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A Place at the Table is a nonprofit restaurant that serves people who can’t afford to pay the cost of their meal side-by-side with those who can. The Raleigh, N.C.-based restaurant is owned by Maggie Kane, who wanted to create a place where the homeless can eat a meal with dignity.

Rethreaded, a unique gifts company based in Jacksonville, Fla., is giving survivors of human trafficking an opportunity to remake their lives by providing community, mental health services and a job that will help get them back on their feet. Founder and CEO Kristin Keen joined LX News to explain their long-term plan to help women.

Colt Wrangler Lyons builds custom motorcycles in New Braunfels, Texas. Now he’s expanding his appreciation for motorcycles outside the shop as an amateur racer.

Tacos 4 Life started with the mission to end childhood hunger. It’s strategy is simple: With every taco purchased, a child in need receives a free meal. The business, which launched as a pizza joint in Arkansas, now has 16 taco restaurants in five states and has provided 14 million meals to kids in countries around the world in partnership...

Red Circle Ice Cream in Houston, Texas, was known for its bubble waffles and churros before it became the subject of coronavirus-related rumors. Owner Nickey Ngo turned to social media to discuss the fear that the Asian American community felt at the onset of the pandemic due to rumors circulating in Chinatown.

In 2018, one analysis found there were four liquor stores for every grocery store in South Los Angeles. That’s why the Healthy Neighborhood Market Network is transforming liquor stores into healthy food stores—without getting rid of the liquor. Twelve miles away in Compton, Roland Jackson is also on a mission to provide locals with healthy food options. NBCLX’s Cody Broadway...

Are you a business owner looking for help to get through the coronavirus pandemic? Ami Kassar, the CEO of MultiFunding and a small business advocate, breaks down what you need to know about the Main Street Lending Program and the Paycheck Protection Program.

The co-owners of Swatara Coffee, John and Joanna Noll, participated in Facebook’s free virtual training program designed to help small business owners through the coronavirus pandemic. The Pennsylvania couple credits the program for providing resources that aren’t normally accessible to those in rural areas. They even have plans to open a second location.

The House has easily passed a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses slammed by the coronavirus, speeding the measure to President Donald Trump

Democrats have driven a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate.

Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses in the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting loan applications

The Raleigh, North Carolina, restaurant A Place at the Table offers pay-as-you-wish or free meals to its customers. During the pandemic, they have gone from serving about 70 meals per day to now serving up to 300 per day. Owner Maggie Kane explains how she and her staff continue to serve their community.

Applications are now being accepted for a series of grants aimed at helping Illinois businesses hit hard by both the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest that left many stores damaged. The Business Interruption and Rebuild Distressed Communities grants, which total $85 million, will aim to bring relief to thousands of businesses affected by the ongoing pandemic, according to Illinois Gov….

The Trump administration has relented to public pressure and pledged to provide more details about which small businesses received loans from a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program

Six-year-old Nicholas Bubeck turned his quarantine project of making craft airplanes into a small business. And some proceeds from each sale at Creations by Nicholas goes to charity.

The co-owner of 1920 Tavern in Roswell, Georgia, reopened her restaurant to the public as soon as coronavirus restrictions were lifted in her state, despite criticism about the health risks. Jenna Aronowitz explains why she thinks she made the right decision.

Students of architecture worldwide will recognize the address: the Monadnock Building has been a witness to history in the south Loop since 1891. Now a new chapter of Chicago history hits home for the building, directly: as retail shops on the ground floor of the Monadnock were battered by the violent side of police protests that raged on the night…

Lisa Parker with NBC 5 Responds talked with a small business owner who’s taking steps to get his boutique back up and running after it was damaged following protests.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday requested that insurance companies expedite claims for Illinois businesses owners whose establishments have been damaged and looted amid unrest.

The New York Times found one ice cream truck driver who feels he has an obligation to get his ice cream out to children — even in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.