More than 100,000 small businesses have not made it through the pandemic, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research -- and that number is climbing. The Economic Policy Institute estimates the spending generated by $600 in extra unemployment each week supports over 5 million jobs . Carlos Ponce joins other demonstrators in Miami-Dade counting calling for pandemic unemployment benefits to continue. In the second round the Small Business Administration set aside $10 billion to be lent exclusively by Community Development Financial Institutions. "I plan on applying, even though I know it was never truly intended for real small businesses like myself."

Source: CNN September 02, 2020 00:22 UTC