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“... it’s of vital importance that we, as a community, take care of our small businesses.”
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“... it’s of vital importance that we, as a community, take care of our small businesses.”
On Small Business Saturday, several entrepreneurs discuss the challenges and stresses they face, some of which have increased during the pandemic, and the reasons it’s important to support local shops.
The Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum also received a one-year Coronavirus Response and Relief Program grant to provide information and best practices to support minority firms affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
While some small local businesses struggled throughout the pandemic, 901 Comics saw record sales. This summer, owners Shannon Merritt and Jaime Wright opened a second location, 901 Comics East.
The TSBDC has more than 50 partner resources that are free or discounted is currently giving a limited amount of free Shopify licenses to help businesses build their online presence.
Join us for this virtual seminar to gain insight into strategies and resources that are helping small businesses thrive and progress.
Register for The Daily Memphian’s Small Business Seminar, a virtual event set for Thursday, Aug. 26, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Got It In The Bag is an authorized dealer for several luxury brands, including Saint Laurent, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Chanel.
Memphis-based company, IAC Supply Solutions, is merging with a similar company in St. Louis, where the new headquarters will be.
Muscle-car shop owner Kenny Bomar warns customers that if they keep racing in the streets he may see them at the weekly Bible class he leads at the Penal Farm.
The C.A. Davis Printing Co. marks its 100th year of being in business. The two-person shop still operates in the Pinch District at 349 N. Main, where it has completed printing jobs for the past 77 years.
Owner Dara Vongphrachanh said the Paycheck Protection Program loan and Our Beautiful Comeback Grant were “lifelines” for her business.
Kristin Fox-Trautman runs Inspire Community Cafe right next door to her husband’s gym, Stardust Jiu-Jitsu. Both are located in the Binghampton Gateway Center at the intersection of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street.
In 2016, Aqila Augusta founded Edge Entity, a Black-owned company specializing in hair growth products for women and men. In the five years since, she’s established a Bartlett storefront, located at 2958 Elmore Park Rd., and turned a kitchen experiment into a multimillion dollar business with customers from all over the world.
OtherFoods Kitchen now serves 25 small businesses that make everything from take-home meals to bagels to gluten-free dog treats. The shared commercial kitchen rents its facilities by the hour, allowing startup businesses to avoid big overhead costs.
Some Collierville residents don’t want to follow the regulations of set forth by the Shelby County Health Department. However, Mayor Stan Joyner noted they are bound to their orders as their authority is from the governor.
Some Memphis small businesses are doing well, even growing, during the COVID-19 pandemic: A look at Memphis Boat Center, Hollywood Feed, Phoenix Communications, Kirby Wines & Liquor, Crone Construction.
A panel of small business owners and advisers will discuss PPP loan requirements, family leave rules and how to navigate the new normal.
James and Peggy Jefferson were both diagnosed with and recovered from coronavirus in June. Now they can focus on keeping their business, Sherrod’s Furniture and Variety Store, afloat.
When the pandemic struck and businesses shut down to stem to the spread of the coronavirus, Whimsy Cookie didn’t pull back. Instead, the small business expanded.
President and CEO Wardell Seals Jr. says, "I want people to know how to save a life versus perform CPR.”
Nearly $500,000 in emergency economic development grants have been approved for 88 Memphis small businesses struggling to rebound from COVID-19. The Four Way is among latest recipients.
The new measure gives business owners 24 weeks to spend the federal aid — instead of eight as originally designed — and extends the program through the end of the year while also lengthening the maturity date and deferral period of the loans.
The second round of the Paycheck Protection Program's forgivable-loan funds is running out. Banks are scrambling to help small businesses before the money is gone.
The Center City Development Corp. has now approved about $200,000 in forgivable loans for 33 Downtown businesses.