Welcome back and do not miss our interview today with June Teasley from the Small Business Administration. It has to do with the rule changes for the Paycheck Protection Program that gives small businesses, those with under 20 employees, preferred treatment. As for the news...here's what we have for you today:
- The IRS will extend the filing deadline...for some;
- Momentum is building for a stock trading tax;
- Fed Chair Powell had some words about unemployment;
- How long will food delivery be...a thing?
- Oil ended the day mixed and gas prices climb;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Home prices continue to rise and where.
Those stories plus this very important conversation about the PPP. June Teasley from the Small Business Administration is my guest and we break down the rule changes that will allow small and micro-businesses the opportunity to get money to continue operations. This is so important for Main Street. To listen, just click here.
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This week President Biden announced some significant rule changes for the Paycheck Protection Program or PPP. In the past many small and micro-businesses were left out so, to get money into the hands of businesses with fewer than 20 employees and to target minority owned businesses the rules from the Small Business Administration have changed. But, the window is only open until March 10. With me is June Teasley a Regional Communications Director for the SBA who explains, in detail, the many rule changes and how to best apply.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
We're still in the midst of National Entrepreneur Week here in the U.S. and after the news stick around for a conversation with Jason Feifer the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur. Who would know more about this than...him? For the news, here's what we've got for you:
- Good reasons to file your taxes...now;
- New foreclosure/forbearance info;
- Worried about...inflation? Not so much;
- Rolling power outages our story and yours;
- Farmers and profits according to the USDA;
- The Wall Street Report
- Got the pandemic blues? Some thoughts.
Those stories plus for the interview a reprised conversation with the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Jason Feifer on why every business person should be thinking like an entrepreneur and what that can mean to their business success. To listen to Jason and I go at it...just click here.
Not long ago we sent out a message asking for businesses that had launched during the pandemic. Here, as we continue that series, you'll meet Katie Olthoff the co-founder of Chop Local. Born during the summer of 2020 Chop Local has become the link between farmers/ranchers, locally owned processing facilities and you the consumer. An excellent way to know where your protein comes from while supporting local small businesses. What could be better? Meet Katie Olthoff:
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
It is Inauguration Eve in the United States and some of the business news reflected that reality. Here is what we have for you and remember, you can join us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.
- Treasury Nominee Janet Yellen spoke up today;
- How about some lab created seafood;
- AMC Theaters found some cash and...
- Yes we have a story about "floating rocket launch pads";
- The massive teacher shortage is...here;
- Some interesting FCC news from the SCOTUS;
- The Wall Street Report;
- And, "relocation regrets" from some folks.
For the interview it's Julia McGuire with a review of the 1,000 Friends of Iowa Development Awards for 2020. Some amazing things going on in the Hawkeye State in big cities and tiny towns. To listen in, just click here.
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There are plenty of things to be concerned with and one of those is the hollowing out of our rural communities. Here Frank Spillers who, with his wife Kimberlee, own Rural Community Solutions talks to us about the trends that they are seeing that spell, or could spell, relief for Rural America. Join the conversation as we uncover what works...and what needs to work better...to empower and transform.
It was an historic day as hundreds of thousands of vaccines were shipped to states here in the U.S. yet, there is still concern about how long it will take to implement the program. Here's what we've got for you today:
- New legal issues for...Amazon;
- Remote working at Google is...limited;
- Even with vaccines out the markets struggled;
- An election company fires back at President Trump;
- Saving even a little money can help...a lot;
- The Wall Street Report
- Gender decisions and hiring how one company solved the issue.
Those stories plus for the interview it's Mark Langgin from No Justice - No Peace and what business people need to know and understand that will have a positive impact on not only urban communities but also rural villages and towns. You can hear that conversation...here.
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Over the past several months the nation has been rocked by not only a pandemic but also a movement called No Justice - No Peace. Many in the business community are concerned and a bit reluctant to learn about what the organization is and what they promote. Here Mark Langgin returns to our newscast to talk about things like building the economic base of thousands of individuals who face real economic hardship and you may be surprised at where they live. Mark is also part of something called the New Frontier Action. Here is Mark Langgin...
Thanks so much for coming by. It's been a busy news day and here's what we've got lined up for you today:
- Yachts, a Van Gogh and a Movie;
- More disruption in the grocery industry;
- Microsoft has extended their Work from Home Policy;
- Airbus is ramping up;
- The retailers that are opening new stores;
- Home sales are way up;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Flight Attendants without a Plan B.
Also today a conversation about what No Justice - No Peace means...to businesses. We've all seen news video about marches and civil unrest but is that what No Justice - No Peace is all about? Today an in depth conversation about the movement in Iowa with organizer Al Womble. To hear that conversation, click here.
Following an email we received the other day from one of the Iowa organizers of No Justice - No Peace we kicked around the idea to invite them to the Business News Hour to help us...and business better understand what exactly those four words mean. With us is Al Womble who along with several others has been crisscrossing Iowa and setting up voter information booths where they are usually welcomed but often harassed. Here is that conversation:
