New webinar to focus on navigating the CARES Act for small- and mid-sized businesses
Convening on April 7, this fleet-specific webinar will address how to access to funds, loan forgiveness details, up-to-the-minute federal guidance, and the status of future funding legislation.
Bobit Business Media, the largest fleet media, marketing services, and business intelligence provider, and parent company of METRO and School Bus Fleet, announces a new webinar: “Navigating the CARES Act for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses with Fleets.”
Under the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), businesses with 500 or fewer employees can apply. The webinar will address the needs of businesses with commercial fleets, as well as small- and medium-sized private businesses, regarding access to funds.
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This seminar, presented by Bobit's fleet group including Automotive Fleet, Business Fleet, METRO, School Bus Fleet, and Work Truck, will provide guidance specific to those businesses regarding:
Loan details, eligibility, and application requirements
Loan forgiveness do’s and don’ts for fleets
Other loan information such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
Requirements for larger companies access to loans
Updated information not covered in initial federal guidance
What’s next? Information on a potential CARES Act 2.0
The panel consists of: Phil Feigen, Attorney, managing partner DC Office and Shareholder at Polsinelli Law Firm; Matthew W. Daus, Esq., partner & chair, Transportation Practice Group at Windels Marx; Kirk Browning, president, Auto, Truck & Specialty Vehicle Fleet Divisions at 1st Source Bank; and Gregory M. Scott, founder and president of Merevir consulting.
The one-hour webinar convenes on Tuesday, April 7 at 9 a.m. PDT/12 p.m. EDT. Click here to register.
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