help you navigate the Program. Here’s what you need to know: To all existing Loan Mantra […]
The holiday season is here, and U.S. Congress has until midnight, December 18th, 2020 to hammer out a deal to garner additional economic aid for struggling small businesses. As death tolls from COVID-19 near 300,000, citizens are anxious over their physical health and their road to economic recovery. But whether D.C. arrives at consensus on […]
It’s a marathon, not a sprint–David Solomon It’s been three weeks since the U.S. Presidential elections. Since then, there has been elevated chatter about what a transition in administration will mean for the thirty million members of the small business community come January, 2021. Small business owners voted their interests but remain anxious about what […]
September is drawing to a close, and emergency relief payments are drawing to a close. What does this mean for small business owners?
Main Street and the U.S. Small Business economy have been major discussion points in the media and around dinner tables since the coronavirus pandemic began, upending consumer behaviors and the marketplace. The frenzied, and oft politicized discussion, reached amplified levels on August 8th when the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program closed to applicants and as borrowers […]
The accepted truth is that COVID-19 is changing the way we do business. But Loan Mantra knows you’re also concerned about the here-and-now. That’s why we’re here to help your business weather the financial storms brought on by the pandemic while you prepare well for tomorrow. Loan Mantra has developed a list of popular and […]
Most borrowers and lenders are familiar with The 5 ‘C’s of Credit. These are basic guidelines that lenders use to evaluate loan prospects or grade credit investments. Historically the fifth ‘C’ (or “conditions”) has been the most ambiguous category of all, serving as a catch-all designation for lenders who seek to quantify any superseding factors of […]
