CNBC

Shutdown cost government contractors $12 billion so far, Chamber of Commerce report says

Thousands of businesses that contract with the federal government are losing $3 billion a week, a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found. Unlike federal employees, contractors are not ...
NerdWallet

How to Get a Business Loan From the Government

Programs from the SBA and USDA offer affordable financing options. Government business loans are issued by banks and other lenders but partially guaranteed by agencies like the SBA and USDA. Multiple ...
The Hill

With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown’s end

NEW YORK (AP) — The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding. For seven weeks, they’ve been reducing ...
Finance & Commerce

Small businesses hit hard by U.S. government shutdown

NEW YORK — The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history will be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding. For seven weeks, they’ve been reducing spending ...
CNN

The government shutdown’s impact is spreading through the economy

“The shutdown is stifling our ability to grow,” said Grant Richardson, who founded a wine import company, Pangea Selections, in 2019. Richardson can’t close on a six-figure Small Business ...