
Time is running out for small business owners in need of help. Saturday is the deadline for any owner wanting to receive a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Fort Myers Brewing Company and Tiki Tails Dog Resort in Cape Coral are some of the businesses locally who took advantage of the PPP loan.
The program is meant to help small businesses keep employees on the payroll.
For more information and to sign up for the PPP, click HERE.
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