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The "Top of Mind" List for January 18-25, 2021

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• Nominations for the American Booksellers Associations Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee are due by January 20. This committee serves as a sounding board and advisory council on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, representation, and access facing the bookselling community and ABA. Self nominations are accepted. Read more here.
  
  
• Applications for the second round of the  Payroll Protection Program  (PPP) and Economic Injury Development Loans (EIDL) are now available. Funding is available regardless of whether you received it previously. Read more here. Small Business Majority is offering a free webinar detailing important changes and additional policies and resources on 1/21 at 4pm Eastern. Register here.
  

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​​Robert Martin is the executive director of the Independent Booksellers Consortium. He has worked as the director of operations for the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and managing editor for Rain Taxi Review of Books. Before working in the book industry he was the senior editor for Masterplans, a business consulting firm that guides entrepreneurs through the startup process. He is a writer, musician, backpacker, and father.

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