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https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/02/22/sba-issues-final-rule-adopt-increases-alternative-size-standard-inflation-adjust-limits-surety-bond… The SBA issues a final rule to adopt increases to the alternative size … the current statutory alternative size standard for its 7(a) Business and Certified Development Company (CDC/504) Loan Programs (collectively “Business Loan Programs”), …
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SBA Business Recovery Center in Rumford Changes Operating Hours
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/02/23/sba-business-recovery-center-rumford-changes-operating-hours… Feb. 26 , the Center will be open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. The disaster declaration covers … Center will assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents for existing applications, … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The … -
U.S. Small Business Administration Releases Report on Anti-Fraud Control Measures in Pandemic Relief Programs
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/06/27/us-small-business-administration-releases-report-anti-fraud-control-measures-pandemic-relief… U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today released a report detailing analysis of anti-fraud protocols put in … Program (PPP) and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (COVID-EIDL). The report is the most thorough … by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, have driven a historic economic recovery, including saving millions of … -
Landmark Theater Navigates COVID-19's Impact, Triumphantly Announces 2021-2022 Season
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/landmark-theater-navigates-covid-19s-impact-triumphantly-announces-2021-2022-season… Announces 2021-2022 Season The date was March 12, 2020. A production of “The Play that Goes Wrong” was set to take … on March 12, 2020, Delaware Governor John Carney issued a State of Emergency declaration addressing the spread of the … Paycheck Protection, COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan, and Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Programs. Since its … -
THURSDAY: SBA Administrator to Visit Baltimore, Discuss Economic Assistance Available for Businesses Affected by Bridge Collapse
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/04/03/thursday-sba-administrator-visit-baltimore-discuss-economic-assistance-available-businesses-affected… recovery process. Administrator Guzman will first host a closed-press roundtable alongside U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, … and Mayor Scott will then join Administrator Guzman for a tour of an SBA Business Recovery Center and media … 1 to assist business owners in completing their disaster loan applications, accept documents for existing … -
SBA Business Recovery Centers Close in Massachusetts for Independence Day; Bristol Business Recovery Center Closed Permanently After July 5
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SBA Business Recovery Centers Close in Observance of Juneteenth, Update Hours of Operation
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/06/13/sba-business-recovery-centers-close-observance-juneteenth-update-hours-operation… Centers will assist applicants complete their disaster loan application, accept documents for existing applications, … Taunton, MA 02780 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed: … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The filing … -
Minneapolis Jeweler Got Its Start and Has Grown with Help from the SBA
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/minneapolis-jeweler-got-its-start-and-has-grown-help-sba… their talents on designing beautiful custom pieces for a wide range of people and occasions. They also wanted to create a work environment that would value staff, have good wages … to WomenVenture, an SBA microlender. Working with a loan officer who saw their vision and said, “I’m going to … -
SBA Microlender Helps the Clay Coyote Reinvent Itself
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-microlender-helps-clay-coyote-reinvent-itself… Helps the Clay Coyote Reinvent Itself Clay Coyote is a gallery and pottery studio located in the heartland of Minnesota. In addition to a gallery space that showcases artists from across the … can cook with on direct heat. Owner Morgan Baum has been a loan client of the Southwest Initiative Foundation, an SBA … -
Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman’s Visit to Las Vegas with Vice President Harris, Second Gentleman Emhoff
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/01/27/readout-sba-administrator-guzmans-visit-las-vegas-vice-president-harris-second-gentleman-emhoff… for Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), for a visit to The Chef Jeff Project. Founded by Chef Jeff Henderson, The Chef Jeff Project is a non-profit organization that teaches at-risk young people … a forthcoming SBA rule that will remove restrictions on loan programs that currently prevent returning citizens, … -
Georgia Couple Arrested For Stealing More Than $1.7 Million Dollars In COVID Relief Funds
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/06/13/georgia-couple-arrested-stealing-more-17-million-dollars-covid-relief-funds… Georgia Couple Arrested For Stealing More Than $1.7 Million Dollars In COVID Relief Funds Click Here to View … illegal monetary transactions. Each of those counts carry a maximum penalty of 3 years in federal prison. The … multiple false and fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan … -
SBA Business Recovery Centers in Illinois Close for Indigenous People’s Day
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/10/10/sba-business-recovery-centers-illinois-close-indigenous-peoples-day… Center can assist applicants complete their disaster loan application, accept documents for existing applications, … 600 Chicago, IL 60604 Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed: Saturday and Sunday Closed … IL 62226 Hours: Monday - Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Monday, Oct. 14 for Holiday With the changes to … -
President Biden Proclaims September 12-18 As National Small Business Week
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/sep/10/president-biden-proclaims-september-12-18-national-small-business-week… Week celebrations will officially commence next week with a three-day virtual summit. SBA Administrator Isabella … build back better from the economic crisis brought on by a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. National Small Business Week … for an improved COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which will put more than $150 billion in … -
Joint Statement by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Resumption of the Paycheck Protection Program
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/apr/24/joint-statement-sba-administrator-jovita-carranza-treasury-secretary-steven-t-mnuchin-resumption… Speaker Pelosi, and Leader McCarthy for working with us on a bipartisan basis to ensure that the Paycheck Protection … Business Administration will resume accepting PPP loan applications on Monday, April 27 at 10:30AM EDT from … and guidance and the certifications required to obtain a loan. “The Trump Administration is fully committed to … -
Evaluation of the CARES Act Debt Relief to 7(a) Borrowers
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-21-03-evaluation-cares-act-debt-relief-7a-borrowers… Evaluation of the CARES Act Debt Relief to 7(a) Borrowers This is a report of OIG's findings pertaining to … relief for borrowers in the 7(a) program, SBA’s flagship loan guarantee program. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and … -
SBA Business Recovery Center in Jessamine County, Kentucky Permanently Closing
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/03/sba-business-recovery-center-jessamine-county-kentucky-permanently-closing… questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … Nicholasville, KY 40356 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The filing … -
SBA Business Recovery Centers in Minnesota to Close for Primary Election Day
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/08/12/sba-business-recovery-centers-minnesota-close-primary-election-day… St Jackson, MN 56143 Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed: Saturday and Sunday … will assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … -
SBA Closes Business Recovery Center in Jackson; Relocates Center in Louise Mississippi
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/10/sba-closes-business-recovery-center-jackson-relocates-center-louise-mississippi… questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … Louise, MS 39097 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The filing … -
SBA Business Recovery Center in Kentucky Changes Operating Hours
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/29/sba-business-recovery-center-kentucky-changes-operating-hours… Tuesday, July 30, the Centers will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday and closed on … questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … -
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Individuals for Alleged COVID-Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/07/31/federal-grand-jury-chicago-indicts-five-individuals-alleged-covid-relief-fraud… Original U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted five individuals … Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL), and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance … The defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges. A status hearing is scheduled for Aug. 14, 2025, before U.S. …