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Magic Johnson to provide $100 million in loans to minority-owned businesses
Magic Johnson提供1亿镁贷款给弱势族群企业
Hall of Famer Magic Johnson announced Tuesday that the company for which he
owns a majority will be giving a $100 million donation in capital to fund
federal loans for minority and women-owned businesses.
名人堂球员Magic Johnson星期二时宣布，他拥有大部分所有权的公司将会捐出1亿镁去资
助原本要用来资助弱势族群以及女性持有的公司的联邦贷款。
EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., of which Johnson has held a majority stake
since 2015, , is taking aim at helping the business owners hit hard
economically by the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson, the CEO of his own
company, Magic Johnson Enterprises, collaborated with MBE Capital Partners to
distribute the loans, which will be given through the Small Business
Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.
这家Johnson从2015年成为主要持有者的公司，EquiTrust人寿，目的是要帮助在这次武汉
肺炎疫情严重受创的企业主。身为Magic Johnson Enterprises的CEO，Johnson跟MBE
Capital Partners合作，会经由小型企业薪水保护计画(Small Business
Administration's Paycheck Protection Program)，将贷款发放出去。
Congress' initial allotment of $349 billion for PPP funds in April ran out in
two weeks and then an additional $310 billion was approved, including $60
billion designed to help smaller businesses. But African American and
Latino-owned businesses have been left out because of poor relationships
with banks.
美国国会在4月批准了一笔3490亿镁的薪水保护计画，但是两个礼拜就用罄，之后又批准了
另外一笔3100亿镁的预算，其中600亿镁要用来帮助小型企业。不过，非裔美人以及拉丁裔
的企业则是会因为与银行的关系不佳拿不到贷款。
"This will allow them to keep their employees and keep their doors open,”
Johnson told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. "We have to remember that
these businesses have been in urban communities for a long time. They’ve
been doing great things, and they probably didn’t have a relationship with
the banks when the stimulus package went out. So now, we’re able to say, ‘
Hey, you can have a relationship with us.’”
“这笔钱会让他们留住他们的员工，让生意可以继续下去，”Johnson星期二时接受CNBC访
问时说到。“大家必须要记得，这些企业在我们社区已经很久很久了，他们都一直做得很
好，但是在经济刺激方案出来后，他们因为跟银行关系不好得不到援助。所以，我们现在
可以说，‘嗨，你们可以跟我们建立起关系。’”
MBE Capital CEO Rafael Martinez said on MSNBC the goal is to help 100,000
businesses in urban communities.
MBE Capital公司CEO Rafael Marinez则是跟MSNBC说他们的目标是帮助10万间在社区的公
司企业。
Johnson guided the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA titles in the 1980s and is
considered one of the greatest basketball players of all-time.
在1980年代，Johnson率领湖人拿下5座冠军杯，也被认为是史上最伟大篮球员之一。