Anda circulando una nueva estafa relacionada con el coronavirus, pero esta vez, los malhechores están apuntando contra los pequeños negocios. Esta estafa comienza con un email supuestamente enviado por una oficina de la SBA que ofrece asistencia por desastre llamada “Office of Disaster Assistance”. En el email te dicen que eres elegible para un préstamo de hasta $250,000 y te piden información personal como tu fecha de nacimiento y número de Seguro Social. Hagamos una investigación al estilo de la serie CSI para detectar las pistas que indican que ese email es falso.

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January 19, 2021, WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that it has approved approximately 60,000 PPP loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, between the program’s re-opening on Monday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET through to Sunday, Jan. 17.  Last week, the PPP provided dedicated access to community financial institutions that specialize in serving underserved communities, including minority-, women- and veteran-owned small businesses from Monday through Thursday, joined Friday by smaller lenders.

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If you're like most small business owners, you're always looking for ways to compete with the "big guys." The good news is that nearly half of all consumers would rather purchase a product locally than deal with a large corporation. Consumers often shop with the big box retailers because they perceive it as being easier and more convenient. Or, they may not know that you have what they need.

In releasing details of his coronavirus relief plan Thursday evening, President-elect Joe Biden envisions a two-part response to the pandemic and economic crisis. The first aspect builds on previous rounds of relief enacted in 2020, and would provide larger payments to individuals, expanded relief for households and small businesses, funding for vaccine distribution, and aid to state and local governments. In all, the first aspect—called the American Rescue Plan—contains about $1.9 trillion in relief.

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In the weeks since he won the U.S. election, President-elect Joe Biden has made it clear that he intends not only to rejoin the Paris Agreement—“on day one of my presidency”—but also to make climate action a focus across both domestic and foreign policy. That change in U.S. priorities, several energy and climate experts said, could help build back global momentum on climate issues and open up new opportunities for cooperation on clean energy and climate adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13873, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain,” today U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross issued an interim final rule to address the national security, economic security, and public health and safety concerns related to ICTS Transactions. The rule will ensure the resilience of, and trust in, our Nation’s ICTS supply chain, and, for the purposes of this rule, identifies six foreign governments or foreign non-government persons as foreign adversaries: the People’s Republic of China (China), the Russian Federation (Russia), the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), the Republic of Cuba (Cuba), and Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro (Maduro Regime).

In 2020, we announced $200 million in funding and selected 72 new projects (SETO 2020 and EMPOWERED) that will work to advance a wide array of new technologies. We will share the progress these projects will make and look forward to your applications for our next funding opportunities.

Al despedirnos de la tumultuosa presidencia de Donald J. Trump, su legado mantendrá divido a Estados Unidos. Le dio una voz a racistas, supremacistas blancos, conspiradores de QAnon y muchos otros grupos leales que encontraron en él una voz y un líder.

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El mercado de valores de Estados Unidos cerró con pérdidas, ya que la combinación de ganancias bancarias mejores de lo esperado y datos pésimos de ventas al detal diriguieron el mercado hacia abajo. El sentimiento de los inversionistas dio un giro negativo cuando el Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos informó que las ventas al detal habían caído un 0.7% durante diciembre; la disminución es bastante significativa ya que la mayoría de las proyecciones apuntaban a mantenerse en niveles similares a noviembre, demostrando los efectos mas severos de la pandemia,

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With a new presidential administration comes new opportunities to slow the transmission of Covid-19. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about some of President-Elect Joe Biden’s goals, and what experts would recommend he do first.

Join this discussion where we’ll examine the challenges of electric delivery vehicle deployment and how Congress and the Administration can help.

The U.S. Chamber Foundation is visiting all 50 states in 2021 for conversations on creating drug-free workplaces, building effective employee assistance programs, working with benefit providers, and more.

Every month, the Chamber will serve up what’s happening now and how you can plan for what’s next. Our expert panelists will explore a broad range of cybersecure technology solutions and services in this one-hour session that will enable your business to operate more efficiently and securely. Technology requirements and data security are in the top tier of concerns for business owners. This discussion will bring together experienced security and data protection leaders who will provide tactical guidance on implementing and improving these practices to ensure that your organization’s workforce can function productively in a secure data environment. Our program will arm you with what you need to know, from updating your protection policies to enabling self-service data access to protecting popular applications and ensuring compliance.

Dr. David and Robert Baker-Hargrove, partners in life with separate career goals and pathways, never expected to be partners in business let alone taking on building a business from the ground up. In this workshop, Robert and David will discuss the accomplishments and the hardships of building a multi-million-dollar business, learning the craft of entrepreneurship every step of the way. They will provide useful information on how their journey can be anyone’s journey.

La Organización de los Estados Americanos y el Departamento de Energía de los EE. UU., bajo los auspicios de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), llevarán a cabo una serie de capacitación «Fomento de la resiliencia energética del Caribe: serie de capacitación sobre transformación energética en islas».

La serie de capacitación de cuatro partes esta dirigida a legisladores, reguladores y ejecutivos senior de servicios públicos de la isla está diseñada para brindar información crítica sobre herramientas y metodologías desarrolladas por los Laboratorios Nacionales de EE. UU. a favor de la transformación del sector energético.

Companies who find these initiatives interesting (relevant to them) may contact us directly through the contact info stated in the offer. We invite you and your members to send us business offers to be circulated throughout our website business opportunity system.

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Se seleccionarán hasta 8 compañías para participar en el programa de aceleración de 13 semanas que incluye un grant de $100,000, beneficios, espacios de oficina, mentoría y contacto con una agencia líder en inteligencia geoespacial. Tu empresa tendrá la oportunidad de trabajar de cerca con NGA y recibir retroalimentación, contactos, oprtunidades de piloto y recursos para ayudarte a acelerar y escalar hacia el futuro.

El Departamento de la Vivienda está publicando una Compra Pequeña para adquirir los Servicios de Reparaciones y Mantenimiento Preventivo. Favor completar los documentos requeridos y someterlos para evaluación.