The average small business in Chicago has less than 28 days of cash on hand. For businesses in low- and moderate-income communities, this number is even smaller. Small businesses here…
It is our responsibility to keep our network up to date on all city, state, and federal mandates that affect the operation of your business. Over the weekend, several states…
By Pamela Abbate-Dattilo, Emily S. Pontius and Erin M. Edgerton The Act provides that covered employers may exclude health care providers and emergency responders from taking emergency paid sick time and…
By Mark A. Thomson As ORBA reported, the Internal Revenue Service has postponed the tax filing and payment deadlines for calendar year taxpayers until July 15, 2020. Revised guidance has…
Crain’s Chicago Business Chicago officials have already received a deluge of demand from small businesses interested in applying for loans of up to $50,000 from the city’s Small Business Resiliency…
COVID-19 State of the City Our Department of Public Health started tracking this virus when the first reports started coming from China in December, almost four months ago. As we…
By JOANNE CLEAVER CHICAGO TRIBUNE Often, aspiring entrepreneurs take on side hustles to learn the entrepreneurial ropes and gain enough income to achieve major financial milestones, including homeownership, said Lotika…
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected…