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https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/aug/24/ca-15622-03-sba-business-recovery-center-close-redding… at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28. “SBA opened the center to a one-stop location for businesses to access a variety of … Redding, CA 96002 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Schedule changes beginning Monday, Aug. 27: Mondays – … for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each …
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SBA Announces Florida Business Recovery Centers Will Close on Sundays Beginning Nov. 20; Provides Thanksgiving Holiday Closure Information
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/nov/21/sba-announces-florida-business-recovery-centers-will-close-sundays-beginning-nov-20-provides… South Naples, FL 34102 Hours: Monday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – … mask. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services) or sending … -
SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman visits Chicago
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/sep/27/sba-administrator-isabella-casillas-guzman-visits-chicago… Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congressman Bill Foster for a series of small business visits and business roundtables … through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the 7(a) loan program. The group toured the manufacturing facility, … -
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… There Every Step of the Way for MDS Manufacturing, LLC Fed a baby with a bottle or offered them a pacifier? Used a … starting a small business. With the help of an SBA 7(a) loan, they purchased three injection molding machines and … -
SBA Recognizes Export Lenders BB&T, First American Bank and World Trade Finance Inc.
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/apr/07/sba-recognizes-export-lenders-bbt-first-american-bank-world-trade-finance-inc… for large and small lending institutions during a ceremony at the 10th annual SBA Export Lender Roundtable in … remarkable growth in SBA export financing, moving from $7 million of Export Working Capital Loans in fiscal year 2015 … An early champion of the SBA’s Export Working Capital Loan program, World Trade Finance since 1997 has made 162 of … -
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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… A Filipino Woman-Owned Business Invites Conversation about … In 2013, Chera Amlag and her husband Geo Quibuyen started a passion project, monthly Filipino pop-up dinners, where … NW, Amlag was able to obtain a $35,000 SBA guaranteed loan which she used to renovate her Ballard location, … -
Founder of Lender Service Provider Pleads Guilty for Role in PPP Fraud Scheme
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/11/founder-lender-service-provider-pleads-guilty-role-ppp-fraud-scheme… Original U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release A founder of the lender service provider Blueacorn pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief money … conspired with others to submit false and fraudulent PPP loan applications, including by fabricating documents that … -
Sisters United in Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/sisters-united-business… sisters Lynda, Michelle, and Aine in 2005. The sisters had a dream when they left their family farm in Limerick, Ireland … emigrating to the United States. The dream was to build a family business during an era of opportunity, to honor all … due to lack of credit and experience, they were denied the loan. The sisters turned to their family for support and … -
Second Colorado Springs Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Grieving Families and COVID-19 Relief Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/05/second-colorado-springs-funeral-home-operator-pleads-guilty-scheme-defraud-grieving-families-covid… Business Administration (SBA) through fraudulent COVID-19 loan applications. Jon Hallford was sentenced in June to 240 … core service it promised to some of its customers, either a cremation or a burial, and continued to collect payment from victims for … -
International Food Competitors Grow Exports with SBA STEP Support
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/international-food-competitors-grow-exports-sba-step-support… in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, each meal was served a side of homemade steak sauce. After many requests from … market in 2009. Damon describes starting the business as a lightbulb moment, and that at the time of starting Croix … that's been very successful.” After getting a COVID EIDL loan and the Paycheck Protection Program loan during the … -
Mary Lyn Baker of DH Casters Rolls with Her Customers
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/mary-lyn-baker-dh-casters-rolls-her-customers… government agencies, cities, and municipalities. Having a fully stocked warehouse allows DH Casters to ship products … in advance of sales. Mary Lyn tapped into the SBA’s 7(a) loan program to bridge the gap, and the loan provided the … -
Interpreting Success
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/interpreting-success… her English skills and her plan was to stop in France for a period of time to improve her skills in French and then … she was working there, she had the opportunity to see a court interpreter and then felt a calling to do the same. … under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); an SBA-backed loan that helped businesses keep their workforce employed … -
How the SBA Is Helping Women Entrepreneurs Level the Playing Field
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-09/how-sba-helping-women-entrepreneurs-level-playing-field… of the first Women’s History Month, women still needed a male relative to co-sign if they were interested in applying for a business loan. Fast forward 35 years, and women-owned businesses … capital to women-owned small businesses through the SBA’s 7(a) and 504 loan programs over the past two fiscal years? … -
Celebrating Black History Month: SBA Programs and Resources
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-02/celebrating-black-history-month-sba-programs-resources… started Black-owned businesses — we recognize the need for a more representative marketplace. U.S. Small Business … exist. SBA-Guaranteed Loans: Reducing lender risk, SBA loan programs — 7(a), 504, microloans, and more — are designed for … -
Veteran contracting assistance programs
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/veteran-contracting-assistance-programs… for veterans Every year, the federal government awards a portion of contracting dollars specifically to businesses … as of January 1, 2023. The transfer provides veterans with a central support point for their small business … non-business use is prohibited) Will not sell, transfer, loan, lease, encumber or otherwise dispose of the property … -
The SBA Celebrates and Empowers Black-Owned Businesses this Black History Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-celebrates-empowers-black-owned-businesses-black-history-month… of dollars in annual revenue to the U.S. economy. That is a figure worth celebrating this February, Black History … to serve his family-owned and operated restaurant a serious setback, Christopher consulted his local Small … loans. Do you find yourself unable to obtain a business loan with reasonable rates and terms despite being … -
Colorado Springs Funeral Home Operator Sentenced in Gruesome Fraud Scheme
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/06/27/colorado-springs-funeral-home-operator-sentenced-gruesome-fraud-scheme… prison and ordered to pay $1,070,413.74 in restitution for a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Hallford, who owned Return … Business Administration (SBA) through fraudulent COVID-19 loan applications. According to the plea agreement, from as … false information to obtain COVID-19 relief funds. As a result of this fraud, Jon and Carie Hallford received three … -
Angelene Ripley Wright Named 2024 Oklahoma Small Business Person of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/angelene-ripley-wright-named-2024-oklahoma-small-business-person-year… Business Person of the Year. Ida Red General Store is a retail shop offering unique gifts, nostalgic treats, and … District Director, said. “SBA is proud to have played a small role in this success through our COVID-19 programs.” … the Tulsa area. Wright purchased the business with an SBA loan and was helped through the COVID-19 pandemic with two … -
Achieve Sports Center selected as Colorado 2024 Small Business Person(s) of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/achieve-sports-center-selected-colorado-2024-small-business-persons-year… entrepreneurial success but also of dedication to making a positive impact on the lives of individuals, families, and … they purchased their business location with an SBA 504 loan. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a large setback to the company. Despite this, the Herrons …