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The COVID-19 recession is likely to disproportionately devastate minority and women-owned small businesses. Industries at immediate risk due to COVID-19 include food services, retail, and hospitality. Of businesses in immediate-risk industries, 39% are female-owned, or equally female- and male-owned. Current relief efforts are less accessible to minority and women-owned businesses. The federal relief effort, Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), relies heavily on mainstream financial institutions to deliver
The Foundation provides access to wiseHer Experts, enabling a wide array of support services, matched to the unique needs of each individual business owner. These may include: