Applications now open for grants to help small businesses recoup Covid-19 sick pay costs

9 companies investing more in small-business payments

Payment companies and banks are pouring investment into small-business technology, hoping to bring automation to one of the lingering parts of the economy...

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American Banker

2023-09-29 17:14:27 • 1 min

Scale With Funding: Revolutionizing Business Credit Approval

Getting approved for credit, especially business credit, can be daunting, often characterized by high interest rates or the need for verifiable income....

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Nasdaq

2023-09-29 18:53:40 • 1 min

Government shutdown would have serious consequences for our economy by halting $163 billion in federal contracts to...

A government shutdown on Saturday would close the Small Business Administration, leaving small businesses that depend on it in limbo.

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2023-09-29 21:26:04 • 1 min

Biden Administration Gives Funding Boost to Help Curb Suicides

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem...

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2023-09-28 16:18:00 • 1 min

Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children

KANSAS CITY, Mo. As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in...

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WJXT

2023-09-29 18:21:01 • 1 min

A Silver Lining From the Pandemic: A Surge in Start-ups

New research suggests that big shifts in consumer and company behavior and maybe federal stimulus dollars have fueled entrepreneurship. The Covid-19 pandemic...

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The New York Times

2023-09-29 09:03:41 • 1 min

Biden Administration Says Insurance Issues With COVID Shots Mostly Fixed

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) Despite reports of trouble last week where some people may have been denied...

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2023-09-29 11:51:00 • 1 min

We need our paychecks: Local federal workers demand urgent action as countdown for government shutdown begins

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Local members of the American Federation of Government Employees are calling on their elected officials in Washington to pass a budget so...

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WJXT

2023-09-29 20:32:03 • 1 min

UK outspends rest of Europe on housing asylum seekers by at least 40% a person

The UK is spending 40% a person more than any other European country on housing asylum seekers with the costs taking up nearly a third of the official aid...

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The Guardian

2023-09-29 16:51:26 • 1 min

Businesses fear they'll have to borrow more to repay government-backed pandemic loans

Some small businesses say they might have to refinance their government-backed pandemic loans at higher interest ratesif Ottawa doesn't extend the deadline...

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CBC

2023-09-25 08:00:00 • 1 min

Health

Millions told to book flu jab online to ease pressure on the NHS this winter

Millions of people will be encouraged to book flu vaccines online from Monday in a bid to ease pressure on the NHS this winter. NHS bosses brought forward...

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Daily Mail

2023-09-30 00:22:32 • 1 min

Health

Covid: Campaign group warns outbreak failings still exist

A campaign group has warned many of the failings identified in a report into Covid-19 in Northern Ireland hospitals during the pandemic still exist. The...

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BBC

2023-09-29 20:51:47 • 1 min

Los Angeles City and County to Spend Billions to Help Homeless People Under Lawsuit Settlement

LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles County and city will spend billions of dollars to provide more housing and support services for homeless people under a lawsuit...

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2023-09-29 01:04:41 • 1 min

Subway Franchise Owners Must Pay Workers Nearly $1M - and Also Sell or Close Their Stores

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back...

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2023-09-29 22:19:16 • 1 min

Need a sizeable personal loan? LightStream can lend up to $100,000.

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2023-09-29 19:47:04 • 1 min

Parents are about to go over a $24 billion childcare cliff. Look out below

With childcare funding about to expire, a government shutdown looming, and remote work waning, working mothers will be hit the hardest.

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2023-09-29 19:30:48 • 1 min

Here's the Average Social Security Benefit COLA Over the Last 10 Years

Social Security recipients get an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to help protect the buying power of benefits from the effects of inflation. That...

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Nasdaq

2023-09-29 10:12:00 • 2 mins

Economy

Federal Shutdown Looms: Potential Impact on Small Businesses in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia

As the possibility of a federal government shutdown looms, small businesses in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia are preparing for potential challenges....

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Investing.com

2023-09-28 14:35:58 • 1 min

Slightly Fewer Number of Americans Apply for Jobless Benefits as Layoffs Remain Rare

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up modestly this week after reaching their lowest level in eight months the previous week, as the labor...

#economy #government #technology

2023-09-28 12:40:06 • 1 min

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