The SBA Celebrates and Empowers Black-Owned Businesses this Black History Month
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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… Business Administration (SBA) through fraudulent COVID-19 loan applications. According to the plea agreement, from as … Carie Hallford, conspired to defraud the SBA by submitting loan applications containing false information to obtain … funds were obtained through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which was established to provide … -
Achieve Sports Center selected as Colorado 2024 Small Business Person(s) of the Year
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Hurricane Idalia – Initial Disaster Assistance and Recovery Response
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FRIDAY: SBA Deputy Administrator Visits with Business Owners Affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse and Tours Business Recovery Center
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/04/18/friday-sba-deputy-administrator-visits-business-owners-affected-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse… to assist business owners in completing their disaster loan applications, accept documents, and provide status on loan applications. Friday, April 19 Tour of Business … -
Readout of SBA Roundtable Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/05/14/readout-sba-roundtable-celebrating-aanhpi-heritage-month… with total loans increasing by 44% and total loan dollars increasing by 36%. Since President Biden took … -
SBA Temporary Disaster Office in South Carolina to Close in Observance of Juneteenth National Holiday
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/06/11/sba-temporary-disaster-office-south-carolina-close-observance-juneteenth-national-holiday… (SBA) announced today it will close its Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC)in South Carolina on Wednesday, … at the DLOC will assist applicants complete their disaster loan applications, accept documents for existing … Center’s hours of operation are listed below. Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) York County Pathways Community … -
SBA Business Recovery Center in Leominster, Massachusetts Permanently Closing
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SBA Business Recovery Center in Leon County, Florida Permanently Closing
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/08/29/sba-business-recovery-center-leon-county-florida-permanently-closing… questions, assist applicants complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an … apply for FEMA grants and the SBA low-interest disaster loan assistance to fully recover. FEMA grants are intended … not paid by insurance or other sources. The SBA disaster loan program is designed for your long-term recovery, to make … -
Extension and Revision of COVID-EIDL Servicing and Liquidation Policy
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SBA 2024 Capital Impact Report
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-sba-2024-capital-impact-report… of the portfolio was driven by dramatic growth in the 7(a) Loan Program’s smallest loans—those under $150,000—as well as … -
From One to 14 Bowling Centers with SBA Financing
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/one-14-bowling-centers-sba-financing… center, L&S was approved for a $1.6 million SBA guaranteed loan from Columbia State Bank in 2009. To purchase additional … was approved for six additional loans under the SBA 504 Loan Program. L&S started with one bowling center in 2000 and … -
Stacy & Adam Stevens Took the Entrepreneurial Leap Together: This Time it’s Her Turn
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/stacy-adam-stevens-took-entrepreneurial-leap-together-time-its-her-turn… we, or could we”, to “how do we”. That’s where the SBA loan products came into play and helped their vision become a … business. Through the support of an SBA 7(a) loan, in early 2023, Stacy and Adam became the proud owners … Inc. Then in late 2023, they closed on an SBA 504 loan through Pursuit CDC to purchase all the property … -
Sun Dragon Art & Fiber
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sun-dragon-art-fiber… research online she discovered the SBA Community Advantage loan. Within weeks she was approved for a $50,000 loan through the Asheville, North Carolina based Mountain … purchases were developed. “Without the help of this loan I would not be in business,” said Smith. “It is the … -
Distributor Certification
https://www.sba.gov/document/support-distributor-certification… 7(a), CDC/504 SOP 50 10 Lender and Development Company Loan Programs Support SBA Franchise Directory Remove download … -
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Four Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud
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Man Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/27/man-sentenced-year-half-federal-prison-covid-relief-fraud… Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL)—two sources of relief under the CARES … SBA of more than $1.9 million. Jackson and others used the loan proceeds for their personal benefit, including $500,000 … -
Olive Branch Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program of Over $5,000,000
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/09/16/olive-branch-woman-sentenced-federal-prison-defrauding-covid-19-relief-program-over-5000000… presented in court, Evans submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications for numerous individuals who were not … documents. When the individual borrowers obtained the PPP loan funds, they then paid Evans kickbacks of 20 to 30%. The … -
Office of Inspector General
https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/oversight-advocacy/office-inspector-general… to lookout for to protect your business from grant fraud, loan fraud, or phishing. Protect your business Connect with … -
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