Small Business

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July 6, 2020 

Amazon Set to Open Grocery Stores Across the Nation

The commerce giant’s grocery strategy is also advancing on another front, with new locations of its conventional checkout grocery stores coming to Seattle, California, and the Chicago and Washington, D.C., areas.

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July 6, 2020 

Pandemic is Speeding the Shift to a Cashless Society

Tom Ivory, the founder of the Baker Street Bread Co. in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill section, fought a valiant effort for years to rein in bank fees by imposing a minimum credit card purchase of $10. But more customers wanted to go cashless, and Ivory eventually relented and accepted plastic for any transaction, no matter how...…

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June 26, 2020 

Distilleries in New York May Soon Obtain DTC Licenses

The current allowable DTC rules for distilleries (8 states), breweries (10 states), and retailers (16 states) are substantially different than those for wineries (46) states. Whereas wineries can ship directly to 97% of the U.S. population, ...

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June 26, 2020 

Small Businesses Still Have Time to Receive PPP Funds

The program is set to close on June 30, so there are only a few days left in the program. With billions of dollars still available, this is a unique opportunity for small businesses to access funding that has the opportunity to be completely forgiven.

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June 24, 2020 

Survey Shows Support for Travel Industry Stimulus

With only 18 percent of respondents reporting taking an overnight trip since March, the devastation caused to the hotel industry is already nine times worse than 9/11, with more than 8 in 10 hotels having to lay off or furlough...