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https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-reaffirms-its-dedication-growth-black-owned-business-community… financing, the SBA reduces lender risk through its loan programs . SBA-guaranteed loans carry competitive terms …
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SBA’s 2024 Regional Exporters of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-03/sbas-2024-regional-exporters-year… that used Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) assistance and loan forgiveness provided by the SBA. Mid-Atlantic Region: … supplying Drain Carrier that received SBA Small Business Loan in 2017. Pacific Northwest Region: Morgan … -
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 … -
Preparing to Pivot a Generational Family Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/preparing-pivot-generational-family-business… Grant along with the $150K Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Frank made sure to secure the funding which ended up … debt capital from the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan next to help pay for the masonry work that needed to get … -
SBA Finalizes SBIC Reforms to Fuel Private Investment in Critical Industries
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/01/14/sba-finalizes-sbic-reforms-fuel-private-investment-critical-industries… 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 … -
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… self-assessments, visit the Ascent website . Funding: SBA loan programs can help women entrepreneurs start and sustain growth. The loan programs reduce lender risk, making them ideal for … -
SBA Awards Illinois Entrepreneur as 2018 National Small Business Person of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/may/03/sba-awards-illinois-entrepreneur-2018-national-small-business-person-year… she applied for and was approved for an SBA-backed 7(a) loan that provided the capital she needed to expand her … taught by SBA, and a $4.8 million SBA international trade loan to build a 35-mile high-capacity fiber ring around … -
Why Veterans Are Well-Suited to Become Business Owners—And the Lessons You Can Learn from Them
https://www.sba.gov/blog/why-veterans-are-well-suited-become-business-owners-lessons-you-can-learn-them… Robert Irvine Entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. The average worker bee might complain about their lousy boss or … its menu and costs, and exponentially increasing the amount of inventory it’s required to keep. Outside of the … -
Part 2 - How to Prepare for a Trade Show and Justify Your Budget
https://www.sba.gov/blog/part-2-how-prepare-trade-show-justify-your-budget… of exhibit staff or adequacy of staffing. Measure the average number of visitors per salesperson per hour. About ten visitors per salesperson per hour is average. If you don't write this information down immediately … -
5 Things to Know About Your Balance Sheet
https://www.sba.gov/blog/5-things-know-about-your-balance-sheet… statement. For example, when applying for an SBA 7(a) loan over $350,000, a balance sheet is required. Investors … -
SBDC Helps Gourmet Cookie Company Out of a Sticky Situation and Into a New and Bigger Production Facility
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sbdc-helps-gourmet-cookie-company-out-sticky-situation-and-new-and-bigger-production… $1,655,000 in financing, including an SBA backed 7(a) loan for $660,000 through Readycap Lending, LLC, to purchase the building, and a 7(a) SBA Express loan for $120,500 through Banner Bank to assist with cash … -
Tumwater Woodworking Business Utilizes SBA Services to Overcome Obstacles
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/tumwater-woodworking-business-utilizes-sba-services-overcome-obstacles… turned to SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) which provided the capital he needed to retain … -
Statement by Administrator Guzman Applauding Biden-Harris Administration’s Whole of Government Approach to Strengthen America’s Supply Chains
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/feb/24/statement-administrator-guzman-applauding-biden-harris-administrations-whole-government-approach… support for manufacturers: Provided $4.5 billion in loan guarantees to 4,868 small manufacturers in calendar year … -
Florida Small Business Wins SBA’s 2018 Exporter of the Year Award
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/apr/19/florida-small-business-wins-sbas-2018-exporter-year-award… of all exporters are small businesses. The SBA’s export loan programs help American small businesses reach customers … -
Community Navigators in Native Communities
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Why Bother with Financial Forecasts
https://www.sba.gov/blog/why-bother-financial-forecasts… sales in dollars compared to tracking sales in units and average price per unit. The latter gives you better … -
Training the Staff You Envision
https://www.sba.gov/blog/training-staff-you-envision… credit related to the wages paid to the apprentice. The amount of the credit varies with the applicable targeted … education is job-related, there’s no cap on the tax-free amount. It’s treated as a “working condition fringe benefit.” … -
The Big Impact If Small Businesses Would Export
https://www.sba.gov/blog/big-impact-if-small-businesses-would-export… sales, employ more people, pay higher wages, and are, on average, more productive than firms that do not export . And, … to enhance export development; the International Trade Loan that assists entry or expansion into international … -
5 Ways to Kickstart Your Small Business This National Entrepreneurship Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/5-ways-kickstart-your-small-business-national-entrepreneurship-month… through bootstrapping, crowdfunding or a small business loan. SBA will work with you to prepare for the loan application process, and the Lender Match tool can … -
Closing the Door on a Dream Opens the Doors to Many More in Oregon
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/closing-door-dream-opens-doors-many-more-oregon