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Special announcement
Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America’s 36 million small businesses.
Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses from accessing $170 million in SBA-guaranteed funding.
As a result of the shutdown, we wanted to notify you that many of our services supporting small businesses are currently unavailable. The agency is executing its Lapse Plan and as soon as the shutdown is over, we are prepared to immediately return to the record-breaking services we were providing under the leadership of the Trump Administration.
It takes stamina and energy to run a business. Not only that, but study after study shows that improved fitness actually helps to increase brain power -- and helps maintain that mental edge longer in life.
If you are seeking a business structure with more personal protection but less formality, then forming an LLC, or limited liability company, is a good consideration.
"Save a part of your income and begin now, for the man with a surplus controls circumstances and the man without a surplus is controlled by circumstances."
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet kicked off National Small Business Week 2016 on May 1st at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
The internet has opened all kinds of opportunities for small businesses to market their products; it truly has leveled the playing field. Gone are the days that you would need deep pockets to spend on marketing.
As we celebrate National Small Business Week, the strength of America's small businesses is at the top of our minds. Small businesses are essential to our communities and help to foster innovation in every industry.