Ranking Member Maxine Waters Slams Trump’s Late-Night Assault on Underserved Communities and Small Businesses
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters, U.S. Treasury Announce $10 Million Award to Support California Small Businesses
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced that the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) is being awarded $10 million to support small business growth through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), a $10 billion program Congresswoman Waters secured as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. These funds will be used to support very small businesses and minority-owned businesses across California access billions of dollars in new loans and investments, which is supported by $1.2 billion in Federal funds allocated to the state under the SSBCI.
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Ranking Member Waters Leads Committee Democrats on Silicon Valley Trip to Meet with OpenAI, Apple, Entrepreneurs and Investors of Color, Regulators, and Berkeley AI Research Lab
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LA City Council Members Continue Push for Ban on Cashless Businesses
In a press conference held on Tuesday morning outside City Hall, Councilwoman Heather Hutt urged the Los Angeles City Council to support the motion to ban businesses within the city limits that don’t accept cash as a form of payment.
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JPMorgan Chase Celebrates 5 Years of Advancing Black Pathways
Advancing Black Pathways bolsters people with tools and opportunities to be: financially literate, healthy and wealthy; to grow in business and entrepreneurship; support education opportunities and offer career and skills development; and increase community relationships through constructive partnerships with organizations that can drive DEI efforts worldwide.
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18th Annual Taste of Soul Festival Celebrates Black Culture, Music, Food and Community
From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. last Saturday, the 18th annual Taste of Soul family festival took place on Crenshaw Boulevard, known as the Mecca of Black culture and business in Los Angeles. This event is recognized as the largest one day ‘free’ street festival on the West Coast.
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Vice President Harris Announces Slate of Actions to Help Black and Minority-owned Small Businesses
Vice President Kamala Harris used her time at Freedman’s Bank Forum to announce new public and private-sector efforts to advance racial equity.
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