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Bluerock Options News

Bluerock Options® Advocates for Fair Lending to Women- and Minority-owned Businesses in CFPB Panel

10/19/2020 David Paulson

Bluerock Options participates in small business lending data collection rulemaking for section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act protecting women-owned and minority-owned businesses. Miami, FL: Greenbox [...]

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Why Didn't I Qualify for Alternative Funding?

10/15/2020 David Paulson

If you applied for small business funding from Bluerock Options® or another alternative lender and did not receive funding, there are a number of reasons [...]

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COVID-19

Holiday Retail Trends in 2020: Pandemic Preparations for the Festive Season

10/01/2020 David Paulson

Thanks to the ongoing realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's holiday season will look very different from any we've seen before, especially for retail [...]

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Back to Business amid COVID-19: How To Reopen Your Small Business Successfully

09/17/2020 David Paulson

Small businesses are reopening across the country, but it's hardly business as usual. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, business owners are faced with a number [...]

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23 Small Business Opportunities & Ideas for Operating Under COVID-19 Restrictions

09/03/2020 David Paulson

It's no secret that COVID-19 restrictions have presented small business owners across the country with unanticipated challenges-according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse [...]

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Coronavirus and Small Business: 5 Key Takeaways from Phase 1 of the Small Business Pulse Survey

08/24/2020 David Paulson

Over nine weeks between April 26 and June 27, 2020, the United States Census Bureau conducted a weekly survey of small business owners to measure [...]

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What to Do if Your Business Runs out of PPP, SBA, or Other Federal Loans

08/20/2020 David Paulson

Problems with the Paycheck Protection Program What to do if you run out of federal funding Other SBA funding Tax credits State and local funding [...]

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What To Do if You Didn't Get Approved for Federal Funding

08/06/2020 David Paulson

According to a survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, roughly 75% of small business owners applied for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) [...]

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What is a Small Business Loan?

07/20/2020 David Paulson

Lack of working capital and other cash flow woes are the most common problem reported by small business owners, especially when they're planning for growth. [...]