Small businesses searching for financial help

With stimulus checks hitting bank accounts across the country this week, many Americans seeing some relief when it comes to the bills that have been stacking up.

SHUT DOWN BY THE STATEWIDESHUT DOWN..

ACCURATEINFORMATION IS THE ONLY HOPE IHAVE.." (STEVEN EMAIL) "IM AVERY SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

IMFOLLOWING THE STAY AT HOMEREQUEST AND NOT MAKING ANYINCOME..

ARE THERE ANYSPECIFIC ROUTES I CAN TAKE TOGET SOME FINANCIAL RELIEF?BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND THESTATE..

LIKE CAROL..AND STEVENTURNING TO THE LET JOE KNOWTEAM FOR ANSWERS..

AS THEY AREFORCED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKEENDS MEAT DURING THECORONAVIRUS..

IN FACT THEARIZONA SMALL BUSINESSASSOCIATION SAYS THEYRE NOTALONE..

ABOUT HALF OF THE 200OR SO BUSINESSES THAT ANSWEREDA RECENT SURVEY..

SAY THEYHAVE HAD CHALLENGES NAVIGATINGTHE APPLICATIONS NEEDED TO GETMUCH NEEDED FINANCIAL HELP..AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVEAPPLIED..

IT'S STILL UNCLEARWHEN THEY'LL BE SEEING ANYCASH.

STD/UP: THAT'S THE BIGQUESTION..

ESPECIALLY ASSTIMULUS CHECKS HIT BANKACCOUNTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORSMALL BUSINESSES WAS PASSESUNDER THAT SAME BILL..

(SOT)SOME OF THE RED TAPE IS STILLOUT THERE, SOME OF THE LOCALBANKS, IT HAS NOT UPLOADEDONTO THEIR WEBSITE YET." DONSTEWART SAYS HE IS WAITING FORFUNDS FROM THE PAYCHECKPROTECTION PROGRAM..

SO HE CANHIRE BACK EMPLOYEES HE WASFORCED TO LAYOFF..

BUT THAT ISJUST ONE PROGRAM OF FEW..

WITHSOME REQUIRING YOU TO APPLYDIRECTLY TO YOUR BANK..

ANDOTHERS ONLINE.

(SOT) "THESMALL BUSINESS SIDE IS STILLIN A HOLDING PATTERN." STD/UP:NOW THE ARIZONA SMALL BUSINESSASSOCIATION IS OFFERINGRESOURCES TO HELP OWNERSNAVIGATE WHAT PROGRAM TO APPLYFOR AND THE APPLICATIONS..

YOUCAN FIND A LINK TO THAT ATABC15.COM SLASH LET JOE KNOW..IN THE MEAN TIME..

NOW IS AGOOD TIME TO SHOP LOCAL WHEREYOU CAN.

YOUR BUSINESS COULDHELP KEEP THE LIGHTS ON FOR SOMANY STUGGLING RIGHT NOW.

IMINVESTIGATOR JOE DUCEY..

IFYOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM..

LET MEKNOW.A SI