The American Sustainable Business Council and our organizational partners are asking businesses to share their experiences in trying to obtain an SBA Paycheck Protection Plan loan from a private lender. Congress passed the program about two weeks ago, and acceptance of applications was to begin on Friday. We want to hear your stories and share them with members of Congress so that hopefully we can have a stronger collective voice to improve and expedite the assistance that so many businesses and their employees need right now. In addition to sharing your initial stories, we hope you’ll continue to share what’s happening with you over the coming weeks. We won’t use your name or the name of your business (unless you give permission), but we would like to document your experience and use it to advance better implementation of existing policies and improved future policies. Sincerely, | |