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https://www.sba.gov/blog/mentorship-matters-small-businesses-across-america-demonstrated-sba-score-2022-results… providing more than 62,000 traditional loans through its 7(a), 504, and Microloan lending partners and over 1,200 … largest network of volunteer business mentors, represents a vast network of industry-specific experts from diverse …
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North Dakota's 2023 Small Business Persons of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/north-dakotas-2023-small-business-persons-year… North Dakota Small Business Persons of the Year following a statewide competition. The red-headed twin brothers grew up … working on farm equipment. Their grandpa would pay them “a penny a bolt” to salvage parts from old machines to help … in air seeders. Financed in part by an SBA-guaranteed loan, this addition to their business model helped them get … -
Testimony of SBA Inspector General Peggy E. Gustafson before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, June 16, 2011
https://www.sba.gov/article/2011/jun/16/testimony-sba-inspector-general-peggy-e-gustafson-senate-committee-small-business-entrepreneurship… fraud, abuse, and inefficiencies in SBA procurement and loan programs and regarding SBA OIG suggestions to Congress … -
Acting Inspector General Hannibal "Mike" Ware Statement for the Record before the Committee on Small Business
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Acting Inspector General Hannibal "Mike" Ware Statement for the Record before the Committee on Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/apr/18/acting-inspector-general-hannibal-mike-ware-statement-record-committee-small-business… "An Examination of the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loans to Poultry Farmers.” Release Date April 18, 2018 PDF … testimony Authoring Office Office of Inspector General 7(a), Credit/Capital … Acting Inspector General Hannibal … -
SBA NH Celebrates Pride Month with ‘603 Birch Realty- Concord'
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-nh-celebrates-pride-month-603-birch-realty-concord… Month with ‘603 Birch Realty- Concord' Pride Month is a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and their … the country, LGBTQ+ owned businesses generate more than $1.7 trillion dollars in US economic impact and support tens of … Bank to receive a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to help keep his workforce employed during the COVID-19 … -
SBA Highlights Expanded Role with FEMA in Updated National Disaster Recovery Framework
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/01/03/sba-highlights-expanded-role-fema-updated-national-disaster-recovery-framework… highlighted SBA’s expanded role with FEMA to build a unified framework that strengthens economic recovery coordination after a disaster. In FEMA’s updated National Disaster Recovery … recovery strategies. “Recovering and rebuilding after a disaster can be overwhelming for small business owners who … -
Entrepreneurs Invited to President Obama’s Final State of the Union Address
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River Music Experience Has a Mighty Big Impact on the Regional Economy
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/river-music-experience-has-mighty-big-impact-regional-economy… River Music Experience Has a Mighty Big Impact on the Regional Economy Tourism is a mighty big business along the Mississippi River. Popular … Thanks to an SBA-backed Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan and the incredible support of Northwest Bank & Trust, … -
SBA Awards $5 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-Entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/sep/28/sba-awards-5-million-prime-grants-help-emerging-micro-entrepreneurs-gain-access-capital… entrepreneurs across the United States are set to receive a combined $5 million in grants from the U.S. Small Business … mission-oriented, nonprofit lenders access to the SBA’s 7(a) loan guarantees to help small businesses that have outgrown … -
Is a Solid Supply Chain Crucial To Your Company's Success?
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jul/22/solid-supply-chain-crucial-your-companys-success… Is a Solid Supply Chain Crucial To Your Company's Success? … vulnerable to disruption when those supply chains fail. A recent study done by the Business Continuity Institute and … can protect against costly shutdowns by building a solid supply chain. Even if your company doesn’t rely on a … -
The Groundwork Laid by the Small Business Development Centers’ Critical Support in 2022 Will Contribute to U.S. Small Business Resilience and Prosperity in 2023
https://www.sba.gov/blog/groundwork-laid-small-business-development-centers-critical-support-2022-will-contribute-us-small… owners as American Dream architects. SBA programs provide a timely compass for making those dreams a reality and helping our U.S. small businesses navigate … providing more than 62,000 traditional loans through its 7(a) program, 504 program, and Microloan lending partners, … -
Family Really Matters
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/family-really-matters… in Dinwiddie County, VA. Their relationship evolved into a marriage between two people who care a great deal about family and community. In 2000, after … Services received a $500k SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). FamMat Services started with 20 employees, but … -
SBA’s 2025 New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year Dr. Tanya Lawson - Inbloom Health and Medispa - Londonderry
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sbas-2025-new-hampshire-small-business-person-year-dr-tanya-lawson-inbloom-health-medispa… of experience, Dr. Lawson has established herself as a leader in combining naturopathic principles with … in 2015, Dr. Lawson launched Inbloom Health + Medispa, a premier medical spa and boutique in Londonderry. Dr. … and adaptability. With the support of an SBA EIDL loan, she built a more resilient business, including … -
Webinar: Creating Evacuation & Shelter-In-Place Plans
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jul/28/webinar-creating-evacuation-shelter-place-plans-0… Plans Get Tips on Protecting Your Place of Business at a Free Webinar Hosted by SBA and Agility Recovery … the necessity for an increased focus on security as a vital aspect of business continuity. A crisis unfolding at or near your workplace could put your … -
READOUT: SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman visits Salt Lake City and Lehi, Utah
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/sep/20/readout-sba-administrator-isabella-casillas-guzman-visits-salt-lake-city-lehi-utah… in President Biden’s Cabinet, visited Salt Lake City for a series of small business visits, a business roundtable, and to keynote at the Small Business … and Lori expanded to brick and mortar by taking out an SBA loan and opening their first coffee shop, which they doubled … -
How to Build Business Credit on a Shoestring Budget
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-build-business-credit-shoestring-budget… How to Build Business Credit on a Shoestring Budget March 19, 2019 Many businesses start on a shoestring budget so it can be challenging to build the … Marco Carbajo SBA Blog Contributor Marco Carbajo is a business credit expert, author, speaker, and founder of the … -
5 reasons you need a business plan
https://www.sba.gov/blog/5-reasons-you-need-business-plan… 5 reasons you need a business plan December 10, 2018 If you are starting a small business, there is no shortage of advice on the steps … It is essential whether you need to secure a business loan or not. Keep in mind that the plan does not have to be … -
SVOG Spotlight: Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts
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SBA Proposes to Modify the Method for Calculating Annual Average Revenues for Small Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/feb/06/sba-proposes-modify-method-calculating-annual-average-revenues-small-businesses