Small Businesses Say Rescue Loans Come With Too Many Strings Attached
Posted By American Med Spa Association, Thursday, May 7, 2020
Christian Piatt finally got a loan to help rescue his brand-new bar and restaurant in Granbury, Texas.
But it wasn't easy.
He applied through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which is meant to help small businesses threatened by the pandemic. One bank told him it couldn't lend through the program. Another told him he might have better luck elsewhere. The third approved his loan and he got the money.
Now he's wondering: How should he use his $34,000 loan?
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But it wasn't easy.
He applied through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which is meant to help small businesses threatened by the pandemic. One bank told him it couldn't lend through the program. Another told him he might have better luck elsewhere. The third approved his loan and he got the money.
Now he's wondering: How should he use his $34,000 loan?
Read more at NPR.org >>