Beyond the ‘Open’ Sign: The Grit Keeping America’s Main Streets Alive

Guest post by Brad Zaun (SBA Regional Administrator – Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)

American business life is often found not in shiny corporate headquarters, but in quiet moments.

It’s in the late nights balancing books at the kitchen table, facing the worry of making payroll, and finding the tough determination needed to turn a personal financial risk into something valuable that keeps a community going.

These small centers—these local Main Streets—show a powerful...