November 4, 2020 – Alliance to Save the American Dream As businesses push to reopen and consumer spending continues to increase, the U.S. economy is experiencing a v-shaped recovery, according to White House economist, Joe LaVorgna.  Following the Commerce Department’s third-quarter gross domestic product calculation, data shows that the U.S. economy grew at a record […]

As restaurants and bars across the country fight to stay in business, recent data shows that chain restaurants are bouncing back quickly. From Kansas City to New York City, takeout and delivery options are in demand and keeping business’s lights on.  2020 has been a challenging year for restaurants and business owners alike, yet Yelp’s […]

Starting in August, the Small Business Administration (SBA) began accepting applications to have loans that were issued forgiven and in early October began issuing forgiveness to those that were approved.  More than $500 billion in forgivable loans were issued through the government’s aid initiative. As small business owners across the nation continue to submit applications, […]

Winter is coming and restaurant owners across the nation are bracing themselves for the cold months ahead.  During citywide lockdowns, restaurants adapted quickly to save their businesses. From takeout to advertising delivery services, small business owners reinvented their business models.  As restaurants slowly began to reopen, outdoor dining was essential. Governors reduced or prohibited indoor […]

Small businesses wear many hats. They hold communities together, they power economies, they represent the true meaning of determination and most importantly: they represent the American dream.  From San Francisco to Hartford, small businesses across the country faced immense challenges and immeasurable blows to their livelihoods when cities were forced to lockdown amid the Covid-19 […]

Now more than ever, the small business community must rally to utilize resources and share useful tips as they navigate around the blockades that COVID-19 has put up.  The Alliance to Save the American Dream continues to compile resources to help business owners and their employees maintain their physical and economic health during the pandemic. […]

It’s National Small Business Week. America was founded by risk-takers. Men and women who identified the opportunity – to gain independence – and seized that opportunity for all it was worth. The cost was great but the reward is still savored. Today, small business owners continue that tradition of seizing upon opportunity and becoming independent. […]

A growing coalition of small business owners calling themselves the Alliance to Save the American Dream (ASAD) has released a powerful new video detailing the financial and emotional toll they have faced as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns. The video, set over solemn footage of empty, devastated businesses, is narrated by entrepreneurs who obeyed […]

This past spring, I lost $20,000 in one week. It was one of the worst weeks of my life. I own a video production studio in the Northern Virginia area called Mirandum Pictures. We’re small, but we’ve spent the last 15 years making amazing commercials, music videos, short films and more. I’ve surrounded myself with […]

Let’s face reality. Our world is full of threats. Some seen and some unseen. Let’s accept another premise. COVID-19 is not the first dangerous virus and it will not be the last.  Save the American Dream is based upon the very real thesis that in the next year, three years or 10 years, our world […]