Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Authenticity Advantage: How Runbin Dong’s Scale Social AI Helps Small Businesses Shine
Innovation in Compliance: LeadHERship with Linda Fisk
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
No Password Required: Reginald “Andre” Andre, CEO of ARK Solvers and Builder of Human + AI-Driven Culture
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership: Empowering Female Entrepreneurs - A Conversation with Linda Fisk
Innovation in Compliance: Exploring the Fractional COO Model with La Tonya Roberts
Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
How Happiness Drives Business Success: Leadership Lessons from Grace Ueng
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
SBR Author’s Podcast: Transforming Corporate Careers - Leadership Lessons for the US Military Veteran Entrepreneur
Early Days of the Trump Administration: Impact on the CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Entrepreneur's Journey with Kass and Mike Lazerow
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Uncovering Disparities: The CFPB's Small Business Lending Study – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
The Force is Strong with this One – Success and Paying it Forward with Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor and Spiffy Scot Wingo
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2610 into law, joining a growing number of states that aim to incentivize sound cybersecurity practices through legislative safe harbors. Modeled on laws in states like...more
Unpacking the Economic Aid Act and American Rescue Plan Act: Consolidated First Draw PPP Interim Final Rule, New First Draw PPP Loans, and Increases to First Draw PPP Loans - On January 6, 2021, the Small Business...more
On January 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Department of Treasury released an Interim Final Rule called “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Second Draw Loans” (“Second...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 19, 2021 – April 23, 2021... April 19, 2021: The IRS issued a news release announcing the...more
It has been more than eight months since the enactment of the CARES Act, yet here we are, with the end of 2020 in sight, and we are still debating whether taxpayers should be allowed to claim a deduction for business expenses...more
Most Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowers are working toward full forgiveness of their PPP loans and are anxious to get this process started. A borrower generally may submit a loan forgiveness application any time on...more
On May 22, 2020 the SBA and Department of the Treasury released the long awaited Interim Final Rule on Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and the Interim Final Rule on SBA Loan Review Procedures, both of...more
While a lot has been written and said about the “need” certification when it comes to the Paycheck Protection Program, particularly for public companies, the SBA and Treasury have been relatively quiet about how many...more
Just hours ahead of the June 30 deadline for small business owners to submit applications to the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent bipartisan legislation to extend the...more
On July 4, President Trump signed into law a bill extending the period during which borrowers can apply for paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loans from June 30 to August 8. The PPP loan program is part of the governmental...more
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the Small Business Administration (SBA) is tasked with administering the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the loan program intended to allow...more
Section 1102 of the CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is intended to provide funds for small businesses affected by COVID-19 to maintain their workforce. The loans are forgivable under Section...more
Originally published on April 14, 2020. Last updated as of June 24, 2020. Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, the U.S. Small Business...more
On June 5, 2020, certain key provisions of the CARES ACT regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) were amended by passage of that certain Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, as supplemented by those...more
Following the adoption of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPP Flexibility Act), the Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a revised loan forgiveness application, a simplified loan forgiveness...more
Originally published on April 14, 2020. Last updated as of June 18, 2020. Since the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020, the U.S. Small Business...more
Borrowers under the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) are required to either maintain or submit to lenders and the SBA certain documentation associated with their application for and...more
Revised PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications - On June 16, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released revised Loan Forgiveness Applications in connection with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...more