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https://www.sba.gov/success-story/happy-dogs-tale… A Happy Dog's Tale In 2015, Paul and Laura Abbott realized … they needed. According to Paul, “Our first SBA-backed 7(a) loan helped us secure the location for our Adams Morgan pet …
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SBA’s 2025 New Hampshire Woman-Owned Business of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sbas-2025-new-hampshire-woman-owned-business-year… Business of the Year. Founded in 1993, Swim NH, a leader in water safety and lifeguard training, is one of … AED, First Aid, and Water Safety Instructor training. With a weekly enrollment of over 800 students and annual lifeguard … indoor swim training facility in Concord. Funded with SBA loan programs through Merrimack County Savings Bank and a 504 … -
SBA Business Recovery Centers to Temporarily Close in Observance of Juneteenth Holiday
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/06/13/sba-business-recovery-centers-temporarily-close-observance-juneteenth-holiday… questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … Charleston, WV 25301 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The filing … -
Grilling Up New Ideas for a WOSB, Rural Manufacturing Company
https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/ky/louisville/success-stories/grilling-new-ideas-wosb-rural-manufacturing-company… Grilling Up New Ideas for a WOSB, Rural Manufacturing Company Situation Oscarware, Inc. … to obtain several commercial bank loans and two SBA 7(a) loans. When COVID-19 struck, Debra applied for a … employees working.” Successful Impact/Outcome The two SBA 7(a) loans and PPP allowed the company to stabilize and grow … -
SBA Brings Hope and Help by Opening a Business Recovery Center in Oak Forest
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/12/07/sba-brings-hope-help-opening-business-recovery-center-oak-forest… SBA Brings Hope and Help by Opening a Business Recovery Center in Oak Forest ATLANTA - The U.S. … SBA continues to provide one-on-one assistance to disaster loan applicants at the following location on the days and … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The … -
Follow-up Inspection of SBA’s Internal Controls to Prevent COVID-19 EIDLs to Ineligible Applicants
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-22-22-follow-inspection-sbas-internal-controls-prevent-covid-19-eidls-ineligible-applicants… SBA did not implement the tax transcript requirement in a timely manner, potentially disbursing COVID-19 EIDLs to … -
Veteran trades Civil Service for Health Food with SBA Financing and SBDC counseling
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/veteran-trades-civil-service-health-food-sba-financing-and-sbdc-counseling… Patricia and Kaleb Warnock were thinking of opening a business in their adopted hometown of El Paso, Texas, when … Patricia suggested health food. They knew they needed a small business loan and so they reached out to the Small Business … -
Supporting Entrepreneurs & Workers with Disabilities
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Spokane Dermatologist Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve Claims of Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Funds
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/05/30/spokane-dermatologist-agrees-pay-14-million-resolve-claims-fraudulently-obtaining-covid-19-funds… and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses … businesses. One such program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, provided low interest loans that could … solely as working capital to alleviate economic injury to a business caused by the COVID-19 disaster, such as paying … -
SBA Business Recovery Centers to Temporarily Close in Observance of Independence Day Holiday
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/01/sba-business-recovery-centers-temporarily-close-observance-independence-day-holiday… questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … Charleston, WV 25301 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The filing … -
SBA Administrator Guzman Travels to Iowa to Survey Disaster Recovery Efforts and Visit Small Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/08/26/sba-administrator-guzman-travels-iowa-survey-disaster-recovery-efforts-visit-small-businesses… morning, Administrator Guzman visited McMorran Lawn for a tour and meeting with two small business owners, Rodney … and Swanson about their experiences with the SBA’s loan application process and the impact these resources have … Month, Administrator Guzman wrapped up her Iowa visit with a trip to Blk & Bold Specialty Beverages, the first … -
SBA Administrator Loeffler Issues Memo on Day One Priorities
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Buy an existing business or franchise
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Veteran-owned Aeroforce Logistics Powered by Several SBA Programs
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/veteran-owned-aeroforce-logistics-powered-several-sba-programs… turn from munitions to aviation supply when she sustained a hand injury. She later left the service as a disabled vet. She met Nick Weissenborn while working for … and Women’s Business Center. The day they signed the loan papers for a $50,000 microloan, they were awarded a … -
SBA Approves Governor Newsom’s Disaster Declaration for State-Sanctioned Crisis in Los Angeles
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Recycling Waste into Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/recycling-waste-sustainable-manufacturing-solutions… Solutions CT Polymers, located in rural Indiana, is a custom compounder of thermoplastic resins. They take plastic waste and give it a new life as a compounding resin used by multiple industries … for next year with the help of our seventh SBA 504 loan. We’re expanding our Indiana facility by 45,000 sq ft, … -
Setting sights on a state-of-the-art dream
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The State of Women in Business
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SBA helps socially disadvantaged business do business with the federal government
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-helps-socially-disadvantaged-business-do-business-federal-government… in the history of the business after the founders attended a presentation from the SBA West Virginia District Office on … government contracting set-aside programs including the 8(a) program for socially disadvantaged business owners. More … Trilogy was able to secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan from First United Bank & Trust. The PPP loan removed the … -
Dandelion Cafe
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/dandelion-cafe… was moved to begin her own venture. What started out as a coffee shop quickly turned into an elevated brunch spot that broke even within a couple months of adding food to the menu. Sarah even put … difficult to access funding due to collateral and minimum loan requirements, especially as an applicant from the …