Many small businesses in the Carolinas are struggling to under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program.
Those who got the money in the first round are trying to navigate the forgiveness process, which turns the loan into a grant while others are hoping to get some money in the second round that just opened.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world, the bar at Foxcroft Wine Co. was always packed with people. It was so popular, the owner, Conrad Hunter, opened more locations and even a speakeasy called Dot Dot Dot.
Hunter remembers being very concerned about coronavirus in March.
"Much like everyone else, it started out as, 'Oh my God, what are we going to do now? Everything is shutting down.'"
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