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SBA Administrator Guzman Announces 2022 National Small Business Week Small Business Person of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/may/05/sba-administrator-guzman-announces-2022-national-small-business-week-small-business-person-year… the state. In 2016, with the help of an SBA 504 loan, BFLS moved to their 7,300 square-foot home in Winfield, … District Office training and counseling, COVID-19 EIDL, PPP, and Debt Relief funding. BFLS was able to retain all … Email Press_Office@sba.gov Counseling, Disaster, NSBW, PPP … -
SBA Resource Partner Helps Wood Artists Build Bigger Dreams
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-resource-partner-helps-wood-artists-build-bigger-dreams… out and quickly connected with an Entrepreneur Fund loan officer. Together they all worked virtually and at record pace to secure financing through an SBA 7a loan in time for the original closing date during the … The business also used the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan, the EIDL Advance and Paycheck Protection Program funds … -
SBA’s SBIC Program Delivers Record Capital in FY25
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/11/19/sbas-sbic-program-delivers-record-capital-fy25… agency approved record lending through its 7(a) and 504 loan programs, totaling $45 billion to more than 85,000 small … SBA capital comes in the form of, a government-guaranteed loan to the fund to match privately raised capital. The SBA-guaranteed loan, paired with private capital, increases access to … -
Fire Training Facility Manufacturer Grows by Exporting with the SBA
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/fire-training-facility-manufacturer-grows-exporting-sba… of 296.1 hours. The company also made use of an SBA 7(a) loan – a line of credit, which was renewed twice. Kirila … The company also successfully made use of a SBA-backed PPP loan to weather the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Due to … -
Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman’s visit to Las Vegas
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/06/08/readout-sba-administrator-guzmans-visit-las-vegas… SBA delivered over 1,000 loans through its flagship 504 loan program to AANHPI-owned small businesses to the total of … -
SBA Extends Physical Deadline for Puerto Rico Private Nonprofit Organizations Affected by Tropical Storm Ernesto
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/02/11/sba-extends-physical-deadline-puerto-rico-private-nonprofit-organizations-affected-tropical-storm… property damage. Applicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase of up to 20% of their physical damages, … -
A Brief Guide to Fixing an Incomplete, Outdated or Incorrect Credit Report
https://www.sba.gov/blog/brief-guide-fixing-incomplete-outdated-or-incorrect-credit-report… a consumer report such as a consumer’s accounts for a car loan, mortgage loan, or credit card. With all the enormous amounts of data … tier , making them more likely to be offered a lower auto loan interest rate. So how do you order your personal credit … -
NH 2022 Women Owned Business of the Year 'A Place to Grow'
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/nh-2022-women-owned-business-year-place-grow… of the pandemic, the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans were received and forgiven, and SBA Economic … -
Building a Great Reputation While Building a Business-2024
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/building-great-reputation-while-building-business-2024… website are very positive. Desmond received a COVID EIDL loan for $20,000, an Advance grant and a PPP loan, which has since been forgiven. He stated that those … -
SBA helps mechanic cycle into business
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-helps-mechanic-cycle-business… for working capital or any business-related expense. WCCED Loan Officer April Cacia said these loans are designed to … Kostyzak is one of her best clients. Kostyzak used the loan proceeds to add inventory in an industry boasting global … -
Credit inquiries: what you should know about hard and soft pulls
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John Martincic Engineers Award-Winning Company
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/john-martincic-engineers-award-winning-company… a small section.” Martincic not only used an SBA-backed loan to purchase the building but also the SBA’s COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to weather the pandemic and reward his hard-working … -
A clear path forward
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/clear-path-forward… Wilburn secured both an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan and an SBA Paycheck Protection Loan to keep his business on track and took advantage of the … -
Former SBA and IRS Employee Charged with Using Government Positions to Steal Millions from COVID Relief Programs
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/01/12/former-sba-irs-employee-charged-using-government-positions-steal-millions-covid-relief-programs… a fraudulent application for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, guaranteed by the SBA, for a business that was not operational. Third, Williams obtained a position as a loan officer with the SBA, enabling her to use her insider … of Inspector General COVID EIDL, Pandemic Oversight, PPP … -
Eye Center of Houston
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/eye-center-houston… today. With the help of Wallis Bank and a SBA 7(a) loan, Dr. Faheem was able to turn his vision into a reality by utilizing loan funds to purchase medical equipment and build-out a … -
Biden-Harris Administration Expands Access to Capital for Underserved Small Businesses Through Mission-Based Lenders
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/10/20/biden-harris-administration-expands-access-capital-underserved-small-businesses-through-mission… Business Lending Company (CA-SBLC) licenses in the 7(a) Loan Program ensures that mission lenders, like CDFIs, can … approved in the last sixty days. The Community Advantage Loan Pilot Program – originally launched during the … -
Fanestil Meats Accelerates Growth, Promoting 'Made in Kansas'
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/fanestil-meats-accelerates-growth-promoting-made-kansas… facility in October 2021 after obtaining SBA 7(a) and 504 loan financing. Dan Smoots complimented the assistance … said Smoots. The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding also helped keep the company’s 100 employees paid during the turbulent year. “The PPP funding allowed us to maintain our staff, invest in the … -
Never Quit, Never Quit, Never Quit
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/never-quit-never-quit-never-quit… bonding and past performance. Susan secured an SBA 504 loan, investing approximately $900,000 of her own equity, and … Athena Construction Group has utilized SBA guaranteed loan programs and joined the 8(a) business development … -
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 … funds were obtained through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which was established to provide …