This week, the federal government announced that it has already used up a $349 billion stimulus package for small businesses. Here’s how this impacts Western North Carolina... Kai Schmoll owns Blue Ridge Event Staffing, a company that staffs events. He says he applied for the Paycheck Protection Program, known as PPP, about 3 weeks ago. He heard Friday won’t get a loan. “I’m telling you this is starting to feel more and more like 2008,” says Schmoll. Schmoll was hit hard by the 2008 recession -