A revamped PPP coronavirus loan program is in the works. Will it help small businesses ...
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON — The Paycheck Protection Program stood out as an early success of the government`s pandemic relief effort, but it ended with a whimper and left billions of dollars unallocated when small businesses got spooked by the ever-changing rules. Even as Democrats and Republicans fight over other aspects of another major stimulus bill, they have largely agreed on how to revamp the PPP to restore its popularity and usefulness. But groups representing the smallest business owners — independent contractors, the self-employed and minority-owned businesses who complained they were largely shut out of the earlier rounds of funding and for whom these changes are meant to help — are...