On Friday's Houston Matters: As Texas hospitals are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, we learn what kind of strain that puts on area hospitals and their finances. Also this hour: Hubs, innovation nonprofits, accelerators -- those terms all refer to companies that are in the business of helping to start up other businesses. We discuss how they work -- and sometimes don't. Plus, we get some tips for small businesses struggling in the recession.... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/06/12/376092/fridays-houston-matters-small-business-survival-in-a-recession-june-12-2020/">Read More</a>

On Friday's Houston Matters: As Texas hospitals are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, we learn what kind of strain that puts on area hospitals and their finances. Also this hour: Hubs, innovation nonprofits, accelerators -- those terms all refer to companies that are in the business of helping to start up other businesses. We discuss how they work -- and sometimes don't. Plus, we get some tips for small businesses struggling in the recession.... Read More

On Friday's Houston Matters: As Texas hospitals are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, we learn what kind of strain that puts on area hospitals and their finances. Also this hour: Hubs, innovation nonprofits, accelerators -- those terms all refer to companies that are in the business of helping to start up other businesses. We discuss how they work -- and sometimes don't. Plus, we get some tips for small businesses struggling in the recession.... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/06/12/376092/fridays-houston-matters-small-business-survival-in-a-recession-june-12-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Friday’s Houston Matters: Spike In COVID-19 Cases Strains Health Care Providers, And Surviving As Small Business In A Recession (June 12, 2020)

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we&#8217;ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston&#8230;well&#8230;Houston! We&#8217;ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation &#8212; one we hope you&#8217;ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

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Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

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