We still hit those days that everything hits us all at once. The House passed out a bill to extend the 8 week forgiveness period for the PPP program and now we wait to see what the Senate will do and how that will impact the existing loans as well as the next round applications. There is still money in the PPP program available and we encourage businesses to look at what their needs are to reestablish themselves and get their business strong again – talk to your advisors and team and see if this may be one of the solutions for you. This is happening while the state is reopening and we are trying to help businesses figure out the new norms for a day in the life of a business.
 
I was asked what I thought the outlook for Iowa was and my answer was easy. I believe that Iowa will be stronger on the other side of this if we all dig in together and continue to find solutions as a united team. There will be difficult times ahead but we can get through it by breaking down those silos and finding solutions where there were never questions before. Share ideas and best practices with other businesses and teams so that we can all learn more quickly and get our businesses #Back2Biz and make Iowa a beacon of strength for other states to follow. Here is a link to our Be Smart with the Restart Book.  #Back2Biz Workbook


-Lisa Shimkat, State Director