Current Press Releases

July '09

07/01

WASHINGTON – SBA’s New Pilot Loan Program for Dealer Floor Plan Financing Begins Today

 

June '09

06/26  WASHINGTON  – SBA’s Patriot Express Loan Initiative Delivers $315 Million to 3,750 Vets, Military Community 
06/24

WASHINGTON – Changes to SBA 504 Loan Program Will Allow Businesses to Refinance Existing Debt, Expand, Create New Jobs                



06/23  

WASHINGTON  – SBA and IEEE-USA Partner to Promote Innovation, Job Growth

 

06/23

WASHINGTON – Two e200 Companies Receive Top 100 Recognition in Urban Economic Growth Competition                


 
06/15


WASHINGTON  –
 Small Business can Apply for ARC Loans Beginning Today


06/11 

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Key Agency Appointments                      


06/02  

WASHINGTON  – Homeowners, Renters and Businesses are Urged To Prepare for Disaster Before It Strikes


May '09

05/29 

WASHINGTON – SBA Names New Director for Office of Native American Affairs


05/28  

WASHINGTON  – SBA Will Offer Floor Plan Financing to Auto, RV, Other Dealerships Beginning July 1


05/21 

WASHINGTON – Hispanic Businesses Recognized at National Small Business Week

 

05/21  

WASHINGTON  – SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center Honored with National Awards

 

05/19 

WASHINGTON – Environmental Remediation Company from Oklahoma Is National Small Business of the Year

 

05/19  

WASHINGTON  – SBA Honors Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts


05/19 

WASHINGTON –  Alabama, Florida Firms Hailed as National Contractors of the Year During National Small Business Week                                      


05/18  

WASHINGTON  – SBA Honors National Small Business Champions


05/18 

WASHINGTON –  SBA Launches New 100-Percent Guarantee ARC Loan Program to Help Struggling Businesses


05/18  

WASHINGTON  – Top SBA Financial Services Institutions Honored at National Small Business Week


05/18 

WASHINGTON –  SBA Honors Entrepreneurial Development Award Winners at National Small Business Week


05/15  

WASHINGTON  – SBA and Caltrans Promote Greater Access To Surety Bonds and Contracts for Small Businesses


05/12 

WASHINGTON –  National Small Business Week 2009 Kick-off and Events Schedule


05/01  

WASHINGTON  – SBA Expands Eligibility for 7(a) Loans To Spur Recovery Opportunities for Small Businesses


April '09

04/30 

WASHINGTON –  Ana Harvey Named to Lead SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership


04/24  

WASHINGTON  – SBA Honors Fort Kent Town Manager Donald Guimond For Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts


04/24 

WASHINGTON –  SBA Honors Massachusetts Business Owners Juan and Luis Yépez for Outstanding Disaster Recovery


04/24 WASHINGTON  – SBA Honors Indiana Volunteer Amanda Baltensberger For Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts

04/15 

WASHINGTON –  SBA Announces Senior Level Appointments Following Administrator Mills’ Confirmation by Senate


 04/08  WASHINGTON  – The Nation’s Top State Small Business Winners Head to Washington for National Small Business of the Year Award

 

04/03 

WASHINGTON –  Karen Gordon Mills Confirmed By Senate as SBA Administrator


March '09

 03/27 WASHINGTON  – Recovery Act More Than Doubles Surety Bond Guarantee Ceiling for Small Businesses

03/18

WASHINGTON – Business.gov Launches First Government-Sponsored Online Community for Small Businesses

 

 03/16  

WASHINGTON  – Statement from SBA Acting Administrator on Recovery Efforts Announced by President Obama Today


03/11

WASHINGTON – Disaster Manager James Ryan Named One of Year’s Top Executives by Federal Computer Week Magazine

 

03/05

WASHINGTON  – SBA Suppports TALF                                                         


03/05

WASHINGTON – SBA Modifies Goodwill Lending


February '09

02/26

WASHINGTON  – President’s Budget Overview Backs $28 Billion in Small Business Credit for FY 2010


02/24

WASHINGTON – SBA Upgrades Podcasting for Small Business Owners


02/18

WASHINGTON  – SBA Warns of Fraudulent Attempts to Obtain Bank Account Information from Small Businesses

 

02/18

WASHINGTON – SBA Applauds Stimulus Bill, Planning Underway For Broadest, Quickest Small Business Impact


02/12

WASHINGTON  – SBA Revises Standard Operating Procedure; Makes it Easier for Lenders to Refinance Existing Lines of Credit                  


02/10

WASHINGTON – Newest Version of TALF Plan Includes Changes Requested by SBA to Help Unclog Secondary Market for Small Business Loans


02/09

WASHINGTON  – SBA's Patriot Express Loans Top $ 250 Million to Vets and Military Community Entrepreneurs


January '09

01/16

WASHINGTON  – SBW 2009 Save Date                    


01/16 WASHINGTON DC – Online Tools for Economic Recovery    

01/16

WASHINGTON DC– SBA Efforts to Thaw U.S. Credit Markets

 

01/13 WASHINGTON – SBA Releases Agency Reform Report, Data Indicate Agency Has Improved Operations, Employee Effectiveness    

01/12

WASHINGTON – SBA Employees See Significant Agency Improvement; OPM Survey Shows Major Gains From 2006


01/12

WASHINGTON –  Office of the National Ombudsman Is Available to Assist America's Small Businesses with Federal Regulatory Enforcement Actions