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Maura in the News 2021

Temple’s Small Business Development Center can help your biz cross the digital divide

'Self-employed’ PPP winners have been largely white-collar. New Biden rules aim to change that.

Temple’s Small Business Development Center can help your biz cross the digital divide

 Temple University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director Maura Shenker wants to help small business owners make strides in the digital space.  Shenker believes that providing small business owners with access to  digital education resources can give them an advantage and help them  survive. 

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How small businesses can survive another COVID-19 lockdown.

'Self-employed’ PPP winners have been largely white-collar. New Biden rules aim to change that.

Temple’s Small Business Development Center can help your biz cross the digital divide

 

Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s Small Business Development Center,  believes that another lockdown is unlikely. “I don’t think we’ll see  shutdowns in the Philadelphia region, given the high percentage of  vaccinations and new mandatory vaccine and testing requirements going  into effect,” she said. Read MORE

'Self-employed’ PPP winners have been largely white-collar. New Biden rules aim to change that.

'Self-employed’ PPP winners have been largely white-collar. New Biden rules aim to change that.

'Self-employed’ PPP winners have been largely white-collar. New Biden rules aim to change that.

Maura Shenker, who directs the Small Business Development Center at  Temple University, hopes that the recently announced changes to PPP will  make it more useful to more self-employed workers from such lesser-paid  fields with diverse workforces. Read MORE

Coatesville is home to a $5M start-up accelerator in former Lukens Steel offices

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid com

'Self-employed’ PPP winners have been largely white-collar. New Biden rules aim to change that.

 Maura Shenker, who directs Temple University’s Small Business Development Center at  15th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia, said the  tax credit can be a powerful way for firms to raise money. Her center  operates in the BioLaunch611 Keystone Innovation Zone and can offer start-ups a business address in the KIZ.  Read MORE

It may be a good to time to launch a home-based business in Philly...

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid com

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid com

 “Those who have the resources to be online and a high-speed internet  connection as well as some digital literacy were able to take  advantage,” said Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s Small Business Development Center.     Read MORE

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid com

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid com

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid com

Survival Tips:

Cut costs whenever possible and run lean, advises Maura Shenker, director of Temple's Small Business Development Center. 

Don't go deeper into debt!

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Maura in the News 2020

Fox Community Rallies to Support SBDC, Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Help emerging for Philly-area small businesses facing financial disaster from coronavirus shutdowns

Emergency coronavirus loan not approved yet? SBA will now advance $10,000 to small businesses

It’s the morning of Sunday, March 15. For Maura Shenker and her  colleagues at Temple University’s Small Business Development Center  (SBDC), it’s the end of what’s been… a week.  Read MORE


Emergency coronavirus loan not approved yet? SBA will now advance $10,000 to small businesses

Help emerging for Philly-area small businesses facing financial disaster from coronavirus shutdowns

Emergency coronavirus loan not approved yet? SBA will now advance $10,000 to small businesses

“But, the good news is that the new application is simpler and you  don’t lose your place in line," said Maura Shenker, director of the  Small Business Development Center at Temple, which hosts online seminars  about how to apply for loans. "If they had already submitted an  application with the old website, they’re good to go,” Read MORE

Help emerging for Philly-area small businesses facing financial disaster from coronavirus shutdowns

Help emerging for Philly-area small businesses facing financial disaster from coronavirus shutdowns

Help emerging for Philly-area small businesses facing financial disaster from coronavirus shutdowns

 "Each  state must apply for the funding and will distribute it to small  businesses," said Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s Small  Business Development Center (SBDC).

Temple’s SBDC — which is funded by Temple,  Read MORE

How do I reopen my small business after COVID-19?

‘It’s The Unknown’: Restaurants Working To Figure Out How They Will Attract Dine-In Customers

Help emerging for Philly-area small businesses facing financial disaster from coronavirus shutdowns

 If you had to lay off or furlough workers it’s  crucial that you understand the law and keep careful records, says  Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s Small Business  Development Center.  If you have a PPP loan, everything needs to be  documented carefully as well in order to meet loan forgiveness, says  Shenker. READ MORE

‘It’s The Unknown’: Restaurants Working To Figure Out How They Will Attract Dine-In Customers

‘It’s The Unknown’: Restaurants Working To Figure Out How They Will Attract Dine-In Customers

‘It’s The Unknown’: Restaurants Working To Figure Out How They Will Attract Dine-In Customers

 

Experts say other businesses will have to find similar ways to be innovative to stay afloat.

“Restaurants are about real estate and covers and fitting as many  people as possible. People are not going to be comfortable with that,”  said Maura Shenker with Temple University’s Small Business Development Center.

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Wake Up with WURD Small Business Stimulus Segment

‘It’s The Unknown’: Restaurants Working To Figure Out How They Will Attract Dine-In Customers

‘It’s The Unknown’: Restaurants Working To Figure Out How They Will Attract Dine-In Customers

A series of conversations where we will  pair small Black-owned businesses with experts who can help them  navigate this serious crisis.   We want to provide real answers to their real problems.

