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SBA Administrator Guzman Announces National Small Business Week 2023
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/mar/06/sba-administrator-guzman-announces-national-small-business-week-2023… named the 2023 National Small Business Person of the Year at the award ceremony on Monday, May 1. After kicking off the week at the awards ceremony in D.C., Administrator Guzman will hit … -
Elegant Stitches Finding Their Way with Contracting to Expand and Scale a Multigenerational Family Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/elegant-stitches-finding-their-way-contracting-expand-scale-multigenerational-family-business… of their home until Alfred Enchill was able to steadily save enough capital from his U.S. Postal Service job to fund … taking on more complex jobs Auric shared, so they are at a point where they want to position the small business to … -
Minneapolis Jeweler Got Its Start and Has Grown with Help from the SBA
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Filling a Niche with a Unique Business Concept -- Pieces: Board Game Bar and Restaurant
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SBA Administrator Guzman, Senator Markey Unveil Green Lending Initiative
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/23/sba-administrator-guzman-senator-markey-unveil-green-lending-initiative… Bay Economic Development Corporation CEO Kimberly Lyle. At Indigo Block, the leaders viewed Resonant Energy’s rooftop … Markey hosted a Climate Finance and Innovation Roundtable at MIT’s Engine Accelerator where they discussed federal … with Administrator Guzman, please reach out to Teddy Lake at theodora.lake@sba.gov . Subtitle Administrator Guzman, … -
Spokane Entrepreneur Turns Dream into Reality with SBA Funding
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Amid COVID Shutdown, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Positions Newark Personal Training & Wellness Studio to Survive
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Entrepreneurs Look at Obstacles as Child’s Play - How this Small Business Pivoted from COVID-19 with SBA Help
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/entrepreneurs-look-obstacles-childs-play-how-small-business-pivoted-covid-19-sba-help… Entrepreneurs Look at Obstacles as Child’s Play - How this Small Business … and recover from the economic hardship they were facing. “At the height of the outbreak in March and April we lost all … of the New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Kean University. Their first encounter with the center … -
New Report Shows Consequential Impacts of SBA Pandemic Relief
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/01/15/new-report-shows-consequential-impacts-sba-pandemic-relief… pandemic, the SBA continued scaling to deliver aid to save millions of small businesses and strengthen their … youngest businesses – helping to preserve 48 million jobs at smaller businesses (1-19 staff). It even helped create … who received early loans were able to protect jobs at much higher rates compared to non-recipients. Mid-size … -
SBA Eliminates Disastrous Biden-Era Underwriting Standards
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/04/22/sba-eliminates-disastrous-biden-era-underwriting-standards… to restore prudent lending criteria, rein in risk, and save the 7(a) program before it collapses under the weight of … to borrow elsewhere. By statute, it is required to operate at “zero-subsidy,” or zero cost – and historically pays for … -
SBA Approves Governor Newsom’s Disaster Declaration for State-Sanctioned Crisis in Los Angeles
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Barbara Weltman
https://www.sba.gov/person/barbara-weltman… the publisher of Idea of the Day® and monthly e-newsletter Big Ideas for Small Business® and host of Build Your Business … years in a row. Follow her on Twitter: @BigIdeas4SB or at www.BigIdeasforSmallBusiness.com … -
New initiative aims to solve problems using data
https://www.sba.gov/blog/new-initiative-aims-solve-problems-using-data… President’s Management Agenda . This goal seeks to address big, national challenges by combining or examining government … this effort with Karen Dunn Kelley, Under Secretary at the Department of Commerce; Suzette Kent, Federal Chief … for a Federal Data Strategy that emerged from discussions at a roundtable of experts held last month. They are based on … -
Moments that Matter: Laying a Foundation for Business and BBQ
https://www.sba.gov/blog/moments-matter-laying-foundation-business-bbq… reality. Each of these pivotal moments – no matter how big or small – is a moment that matters in the veteran … -
Dress the Part: How to Use Employee Dress to Market Your Business
https://www.sba.gov/blog/dress-part-how-use-employee-dress-market-your-business… entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Follow her at http://Twitter.com/Rieva and visit SmallBizDaily.com to sign up for her free … marketing a business. Your employees’ appearance plays a big role in your business brand. Employees are the “face” of … -
Corporate Social Responsibility: What Your Small Business Needs to Know
https://www.sba.gov/blog/corporate-social-responsibility-what-your-small-business-needs-know… Weston Pollack is the VP of Marketing and Communications at the SCORE Association, focusing on marketing plans and … becoming a staple of business transparency efforts; many big companies like Patagonia, Warby Parker, and Ben & Jerry’s … for assemblers. The choice is yours! Start with one cause at a time as you discover the challenges and benefits of … -
Supporting Women’s Entrepreneurship is now more important than ever
https://www.sba.gov/blog/supporting-womens-entrepreneurship-now-more-important-ever… of women entrepreneurs hasn’t happened by accident. A big part of the growth of women-owned small businesses is … -
Investing in Women-Led Firms IS Good Business
https://www.sba.gov/blog/investing-women-led-firms-good-business… and I joined SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet at the event that was organized by SBA's Office of Women's … room for improvement, the news was cause for optimism. The big takeaway from the CrunchBase Women in Venture report was … to Teare, “for the top 100 venture firms, 38 percent have at least one female partner.” The new data also suggest that … -
Empowering world-class resources, good jobs, and access to capital for business growth
https://www.sba.gov/blog/empowering-world-class-resources-good-jobs-access-capital-business-growth… RBIC investing. We believe you shouldn’t have to live in a big city to have world-class resources, good jobs and access … areas has averaged around $700 million, or 12% each year. At SBA, we want to do our part to help ensure rural areas are … with a number of current and prospective bank investors at the American Bankers Association Agricultural Bankers …