Closure of beloved California bookstore highlights struggles of small businesses in expensive state
Even for businesses that have previously thrived in the state, restaurants and event venues have complained of the state's regulations hindering their ability to do business.
Secret Service recovers $286 million in stolen pandemic loans
Since 2020, the Secret Service initiated more than 3,850 pandemic related fraud investigations.
Number of small businesses raising prices due to inflation hits 48-year high, NFIB says
The number of small businesses that raised prices in January amid high inflation rose to levels not seen since 1974, the National Federation of Independent Business said.
Small Business Saturday: Consumer spending projected to set new records
Saturday marks Small Business Saturday — a day created to shift consumers’ attention to the stores that call their communities home.
US mandates COVID-19 vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4, 2022
U.S. regulators say Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested weekly.
Huntington Beach oil spill victims can apply to federal disaster loans
The federal government will offer disaster loans to businesses harmed by an oil spill that shut down Southern California shorelines earlier this month. The deadline to apply for the loans is July 27, 2022.
Avenue 26 night market in Lincoln Heights shut down by LA city officials
Councilmember Gil Cedillo's office said in a press release the closure of Avenue 26 would "eliminate illegal alcohol sales, public defecation and urination, and crime and violence that was caused by the market."
Local woman launches 'RideWitUs LA' bike shop and club to promote fitness in her community
A local woman launched a business during the pandemic to promote a healthy lifestyle in her Windsor Hills neighborhood and throughout Los Angeles.
New Beverly Cinema to reopen June 1
The New Beverly Cinema will reopen next month after being closed for more than one year due to the coronavirus.
Production company pivots from setting up music festival grounds to helping restaurants, hospitals
Choura Events, a Torrance-based events company, has pivoted from servicing some of the biggest festivals, sporting events and awards shows in the region to helping hospitals and restaurants struggling during the pandemic.
Iconic Pink's Hot Dogs reopens after two-month closure
After being closed for nearly two months due to an increase of COVID-19 cases in Southern California, Pink's Hot Dogs reopened Monday.
Group of special needs adults in San Clemente start small business during pandemic
What started as a quick solution to a mask shortage during the pandemic has turned into a flourishing business for a group of San Clemente adults living with autism.
Biden temporarily targets PPP loans to smallest and minority-owned businesses
The Biden administration is readying changes to the PPP aimed at targeting assistance to businesses that employ 20 or fewer workers and those that are minority-owned.
Two Latina moms take advantage of staying home by creating booming business
The pandemic has made daily life more difficult for working moms, as they juggle jobs, getting kids to school, and household chores. Two Highland Park mothers are using their "stay-at-home" life to their benefit. They turned their tiny kitchens into laboratories and their living rooms into assembly lines.
Paycheck Protection Program: PPP loan portal reopens amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Treasury Department relaunched the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loan portal Monday.
Celebrities and big businesses are raising funds to help local restaurants
Micro-donors and other fundraising efforts by celebrities and big businesses have been helping struggling restaurant owners during the pandemic.
Local candle business teams up with nonprofit to give back to others
What started out as a business born out of quarantine, a local woman is working with a charity to give back to others
Local candle business teams up with nonprofit to give back to others
What started out as a business born out of quarantine, a local woman is working with a charity to give back to others
LA County distributes $46 million in federal COVID-19 money to help save jobs
Los Angeles County officials announced Tuesday that $46.2 million of federal CARES Act money has been distributed to more than 1,400 community businesses and other groups to help retain or hire employees, implement COVID-19-related safety measures, and comply with local health orders.
LA woman creates online business to help give to those in need
There are so many people in need locally and globally, that at times it can feel overwhelming. But you can make a difference in many small ways.