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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 … -
READOUT: Administrator Guzman Joined Reps. Horsford and Titus in Las Vegas to Meet with Local Small Business Leaders and Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/may/26/readout-administrator-guzman-joined-reps-horsford-titus-las-vegas-meet-local-small-business-leaders… that benefitted from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Administrator Guzman met with Andrea Vigil, COO of … able to utilize two PPP loans, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), and skills learned through the SBA’s Emerging … -
Credit inquiries: what you should know about hard and soft pulls
https://www.sba.gov/blog/credit-inquiries-what-you-should-know-about-hard-soft-pulls… However, when you decide to go “rate shopping” for an auto loan or mortgage there is a built-in allowance for interest … credit scoring models treat multiple inquiries for an auto loan or mortgage within a 30-day window as a single hard … lenders and/or card issuers that you currently have a loan or line of credit with. This is typical during account … -
Mission-Driven Café Gets Support from SBA to Continue Serving
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/mission-driven-cafe-gets-support-sba-continue-serving… young children. Claire turned to her bank for a business loan to help with unforeseen construction expenses but was … point for Claire’s business, she used the microloan loan for business expansion and working capital that helped … Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds to keep her entire staff on payroll, while … -
SBA Announces Plan to Open Supplemental Grants for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Applicants
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/aug/11/sba-announces-plan-open-supplemental-grants-shuttered-venue-operators-grant-applicants… for supplemental SVOGs for 50% of the original award amount, capped at a total of $10 million (initial and … equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue up to a maximum amount of $10 million for a single grant. ### About the … -
Air Force Veteran on a mission to revolutionize how art is displayed
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/air-force-veteran-mission-revolutionize-how-art-displayed… larger 7,500 square foot warehouse in 2012 with a SBA 7(a) loan through INTRUST Bank . When his lease contract at the … Currently, wholesale revenues contribute the largest amount to Maida’s bottom line, followed by corporate sales … the market. SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan helped Maida keep his employees on the payroll. “The SBA … -
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 … -
SBA Administrator Announces New Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Milestone: Supplemental Awards Begin
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/sep/24/sba-administrator-announces-new-shuttered-venue-operators-grant-milestone-supplemental-awards-begin… added, “To run a venue of this size there is a tremendous amount of overhead. Without the SVOG, we would not know where … SVOG awardees. Applicants can choose to apply for any amount up to 50% of their original SVOG amount, with a $10 million cap of the initial and … -
SBA Awards $5 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/sep/08/sba-awards-5-million-prime-grants-help-emerging-micro-entrepreneurs-gain-access-capital… nonprofit lenders access to the SBA’s 7(a) loan guarantees to help small businesses that have outgrown … – FISCAL YEAR 2017 Grantee Name State Track # Award Amount UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE AK 1 $97,774 … -
PPP Profile - Newton Specialty Retailer Capitalizes on Pet Industry Trends
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/ppp-profile-newton-specialty-retailer-capitalizes-pet-industry-trends… its doors last December with the help of an SBA-guaranteed loan. The business got off on the right foot until the … needs. Thanks to an SBA-backed Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) through US Bank, Earthwise Pet returned to normal … with SBA making six months of payments on its existing SBA loan under the federal agency’s Cares Act Debt Relief … -
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 … -
SBA Opens Supplemental Grant Applications for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Awardees
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/aug/27/sba-opens-supplemental-grant-applications-shuttered-venue-operators-grant-awardees… Supplemental award applicants can choose to apply for any amount up to 50% of their original SVOG amount, with a $10 million cap of the initial and … equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue up to a maximum amount of $10 million for a single grant. ### About the … -
Spika Design & Manufacturing Advances Rural Manufacturing and Community Impact
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/spika-design-manufacturing-advances-rural-manufacturing-community-impact… Spika Design & Manufacturing utilized an SBA 504 loan to refinance debt and expand its facility, allowing them … have supported our growth without the SBA guarantee. That loan gave us the ability to continue expanding." - Katie … customers across the country. For more information on SBA loan programs and resources, visit SBA.gov … -
SBA Recovery Programs Allow This Business to Keep On Cookin’ Through Pandemic
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-recovery-programs-allow-business-keep-cookin-through-pandemic… The Hunters received an SBA COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to catch up on past-due bills for utilities, … also successfully applied for a PPP First and Second Draw Loan, which helped tremendously with payroll and affiliated … educational seminars and webinars, assisting with loan applications, marketing, pandemic recovery and more. … -
Entrepreneurs Look at Obstacles as Child’s Play - How this Small Business Pivoted from COVID-19 with SBA Help
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/entrepreneurs-look-obstacles-childs-play-how-small-business-pivoted-covid-19-sba-help… Courses. “Initially we were going to take out a massive loan to have our obstacles professionally designed and … the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan, and the business counseling services from the New … -
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 … -
Taylor Chip finds sweet success with SBA’s technical and pandemic assistance programs
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/taylor-chip-finds-sweet-success-sbas-technical-pandemic-assistance-programs… Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) that helped them keep their employees on payroll … Pennsylvania Director. “We are proud our SBA emergency loan programs helped their business during the pandemic.” … -
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 …