The page canât turn quickly enough on 2020! To say the pandemic put a wrench in the plans of the Pikes Peak small business community is the understatement of the year. Our small business owners were in the fight of their fiscal life and several didnât make it; for others every day is crucial. In fact, if you need to make a purchase before you finish this article, please shop, dine and hire services locally. For the folks in back, let me say that louder: SHOP, DINE AND HIRE SERVICES LOCALLY!
Beyond the extraordinary challenges of running a small business in good times, 2020 started as a recession. The pandemic quickly brought small business owners new challenges as they were forced to stay ahead of the latest business rules related to COVID-19 â and new rules kept coming, mostly in the form of unplanned expenses and limits on customer capacity. Our business owners were in survival mode: Whereâs the next hit coming from? How do we survive? Who do we call for help?
Colorado arts relief grant offering $7.5 million in COVID-19 assistance
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Colorado is offering $7.5 million as part of a grant for individuals and businesses in the arts and entertainment community, which have been struggling this year due to COVID-19. It s been a difficult year. But, it s also been a year we ve been able to pull together, Cory Arcarese said.
Arcarese is the lead consultant at the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center in Colorado Springs, which is working to get those in the arts community some much-needed funds. They get the training that they need, both for loans and grants, and get all the information put together so that they can apply.
Cyber espionage campaign strikes dozens of organizations, including U.S. agencies
Total depth of data breach unknown at this point
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SOUTHERN COLORADO â A broad cyber espionage campaign first reported this week may have compromised federal agencies, large companies, and other foreign governments.
Potential victims of the data breach include the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Nuclear Security Agency, and Microsoft. Microsoft s president estimated 40 organizations were targeted.
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Siblings from the left, Philip Aichele, 6, Selah Aichele, 9, and Abby Aichele, 10, dive for the Air O Disc during a game of Air O Sport, an inclusive game created by Colorado Springs couple Mike and Stephanie Kinner, in Colorado Springs on Dec. 3, 2020. The game combines the action of ultimate frisbee, the teamwork of basketball and the accuracy of disc golf for all ages and abilities. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
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