U.S. Small Business Administration Releases Report on Anti-Fraud Control Measures in Pandemic Relief Programs
… Program (PPP) and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (COVID-EIDL). The report is the most thorough …
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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… Paycheck Protection, COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan, and Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Programs. Since its … the balance, The Grand turned to SBA’s Paycheck Protection loan program to keep its staff on the payroll and meet … pandemic. Indeed, the now-concluded Paycheck Protection loan program’s partially forgivable, low-interest funding … -
Seasonal Employees: What to Know for the Upcoming Holiday Season
https://www.sba.gov/blog/seasonal-employees-what-know-upcoming-holiday-season… . Federal employment laws Besides the FLSA, there are a number of other laws to which an employer becomes subject … you wouldn't want to do anything wrong, regardless of the number of people on your staff, having more than the … on the experience of claims made against you, and having a number of layoffs can increase the number of claims and hike … -
Second Southern Colorado Funeral Home Operator Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty To Defrauding Grieving Families, COVID-19 Funds
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/16/second-southern-colorado-funeral-home-operator-sentenced-18-years-federal-prison-after-pleading… Business Administration (SBA) through fraudulent COVID-19 loan applications. Jon Hallford was sentenced in June 2025 to … and her husband conspired to defraud the SBA by submitting loan applications containing false information to obtain … United States Attorneys Tim Neff and Craig Fansler. Case Number: 1:24-cr-00113-NYW Release Date March 16, 2026 Article … -
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… 1 to assist business owners in completing their disaster loan applications, accept documents for existing applications, and provide status on loan applications. Thursday, April 4 Tour of Business … -
SBA Business Recovery Centers Close in Massachusetts for Independence Day; Bristol Business Recovery Center Closed Permanently After July 5
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/02/sba-business-recovery-centers-close-massachusetts-independence-day-bristol-business-recovery-center… Centers will assist applicants complete their disaster loan application, accept documents for existing applications, … 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 … -
May is World Trade Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/may-world-trade-month… Administration is an important partner providing a number of resources to assist small businesses reach the global marketplace. The SBA’s export loan programs assist U.S. small businesses to access the … -
Small business procurement
https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement… days. If your research confirms there are an adequate number of small businesses to justify a set-aside or … -
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, … 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 … -
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… to WomenVenture, an SBA microlender. Working with a loan officer who saw their vision and said, “I’m going to … quickly created a written business plan to get a start-up loan. In addition to start up help, New Gild has benefited … Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance. Those programs allowed them to weather the … -
SBA Microlender Helps the Clay Coyote Reinvent Itself
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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… a forthcoming SBA rule that will remove restrictions on loan programs that currently prevent returning citizens, … will also remove questions about criminal history from its loan applications. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, … -
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… multiple false and fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. These programs were some of the sources of … -
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, … 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 … -
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… for an improved COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which will put more than $150 billion in … -
THURSDAY: Biden Cabinet Member to Visit Durham to Kick Off Black History Month
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/01/30/thursday-biden-cabinet-member-visit-durham-kick-black-history-month… Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the total number and dollar amount of SBA-backed loans to Black-owned … -
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… Business Administration will resume accepting PPP loan applications on Monday, April 27 at 10:30AM EDT from … relief. “We encourage all approved lenders to process loan applications previously submitted by eligible borrowers … 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… relief for borrowers in the 7(a) program, SBA’s flagship loan guarantee program. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and … quickly, SBA relied heavily on lenders self-certifying the loan status and payment amount with limited verification … -
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 … apply for FEMA grants and the SBA low-interest disaster loan assistance to fully recover. FEMA grants are intended to … not paid by insurance or other sources. The SBA disaster loan program is designed to help survivors with their … -
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… will assist business owners 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 to … not paid by insurance or other sources. The SBA disaster loan program is designed for your long-term recovery, to make …