Participants:  Jim Burnett, Executive Director of WPFSI Maura Shenker, Director,  Temple Small Business Development Center, and James Spencer Williams,  Nano Virus Kill

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Inner City Capital Connections

Temple’s SBDC launches two new resource centers to help small businesses thrive past the pandemic

PA to give $225 million in grants to Small Businesses

Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) is a tuition-free executive leadership training program designed by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) to help business owners in under-resourced communities build capacity  for sustainable growth in revenue, profitability, and employment. 

I was  thrilled to be the moderator for their resource panel in Philadelphia.

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PA to give $225 million in grants to Small Businesses

Temple’s SBDC launches two new resource centers to help small businesses thrive past the pandemic

PA to give $225 million in grants to Small Businesses

 The  state Department of Community and Economic Development will pass the  money first to community-development lenders, nonprofits that help  small-business owners. These lenders will then administer the grants.

 

“It’s a huge deal,” said Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s  Small Business Development Center. “I think it’s goin

 The  state Department of Community and Economic Development will pass the  money first to community-development lenders, nonprofits that help  small-business owners. These lenders will then administer the grants.

 

“It’s a huge deal,” said Maura Shenker, director of Temple University’s  Small Business Development Center. “I think it’s going to be a  combination grant and loan with technical assistance, which is ideal.” READ MORE

Temple’s SBDC launches two new resource centers to help small businesses thrive past the pandemic

Temple’s SBDC launches two new resource centers to help small businesses thrive past the pandemic

Temple’s SBDC launches two new resource centers to help small businesses thrive past the pandemic

The new centers — called the Center for Hospitality Resilience and the Center for Digital Transformation — are two of six new “Centers of Excellence” that were established recently across the state with funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act. The services at both centers are free to access, and busi

The new centers — called the Center for Hospitality Resilience and the Center for Digital Transformation — are two of six new “Centers of Excellence” that were established recently across the state with funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act. The services at both centers are free to access, and business owners can request to work with them through the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers website.  READ MORE

Grab New Pa. grant targets minority business owners hurt by coronavirus shutdowninterest

COVID-19 has shut hundreds of the Philly-area’s small businesses, Yelp says. And that’s just for starters.

Temple’s SBDC launches two new resource centers to help small businesses thrive past the pandemic

 Many minority small business owners don’t have easy access to  capital, and some struggle to stay compliant with taxes, insurance and  licenses, said Maura Shenker, director of the Small Business  Development Center at Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

“Philadelphia, in particular, runs a very large informal or gray  economy, wh

 Many minority small business owners don’t have easy access to  capital, and some struggle to stay compliant with taxes, insurance and  licenses, said Maura Shenker, director of the Small Business  Development Center at Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

“Philadelphia, in particular, runs a very large informal or gray  economy, where people may not have a business license or may be working  under the table,” Shenker said. “So [that creates] a lot of issues.” READ MO

COVID-19 has shut hundreds of the Philly-area’s small businesses, Yelp says. And that’s just for starters.

COVID-19 has shut hundreds of the Philly-area’s small businesses, Yelp says. And that’s just for starters.

COVID-19 has shut hundreds of the Philly-area’s small businesses, Yelp says. And that’s just for starters.


It’s impossible to get a definitive count of local businesses that shut  down during the pandemic. 

And any count of failed businesses will likely miss those operated  solely by owners. Consultants, independent contractors, and  “solopreneurs” — who run shops by themselves — are often not included as  small businesses since they don’t have


It’s impossible to get a definitive count of local businesses that shut  down during the pandemic. 

And any count of failed businesses will likely miss those operated  solely by owners. Consultants, independent contractors, and  “solopreneurs” — who run shops by themselves — are often not included as  small businesses since they don’t have employees, said Maura Shenker,  director of Temple’s Small Business Development Center. 

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Unemployment concerns rise in Atlantic City for casino workers

COVID-19 has shut hundreds of the Philly-area’s small businesses, Yelp says. And that’s just for starters.

COVID-19 has shut hundreds of the Philly-area’s small businesses, Yelp says. And that’s just for starters.

 Maura Shenker, director of small business development at Temple  University says the 24 percent unemployment number worries her in the  long term.

She mentions that even when people get  their jobs back, the majority of them will be in debt. So before the  economy is stimulated, people will be focusing on catching up on bills  before goi

 Maura Shenker, director of small business development at Temple  University says the 24 percent unemployment number worries her in the  long term.

She mentions that even when people get  their jobs back, the majority of them will be in debt. So before the  economy is stimulated, people will be focusing on catching up on bills  before going on vacation or spending money for a fun night out at a  casino.  WATCH MORE

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