“Makers” create great things with their hands. But creative thinking by Red Pump Spirits and American Mug & Stein enabled them to shift gears during the pandemic and thrive. Their resilience is a great lesson […] Continue Reading
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Family Vacation Time
As the old saying goes…“A family that travels together stays together.” In the case of the Kruse family, instead of traveling, they are buying vacation homes in the Laurel Highlands and giving other families great […] Continue Reading
You deserve the “Best”!
May we suggest that you reward yourself for all your troubles in 2020 with a taste of Pittsburgh’s BEST. Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream and Riley’s Pour House are recent winners in the City Paper’s 2020 […] Continue Reading
Monday Briefing on COVID-19 Response Loans
The Progress Fund remains open for business, of course with precautions, due to our status as a Life-Sustaining business providing non-depository financial services to small businesses. This has enabled us to operate at full-throttle and […] Continue Reading
Good News for Small Business
Monday Morning update on Paycheck Protection Program… Before the SBA opened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) just this past Friday, program details were few and changing by the hour. Small business owners were trying to […] Continue Reading
COVID-19 Payment Relief
To help The Progress Fund’s borrowers during the business crisis tied to COVID-19 concerns, The Progress Fund has halted automatic withdraws from borrower’s accounts and will not send out invoices for the month of April […] Continue Reading
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