Small retailers — facing higher costs, uncertainty from tariffs and now rising fuel and shipping prices — wonder how long they can survive.

A program that helps small businesses is just one of the proposed budget cuts on which California’s governor and the Legislature disagree.

About 300 small businesses are participating in the Very Small Quantity Generator hazardous waste disposal program, with first dropoff site opening today, Nov. 2.

The U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative will increase small business owners’ access to capital, cover upwards of 80% of loans.

The governor’s California Blueprint bolsters the state’s ongoing work to address COVID-19, climate change, homelessness, inequality and fighting crime.

At a CalMatters/Milken Institute event, experts discuss how the pandemic has changed the California economy,and say why there’s reason for hope.

The Small Business Grant Program for COVID-19 Protective Measures will issue grants of up to $5,000 to businesses seeking to offset the costs of providing paid time off for employees to get vaccinated or tested, building outdoor dining and service areas and upgrading air filtration systems.

As the list of closed businesses continues to rise, experts say micro retail could provide a more economical alternative to large retail space.

The East San Jose Covid Relief Fun has raised about $50,000 to give no-strings-attached grants to small businesses.

When small businesses are excluded from the conversation around post-Covid financial relief, their employees are as well.

City and state leaders launched new initiatives to give struggling entrepreneurs a lifeline as the pandemic stretches into its sixth month.

Downtown leaders aim to help small businesses on the brink and may even take on a bigger role in curbing the growing homeless population.