Archinect - Features 2024-12-11T16:26:53-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150194354/architecture-firm-owners-share-their-ppp-woes Architecture Firm Owners Share Their PPP Woes Antonio Pacheco 2020-04-21T12:11:00-04:00 >2020-05-03T11:46:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/811eeab66dd1361756429439e85dbab3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>&ldquo;Tiring,&rdquo; &ldquo;Mismanaged and not communicative,&rdquo; &ldquo;Disappointing, but not surprising,&rdquo; &ldquo;Time consuming, anxiety riddled, frustrating,&rdquo; &ldquo;Horrendous.&rdquo;</p> <p>These are some of the words that architecture firm leaders have used to describe their experiences, via&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sEwbJ90aGrwZ9H4cgVWmxvyFYYUschVllZL39Li5nk4/edit" target="_blank">Archinect&rsquo;s COVID-19 Economic Relief Survey</a>, while attempting to access the small business relief programs crafted by the federal government in response to the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1534026/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a>&nbsp;crisis. The botched roll-out of the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150191483/aia-survey-covid-19-pushes-architecture-industry-into-uncharted-waters" target="_blank">emergency economic aid package</a>&nbsp;and its attendant Payment Protection Program and Small Business Administration-backed loan initiatives has accelerated an already fast-burning financial crisis among small businesses across the country, including within the architecture community, where many firms operate on thin margins even in good economic times.&nbsp;</p>