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Disaster/Emergency Tips for Small Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/blog/disasteremergency-tips-small-businesses… business property or equipment? Is there an emergency plan for your small business? Does your staff know what to do … , tornadoes , and floods . Develop a communications plan. In the event of an emergency, your staff will need to … round by thinking, developing, and communicating a plan to protect your business. Stay safe! Disaster … -
Take Action to Protect Your Business Ahead of the Storm
https://www.sba.gov/blog/take-action-protect-your-business-ahead-storm… in the cloud or on a flash drive. Make sure you have a plan in place to communicate with your employees and clients … ordered to evacuate, know the routes to take, and have a plan on where to stay. Be safe. Download the FEMA mobile app … -
SBA Administrator Announces $1 Million for Grant Awardees to Expand Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/08/27/sba-administrator-announces-1-million-grant-awardees-expand-resources-veteran-entrepreneurs -
SBA Resources to Help America’s Farmers Markets Grow and Flourish
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Diesel engine operators can exhale with EPA's new DEF guidance
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SBA Resources: Optimizing Veteran and Military Spouse Success
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2026/2026-02/sba-resources-optimizing-veteran-military-spouse-success… participant, remarked, “I finished the class with a clear plan and a team of advisors I can trust to turn to for help as I implement my plan.” Just like Hardman did, you can receive tailored … -
How Vanished Valley Brewing Co. Survived the Shift
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/how-vanished-valley-brewing-co-survived-shift… of bar-b-que items to our menu, which was never the plan. The delivery of fresh beer combined with freshly made … -
SBA Reaches New Milestone Awarding $7.5 Billion in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants to over 10,000 Venues
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/jul/27/sba-reaches-new-milestone-awarding-75-billion-shuttered-venue-operators-grants-over-10000-venues… further funding for the program in the American Rescue Plan, and am so happy that the live entertainment and other … Flight Levelz Entertainment in Hobart, Indiana, added. “I plan to use these funds to invest in future shows and … Nonprofits and Venues Act and the American Rescue Plan Act . Of these funds, at least $2 billion is reserved … -
One year later…
https://www.sba.gov/blog/one-year-later… we’re urging everyone to put a disaster preparedness plan in place. Being prepared for any kind of emergency means … eventful, the lessons from 2017 are an incentive to make a plan to protect your families, your businesses and your … Safety —Tips on how to create your own business continuity plan, how to rebuild stronger, and an interactive disaster … -
How to Prepare Your Small Business for the Holidays
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-10/how-prepare-your-small-business-holidays… impact on sales. Be prepared for crowds : You’ll want to plan for an influx of customers by stocking up on inventory. … way of creating an inviting space for shoppers? Share it! Plan an event: There’s no better way to spread a little … -
Setting Up a Social Media Calendar for Your Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/blog/setting-social-media-calendar-your-small-business… time aimlessly on social media. A good calendar helps you: Plan out a variety of content types. Schedule future updates. … on certain channels, by day of the week. It also helps us plan and be consistent in our updating. Scheduling Updates If … -
FACT SHEET: The U.S. Small Business Administration is Delivering Support to America’s Small Businesses, Helping Them Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/nov/24/fact-sheet-us-small-business-administration-delivering-support-americas-small-businesses-helping… implementation of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) and other traditional loan programs have helped … nation’s transportation infrastructure. The President’s plan invests an additional $621 billion in transportation … -
St. Louis Company Grows Over 200 Percent by Looking to Export Markets
https://www.sba.gov/blog/st-louis-company-grows-over-200-percent-looking-export-markets… helped them to draft their first international business plan. In addition, the company has secured both an Export … the international project manager and started developing a plan to go global. US International Foods started off as a … counselor who helped us to write our first export business plan. From there, we were introduced to the SBA as well. How … -
Start or Grow Your Small Business This Independent Retailer Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/start-or-grow-your-small-business-independent-retailer-month… you’ve done your market research and written your business plan, you have to ask yourself, “How am I going to fund my … -
CDC Certification Guide
https://www.sba.gov/document/support--cdc-certification-guide… a Loan Committee. See Sections E and F. The CDC business plan should include that all Board Directors must annually … fingerprint cards or Electronic Fingerprint Submission. Plan of Operation - a narrative describing the applicant’s … package, process, and service the loans. In addition, the plan should identify the applicant’s financial and legal … -
Statement from Administrator Mills on Urging Continued Support for Small Businesses’ Recovery Loan Programs
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/aug/24/statement-administrator-mills-urging-continued-support-small-businesses-recovery-loan-programs… through May 31. SBA’s 7(a) and 504 ARRA Transition Plan: SBA has transitioned 7(a) and 504 programs back to … those plans with its lending partners. As part of this plan, SBA has reactivated its Recovery Loan Queue today. The … -
Marching Toward #VetBiz Success During National Veterans Small Business Week
https://www.sba.gov/blog/marching-toward-vetbiz-success-during-national-veterans-small-business-week… Center (VBOC) of the Dakotas to create a marketing plan for her boutique eyelash salon. Through the SBA resource … with the Dakota Women’s Business Center (NDWBC) to plan her next steps for business growth. With support from … with the VBOC of the Pacific team to refine her business plan and financials, lower her start-up costs, and make … -
Miller’s BBQ Baked Beans Expanding Market Footprint & Eyes Canada
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/millers-bbq-baked-beans-expanding-market-footprint-eyes-canada… businesses create a three-year strategic growth action plan, she applied. In the early 1990s, Melody and her late … Program with the goal of developing a strategic growth plan. She graduated Emerging Leaders with a plan to test her products overseas to gauge the potential for … -
Lorena Cantarovici, owner of Maria Empanada named Colorado’s 2017 Small Business Person of the Year winner
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/lorena-cantarovici-owner-maria-empanada-named-colorados-2017-small-business-person… and attended a workshop to draft her first formal business plan in 2010. Supplementing the workshop, she received … from the SBDC to heart and stayed true to her business plan, creating both an operations manual and an employee … and the framework of decision-making. Stemming from the hardship Lorena and her mother faced during Lorena’s …