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Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available for Ag Businesses
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners in all U.S. states, Washington D.C., and territories were able to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000. This advance is designed to provide economic relief to...
Governor Announces Plan to Begin Easing Business Restrictions
Governor Mark Gordon has announced that new public health orders effective May 1 will allow gyms, barber shops, hair salons and other personal care services to reopen under specific operating conditions designed to minimize public health risk from COVID-19. Other...
Paycheck Protection Program Resumes
Joint Statement by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Resumption of the Paycheck Protection Program WASHINGTON – Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...
COVID-19 Impact on Wyoming Businesses
COVID-19 Impact on Wyoming Businesses According to a statewide survey by the Wyoming Business Alliance, 88.5 percent of Wyoming businesses anticipate revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wyoming Business Alliance conducted the statewide survey, which closed...
SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program Launches
The U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza today launched the Paycheck Protection Program, a $349 billion emergency loan program created last week with the President’s signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES)....
Governor Extends Orders to Temporarily Close Some Businesses Due to COVID-19
On April 3, Gov. Mark Gordon issued two executive orders extending the current closures of some businesses in Wyoming until April 30, 2020. Affected Businesses The orders close the following types of business to members of the public in order to help stop the spread...
COVID-19 Disaster Loans Available Now to Wyoming Small Businesses
Disaster Loans Available Statewide Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming small businesses are now eligible to apply for up to $2 million per company in federal economic disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The announcement applies...
2020 Small Business Week Award Winners Announced
Administrator Jovita Carranza, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, formally announced Wyoming's winners for the National Small Business Week Awards, National Small Business Week will be held May 3-9, 2020. The winners have been invited to attend...
SBDC Day in Wyoming
Gov. Gordon Declares March 18, 2020 as SBDC Day in Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon proclaimed March 18, 2020 as Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Day in Wyoming. SBDC Day recognizes the work of the nearly 1,000 accredited SBDC programs in the country. On March 18,...
