Welcome to the August edition of “It’s Your Business,” the newsletter which tells the story of how the SBA is helping Nebraska small businesses start, grow and succeed.  Below, you'll find:

• Nebraska business along flooded Missouri to get SBA recovery help
• July loan volume inches Fiscal 2011 closer to record
• SBA wants to help you build the innovative jobs of the future
• Patriot Express helps former Air Force medic open new Omaha law firm partnership

From Oct. 1 to July 25, thanks in no small part to our lender partners, small businesses in our state have been approved for 449 SBA-backed loans, directly leading to the creation of more than 1,800 new jobs, and helping to keep nearly 3,800 people employed.