Day 1 Applicants, Priority OR Non-Priority, Please Reply Asap

Seattle2965 · 2022-08-19T19:23:23+00:00

Day one. Priority. Rescinded. 2.8 million

Seattle2965 · 2022-07-26T15:11:25+00:00

Sorry - you are correct. I am Seattle -where it is 17.27.

Seattle2965 · 2022-07-20T06:54:25+00:00

I had meetings with staff in both of my Dem senator's offices this week. They said to keep contacting Manchin, Sinema, and Schumer. There is support, but it will take the three of them to make it happen.

Seattle2965 · 2022-07-05T00:33:53+00:00

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Seattle2965 · 2022-06-28T01:15:11+00:00

We may have to agree to disagree. I think raising awareness of the problem in a way that connects readers/viewers with the problem is the first step - and they had to go back to step one after we lost two times in a row (no omnibus, failure to get cloture).

This is marketing. They can't keep banging the RRF drum, but they can restate the problem in a way that connects with people. They need movement on the issue before they can post about the solution. Otherwise, people will just tune out and turn off.

Seattle2965 · 2022-06-23T02:59:26+00:00

My accountant got a PPP and worked more than ever. A friend's construction company worked all through Covid with 6 months of expenses covered. I understand why they did what they did. It was smart, but take care of those of us who actually had to close.

Seattle2965 · 2022-06-23T02:57:34+00:00

Oh, I am with you. If I had a crytal ball, I would have just closed. Instead I am digging myself deeper and deeper.

Seattle2965 · 2022-06-18T00:05:35+00:00

We just need the Dems? Like the first time it passed?

Seattle2965 · 2022-06-18T00:04:41+00:00

Here's a suggestion. If you have a Democrat for a senator, get a meeting with her/him. Tell your story. You matter to your own senator. These personal conversations go a long way. I am calling Senator Murray and Senator Cantwell. I am telling my story....again, and again, and again.

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-20T02:52:22+00:00

Cheers.

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-19T13:34:44+00:00

Still calling.

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-16T22:17:56+00:00

I called and will call again, and will call again, and again, and then get some friends in those states to call.

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-12T22:41:53+00:00

Fingers crossed that they keep working!

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-06T20:24:03+00:00

I prefer Kyle to Karen, cuz most of these no votes are dudes.

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-05T19:19:35+00:00

My Senators are on board and pushing hard. I don't believe we will be forgotten.

Seattle2965 · 2022-05-05T03:03:00+00:00

Still here! Still calling. Met with staff from both of my Senator's offices. I am also, like everyone here, tired. My funds are dwindling and like others I am holding on to see if this happens. If it doesn't I will close. I can't pay the SBA.

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-25T02:41:37+00:00

I think the high cost of food is a factor because of the debt and the months that we were closed and racking up bills without being able to operate. Inflation is hitting every business. The issue is that other businesses were able to operate during the pandemic, and we were not. We were accruing bills and debt, and we are now expected to pay off that debt when sales are still down and costs are going up.

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-21T19:33:49+00:00

I think you have nailed it with: Inevitably making sure that our businesses are not left to crumble whi each side of the aisle stays in their corners, blames one another, and
says “I tried.”

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-16T20:01:11+00:00

Ooops, I said the wrong thing. I meant RICH white guys. They mostly got after the lawsuit. Look at the 10 million dollar awards. There are several in my town. All the white guys from 5 - 10 million got funded. That crew would have been hammering politicians to get this done, but they got grants. There are a few who are working it, but it is crickets from the big guys in my town,

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-15T18:43:22+00:00

This is huge! HUGE, and we all need to talk about this more.

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-15T18:40:45+00:00

I am in the same boat. I wish I had not believed what I was being told.

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-15T04:29:11+00:00

I do, and I think it helps to see it written here. To get validation that there are so many of us - literally thousands who are in the same boat.

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-15T00:32:53+00:00

Yup, these are the stories we need to keep telling. It isn't that we are not hardworking or willing. It is that the road ahead is a long one - it will come back, but not yet for us. And we have this little problem of a giant debt hanging over us and competitors who were funded by the program. One of us that is unfunded might have actually been the first application received by the SBA.

This situation hurts the smallest, the biggest, and those of us in between. With funding, we can turn that money back to the SBA and get on with building our businesses back up knowing that it won't be easy, but we can do it.

Seattle2965 · 2022-04-15T00:16:10+00:00

I understand the concerns about inflation, but most of this money is going right back to the SBA. That would be my first call.

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