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https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/03/29/sba-administrator-guzman-announces-17-new-womens-business-centers… “Under the Biden-Harris Administration, we have seen a historic Small Business Boom, with women, especially women … Under the Biden-Harris Administration, America is enjoying a historic Small Business Boom with more than 16.8 million … loans to women-owned businesses are up 70 percent. Total loan dollars to women-owned businesses are up 61 percent, …
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What Your Life Will Look Like As A Franchisee
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Latina-Owned Business Thriving in the Permian Basin
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/latina-owned-business-thriving-permian-basin… orofacial, and articulation disorders. Tanya holds a certificate of Clinical Competence from the American … 17 counties. In 2018 the practice overflowed into a neighboring suite in the same building to accommodate new … 2021, they were approved for a 1.2-million-dollar SBA 504 loan to begin constructing four new state-of-the-art 5,000 … -
SBA Orders Lenders to End Practice of Debanking
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/26/sba-orders-lenders-end-practice-debanking… Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) sent a letter to its network of over 5,000 lenders instructing … causes. Under the Biden Administration, the SBA advanced loan programs to favor private sector lending toward “green … of a statutory or regulatory requirement under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) or any … -
From Judge Advocate General’s Corps to Chocolatier with SBA 7(a) and 504 Financing
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/judge-advocate-generals-corps-chocolatier-sba-7a-and-504-financing… From Judge Advocate General’s Corps to Chocolatier with SBA 7(a) and 504 Financing In 1970, after completing his military … from Banco Santander Puerto Rico under the SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guaranty program. With the proceeds, he remodeled the … -
SBA Focuses on Recovery, Adaptation, and Innovation During National Small Business Week (Sept. 22-24)
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-focuses-recovery-adaptation-innovation-during-national-small-business-week-sept-22-24… Read more about U.S. Small Business Administration As a veteran entrepreneur who has carved a niche for himself in software development and Information … In 2016, Appddiction Studio received an SBA-guaranteed loan. From 2017 to 2018, the company experienced a 254% … -
Des Moines' HoQ Restaurant Rebounds from COVID-19 Shutdown
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/des-moines-hoq-restaurant-rebounds-covid-19-shutdown… Restaurant Rebounds from COVID-19 Shutdown Suman Hoque is a pioneer in Des Moines’ farm to table restaurant scene. His … the SBA making six months of payments on his existing SBA 7(a) loan through Northwest Bank. An SBA-backed PPP loan through … -
SBA Resources to Help Women Entrepreneurs Start and Grow Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-02/sba-resources-help-women-entrepreneurs-start-grow-businesses… face unique challenges when starting and growing a business, and WBCs are there to help navigate those … with other organizations around the country to provide a multitude of tailored services. SCORE connects … funding options by reducing lender risk through its loan programs . Use the Lender Match tool to search for … -
SBA helps people with disabilities access the American Dream
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-helps-people-disabilities-access-american-dream… the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – a landmark piece of legislation signed into law on July 26, … the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – a landmark piece of legislation signed into law on July 26, … Right now, the national unemployment rate is just 3.7% -- nearly the lowest in the past 50 years. Small … -
Maine 2024 Small Business Person of the Year, Matt Polstein, New England Outdoor Center
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/maine-2024-small-business-person-year-matt-polstein-new-england-outdoor-center… only see Maine as the place to visit the coast and get a lobster roll, Mainers and fellow New Englanders know that … state also has some of the best outdoor activities just a short drive inland. Matt Polstein certainly knew that and … all of the plans he had put on hold since 2008. With a 7a loan from Katahdin Trust in 2021, New England Outdoor Center … -
Small businesses are the heart of our communities
https://www.sba.gov/blog/small-businesses-are-heart-our-communities… our communities February 14, 2018 February 14 celebrates a day of love and commitment. It’s not only Valentine’s Day – … the business in 2015 with the help of an SBA-guaranteed loan that helped them renovate an old warehouse in an … business, and right now demand for the SBA’s signature 7(a) loans is high – lending the first fiscal quarter of this … -
Veteran-Owned Builder Lamont Davis Backed by the SBA Completes a Construction Comeback Story
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Prepare Your Small Business for Winter Weather
https://www.sba.gov/blog/prepare-your-small-business-winter-weather… marketing strategies for the winter holidays. It is also a crucial time to make sure you have a plan in place if severe winter weather strikes. Snow, ice, … estimated 25 percent of businesses don’t open again after a major disaster, according to the Institute for Business and … -
SBA Microlending Success Story: Miriam’s Earthen Cookware Bootstrapped and Built in Her Own Backyard
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-microlending-success-story-miriams-earthen-cookware-bootstrapped-and-built-her… clay preparation to creation, and then finishing. After a few years of bootstrapping the business, Miriam stayed lean – next building a pottery manufacturing operation on the land she owned … Director of Economic Development and Brenda Bobadilla, Loan Officer at Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corp., … -
NC 15696 - SBA Business Recovery Centers Closed in Honor of National Day of Mourning for President George H. W. Bush
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/dec/06/nc-15696-sba-business-recovery-centers-closed-honor-national-day-mourning-president-george-h-w-bush… Circle Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Closed: Sundays Carteret County Sound Bank 5039 … on the locations of Disaster Recovery Centers and the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA … -
The SBA Reaffirms Its Dedication to Growth in the Black-Owned Business Community
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-reaffirms-its-dedication-growth-black-owned-business-community… to Growth in the Black-Owned Business Community February 7, 2023 Black entrepreneurs are a pillar of the U.S. economy. This Black History Month, the … financing, the SBA reduces lender risk through its loan programs . SBA-guaranteed loans carry competitive terms … -
SBA’s 2024 Regional Exporters of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-03/sbas-2024-regional-exporters-year… Group was named the 2024 National Exporter of the Year . A specialty manufacturer of contact lenses and glasses, … Region: Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corporation. A Littleton, Massachusetts-based provider of radio frequency … that used Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) assistance and loan forgiveness provided by the SBA. Mid-Atlantic Region: … -
John Martincic Engineers Award-Winning Company
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/john-martincic-engineers-award-winning-company… on his upstart business. The wager paid off. Fulfilling a childhood dream of residing and owning a business in Forest County, the Canonsburg, Pennsylvania … a small section.” Martincic not only used an SBA-backed loan to purchase the building but also the SBA’s COVID-19 … -
Preparing to Pivot a Generational Family Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/preparing-pivot-generational-family-business… Preparing to Pivot a Generational Family Business When the pandemic hit historic … hit them harder than most, forcing them to close without a strategy or a backup plan. With super thin margins, losing … Grant along with the $150K Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Frank made sure to secure the funding which ended up … -
SBA to Honor America’s Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurial Segment this Women’s History Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-03/sba-honor-americas-fastest-growing-entrepreneurial-segment-womens-history-month… women-owned businesses in the U.S. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way since then: The number of women-owned firms now … 2012 and 2019, and the opportunity for continued growth is a welcomed trend. This Women’s History Month , the SBA … self-assessments, visit the Ascent website . Funding: SBA loan programs can help women entrepreneurs start and sustain …