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SBAC in NBC News COVID Relief

SBAC featured in NBC News

By steve@sbacil.org | November 20, 2020

Small Businesses struggle amid the Pandemic The SBAC has long been advocating for relief for Small Businesses since the COVID-19 Pandemic started. Elliot Richardson, President of SBAC was featured in NBC News stating “if there is no government intervention and stimulus relief provided to small businesses, many more will not make it through the winter,”…

SBAC Action Call – Support the R.I.S.E. Act!

By steve@sbacil.org | November 17, 2020

Urge Politicians to Help Create Jobs and Support Small Businesses With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Illinois, our politicians must act quickly to help those who have lost their jobs or businesses get safely back to work.  State Senator Ram Villivalam has filed legislation that will incentivize small businesses to retrain and hire those…

Rebuilding Lives and Businesses Press Conference with A Safe Haven and SBAC

By steve@sbacil.org | November 14, 2020

The Small Business Advocacy Council and A Safe Haven have partnered up in the fight to Rebuild Lives and Businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing people to lose their jobs, livelihoods and their homes. The situation is tragic. Small businesses continue to struggle. With winter coming and the pandemic showing no signs of waning, small businesses…

What can politicians do right now to help businesses?

By steve@sbacil.org | November 11, 2020

With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, we need politicians to support the small business community now.  The SBAC’s Elliot Richardson explains some things politicians can do right now to help in his Business Ledger article! Read Article

Chamber Stimulus

501(c)(6) Relief

By steve@sbacil.org | November 10, 2020

Stimulus for 501(c)(6) Organizations Small businesses, nonprofits, and chambers of commerce across the nation are struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.   While the CARES Act included relief for 501(c)(3) organizations, 501(c)(6)s were inexplicably excluded from this important legislation that would have provided significant aid to these crucial nonprofits, including local chambers of…

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