In the $2 trillion federal coronavirus relief package are two economic lifelines to small businesses: low-interest "economic disaster relief loans" for business expenses, and a "paycheck protection program" of forgivable loans if the money keeps workers on the payroll. We talk with a business councilor about the need for the loans in Vermont and delays in getting funds to struggling businesses.
Our guest is:
- Tyler Jokinen, business councilor with BROC Community Action in Southwest Vermont, and member of the Vermont COVID-19 business coalition, an organization of businesses, commissioners, and industry coordinating state and federal response to the coronavirus crisis.
Broadcast live on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
