This week on Small Business Lifeline, we focus on money troubles: what many small businesses are facing right now. We first head to Detroit where we talk to an advisor to small businesses on what to do if you can’t pay your bills. We then travel to Chicago and talk to a lawyer advising some clients on how to get out of contracts it can no longer honor.

This week on Small Business Lifeline, we are talking about heading back to work: How are small businesses across the nation preparing to reopen their doors?

This week on Small Business Lifeline, we are talking about reinvention: How are small businesses changing what they do to bring in revenue during the pandemic?

Part 1. Relief from the feds: Interview with an SBA official (Great Lakes Regional Administrator Rob Scott, SBA Regional Administrator Steve Bulger and SBA New York District Director Beth Goldberg) will talk about the top 5 takeaways for small businesses from the federal stimulus package and any surprises businesses may not know about.

Part 2. Where to get money in the meantime: Interview with CNYB reporter Ryan Deffenbaugh talking about how businesses are getting more help from crowdfunding when government relief is far from enough.