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https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/04/05/readout-sba-uplifts-americas-women-entrepreneurs-during-sba-second-annual-womens-business-summit… America’s small businesses. “Every time someone moves to start a new business, it’s an act of hope. It’s an act of … owned half of all the new businesses in the United States, up from less than a third had women started by them in … bring more information to women entrepreneurs to help them start, grow and sustain their businesses.” They were followed …
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Restaurant Revitalization Fund
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fund… with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million … 3. Maximum and minimum amounts SBA may provide funding up to $5 million per location, not to exceed $10 million … be used for specific expenses including: Business payroll costs (including sick leave) Payments on any business … -
SBA Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-celebrates-national-entrepreneurship-month… and spark action so small businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover. Read more about U.S. Small … small business owners in accessing programs to start, grow and manage their business. The National … disabilities, who had a vision in 2019 to successfully start his own transportation business to provide accessible … -
Smoky Lake Maple Products Taps SCORE Mentors for Export Success
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/smoky-lake-maple-products-taps-score-mentors-export-success… how to price Smoky Lake’s products, calculating overhead costs into pricing, and inventory control methods. Next on … -
Clothing Startup Helping Kids Stay Outside Longer
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/clothing-startup-helping-kids-stay-outside-longer… Zhu. “Every feature has a purpose, streamlining production costs, with a focus on water-proofing and warmth. We want our … children spend much of their free time outdoors. Zhu grew up in China and said her parents who were very strict about … but it can also provide that much needed spark to start a business. “There was the pandemic and then losing my … -
How Your Business Can Benefit From Podcasting
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-your-business-can-benefit-podcasting… of GrowBiz Media, a media company that helps entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Follow her at … and visit SmallBizDaily.com to sign up for her free TrendCast reports. Read more about Rieva … percent of them listen to all or most of the podcasts they start. With such high levels of engagement, podcasts are an … -
Join the Small Business Boom This Independent Retailer Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-06/join-small-business-boom-independent-retailer-month… and spark action so small businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover. Read more about U.S. Small … on the way things are going in the country. Retailers make up a significant portion of that figure. In fact, from … business applications. That makes now a great time to start your own retail operation if you’ve been on the fence … -
Glossary of Business Financial Terms
https://www.sba.gov/document/support--glossary-business-financial-terms… of the approximate sales volume required to just cover costs, below which production would be unprofitable and above … percent of the sales dollar is left to cover operating costs and to create a profit. Guarantor The legal entity … -
Which is Better - Hiring a Web Developer or Using a DIY Website Builder?
https://www.sba.gov/blog/which-better-hiring-web-developer-or-using-diy-website-builder… March 29, 2018 Today, many small businesses get a website up and running in one of two main ways. They either hire a … breaches. This can mean your business will incur ongoing costs and a bit of complexity. Using a Do-it-Yourself Website … you stop using that particular DIY platform, you have to start over again somewhere else. You can’t take your site … -
9-17 – Review of the Allegations Concerning How the Loan Management and Accounting System Modernization Project is Being Managed
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-9-17-9-17-review-allegations-concerning-how-loan-management-accounting-system-modernization-project-being… or risks from senior managers. Finally, we followed up on our previous recommendation that the CIO implement an … -
From Cattle To Creative Arts – Business Owner in Lincoln Creates Custom Wallpaper Designs
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/cattle-creative-arts-business-owner-lincoln-creates-custom-wallpaper-designs… Designs Dan Nelson, owner of Vahallan, Inc., didn’t start out as a luxury wallpaper designer. He didn’t even start out as an artist. He grew up on a cattle ranch in Western Nebraska and always assumed … -
Government Contracting Opens Doors for Woman and Veteran-Owned Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/government-contracting-opens-doors-woman-and-veteran-owned-small-business… construction branch when she decided that she wanted to start her own business. After her last assignment at Fort … and construction management services. Warren knew from the start that Black Horse Group would become a government … The business took on a slow, steady growth from the start. “Sometimes businesses can bite off more than they can … -
RapiFast
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/rapifast… Sara Rossel knows about perseverance. While growing up in Argentina, her mother told stories about escaping Italy … they didn’t even know the language but were determined to start over. Sara channeled the same energy herself while … other small business owners about SBA resources? “When we start our business and see from the outside how big the SBA … -
Rethinking Insurance Coverage
https://www.sba.gov/blog/rethinking-insurance-coverage… employees for their individually-obtained coverage up to a set dollar limit (in 2017 it’s $4, 950 for self-only … (for injuries to third parties). When your policy comes up for renewal: Determine the level of coverage you require … -
SBA Was There Every Step of the Way for MDS Manufacturing, LLC
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-was-there-every-step-way-mds-manufacturing-llc… three injection molding machines and leased space to start manufacturing. SCORE counseling assisted them in … -
SBA to Honor America’s Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurial Segment this Women’s History Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-03/sba-honor-americas-fastest-growing-entrepreneurial-segment-womens-history-month… and spark action so small businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover. Read more about U.S. Small … . Funding: SBA loan programs can help women entrepreneurs start and sustain growth. The loan programs reduce lender … if it’s an investor you seek, the SBA can help you get set up through a Small Business Investment Company . Contracting … -
SBA Recognizes the Contributions of Women Entrepreneurs during National Women’s Small Business Month
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/oct/09/sba-recognizes-contributions-women-entrepreneurs-during-national-womens-small-business-month… connecting with a business mentor, or receiving a loan to start or expand their business, each woman can access … the SBA.” To help businesses overcome the barriers to start up, the SBA provides mentorship and counseling through the … -
But Why Buy, Create Your Own Franchise!
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/why-buy-create-your-own-franchise… An estimated 122,042 franchise restaurants make up approximately 54% of all fast-food restaurants and … in their shoes Back in northern Nigeria where Ruth grew up, resources weren’t abundant – it was a place where she … Bank, Ruth received a small 7(a) guaranteed loan first to start the business and later received a larger 7(a) loan to … -
From Steel to Salsa - Nebraska Couple Open Mexican Family Restaurant in Gering, Nebraska
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/steel-salsa-nebraska-couple-open-mexican-family-restaurant-gering-nebraska… normal meat and potatoes fare. Ed and his wife cooked up enchiladas, rice and beans and homemade tortillas for more … was panicking. We’d been bitten by COVID-19 from the very start. Money had already changed hands, so there was no … getting the doors open than I do. Spencer helped me set up everything I had to do on the computer, all of the … -
A Filipino Woman-Owned Business Invites Conversation about Heritage Through Food with Help from SBA Financing
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/filipino-woman-owned-business-invites-conversation-about-heritage-through-food-help… Quibuyen started a passion project, monthly Filipino pop-up dinners, where they could share their Filipino culture … requesting long after its debut during their second pop-up. In 2014, Amlag started wholesaling batches of … be, Ube Cheesecake really started the business; I didn’t start the business to sell Ube Cheesecakes. For me, business …