Small Business

At the heart of the program are loans that the federal government will forgive if small businesses use at least 75 percent of the money on maintaining payroll. 

FOX Business' Stuart Varney during his latest "My Take” argues America must balance safety measures while reopening the economy amid the coronavirus.

The loan program, which relaunched Monday morning, exhausted its initial $349 billion in funding within 13 days.

Fisher Island Community Association announced last week it had been granted the loan request.

Chicago-based restaurant chain Potbelly Sandwich Shops said it is returning the money after getting "further clarification from the Treasury Department."

As some states prepare to open for business amid the coronavirus pandemic, Director of the Center for Health Security of Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr. Tom Inglesby warned that businesses choosing to reopen need to understand the risks that come with the decision and need to make plans to mitigate those risks as best they can. 

The billions of dollars in coronavirus relief targeted at small businesses may not prevent many of them from ending up in bankruptcy court

Lenders are expected to begin processing applications again Monday, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin saying "the sooner the money is dispersed, the better."

Thieves are targeting non-essential businesses and mom-and-pop-stores, but also grocery stores that might have more cash on hand.

The restaurants will feed millions of seniors during the coronavirus pandemic.

The program is set to reopen on Monday morning.

Ann & Tony's Italian restaurant in the Bronx isn't counting on government assistance to weather the COVID-19 pandemic.