Posts by Aaron Wise

Thousands of Seattle Restaurants Apply for Just 250 Grants

Social distancing plus lockdowns across the country have caused most restaurant owners to close shop. In the state of Washington, officials were encouraging restaurants and bars to close as early…

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60,000 Restaurant Workers Applied for RERF; $253B Claimed of $355B PPP Loans; IRS Launches Payment Tracker

News continues arriving for restaurant owners desperate for financial relief. Major headlines this week include the exhaustion of funds at the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF) and Paycheck Protection Program…

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Delivery Companies Sued for Excessive Restaurant Fees

New York customers are suing DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats and Postmates for “exorbitant fees” that range from 13% to 40% of food orders, and for anti-competitive practices that discourage restaurant owners…

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Restaurants Struggle to Access Overburdened Loan Programs

Last month, the government announced an aid package to speed relief across the economy, the CARES Act. CARES Act is aimed at providing financial assistance to individuals small businesses including…

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Innovative Restaurants Begin Selling Groceries, Meal Kits

As coronavirus cases spread around the world, restaurant owners and employees are certainly going through the toughest of times. Even beyond the precipitous drop in sales, restaurant owners are additionally…

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Restaurant Owners and 1099 Workers Can Still Apply for the Paycheck Protection Program

  Today marks the end of the first full week since many restaurants completed their applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Starting…

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Restaurants Ask the Federal Government for More Help

Although restaurants appreciate the assistance of the federal government in the form of loans and grants from the CARES Act, it has not been enough. Employees without work are scrambling…

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