Disaster Relief Loan Programs Announced

The United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the State of Minnesota are making disaster relief loans available. Here is the link to the SBA website: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/ This is a direct loan from the SBA, and the application is online and the website above. These loans do not go through the bank, they are direct loans […]

Three Ways to Shore up Your Business during the COVID-19 Crisis

During this pandemic, I want to encourage all business owners to adopt a new mantra: Is i magen It’s a Swedish phrase meaning “ice in the belly” and (roughly translated) reminds us to keep our cool in the face of crisis. This is especially important in the case of businesses with physical locations that customers […]