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Big Sky Country Has a Big Winner: SBA’s 2022 National Exporter of the Year is Glacier Hops Ranch
https://www.sba.gov/blog/big-sky-country-has-big-winner-sbas-2022-national-exporter-year-glacier-hops-ranch… Big Sky Country Has a Big Winner: SBA’s 2022 National Exporter of the Year is … ten years ago as the state’s first commercial hops farm in a modest 392-square foot office. Since then, he has expanded … through SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)and 7(a) loans. For these reasons, it is my distinct pleasure to … -
rockITdata shoots for success with SBA’s pandemic programs
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/rockitdata-shoots-success-sbas-pandemic-programs… (Marlie) Andersch is the founder/CEO of rockITdata, a remote company headquartered in Philadelphia. Founded in … and has developed their own proprietary contact center as a service (CCaaS) solution, rockITCX. The company's … SBA’s emergency capital Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. After 2020, the company saw a 280% increase in revenue … -
Administrator Loeffler Applauds Signature of Investing in All of America Act
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/05/21/administrator-loeffler-applauds-signature-investing-all-america-act… small business owners and workers.” The SBIC program is a zero-subsidy public-private partnership that supports … small businesses. In FY2025, the SBIC program achieved a record $53 billion in combined private capital and SBA … SBA capital comes in the form of a government-guaranteed loan to the fund to match privately raised capital. The … -
SBA NH Recognizes SBA Legacy Business W.S. Badger Company, Inc.
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-nh-recognizes-sba-legacy-business-ws-badger-company-inc… Back in the mid-1990s, founder Bill Whyte worked as a carpenter. He worked hard, and so did his hands. They would … they started with the help of SCORE; they utilized SBA 7(a) and 504 loans to start, grow, and expand; and they … Program (PPP) and Covid Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to maintain their employees and operations … -
TWB Cleaning Contractors shine with SBA’s technical and pandemic assistance programs
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/twb-cleaning-contractors-shine-sbas-technical-pandemic-assistance-programs… Contractors is certified by the City of Philadelphia as a minority and woman-owned business enterprise. The company … Contractors provides public space cleaning services 7 days per week for approximately 21 commercial corridors in … and received an SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and an SBA COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to … -
SBA Administrator Guzman Announces 17 New Women’s Business Centers
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/03/29/sba-administrator-guzman-announces-17-new-womens-business-centers… “Under the Biden-Harris Administration, we have seen a historic Small Business Boom, with women, especially women … Under the Biden-Harris Administration, America is enjoying a historic Small Business Boom with more than 16.8 million … loans to women-owned businesses are up 70 percent. Total loan dollars to women-owned businesses are up 61 percent, … -
What Your Life Will Look Like As A Franchisee
https://www.sba.gov/blog/what-your-life-will-look-franchisee… What Your Life Will Look Like As A Franchisee January 24, 2017 You’ve decided to become a franchisee. Now that you’ve made that decision, you should … fee, signed your franchise agreement, secured your loan and have gone through formal training at headquarters, … -
Latina-Owned Business Thriving in the Permian Basin
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/latina-owned-business-thriving-permian-basin… orofacial, and articulation disorders. Tanya holds a certificate of Clinical Competence from the American … 17 counties. In 2018 the practice overflowed into a neighboring suite in the same building to accommodate new … 2021, they were approved for a 1.2-million-dollar SBA 504 loan to begin constructing four new state-of-the-art 5,000 … -
SBA Orders Lenders to End Practice of Debanking
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/26/sba-orders-lenders-end-practice-debanking… Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) sent a letter to its network of over 5,000 lenders instructing … causes. Under the Biden Administration, the SBA advanced loan programs to favor private sector lending toward “green … of a statutory or regulatory requirement under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) or any … -
From Judge Advocate General’s Corps to Chocolatier with SBA 7(a) and 504 Financing
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/judge-advocate-generals-corps-chocolatier-sba-7a-and-504-financing… From Judge Advocate General’s Corps to Chocolatier with SBA 7(a) and 504 Financing In 1970, after completing his military … from Banco Santander Puerto Rico under the SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guaranty program. With the proceeds, he remodeled the … From Judge Advocate General’s Corps to Chocolatier with SBA 7(a) and 504 Financing … -
SBA Focuses on Recovery, Adaptation, and Innovation During National Small Business Week (Sept. 22-24)
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-focuses-recovery-adaptation-innovation-during-national-small-business-week-sept-22-24… Read more about U.S. Small Business Administration As a veteran entrepreneur who has carved a niche for himself in software development and Information … In 2016, Appddiction Studio received an SBA-guaranteed loan. From 2017 to 2018, the company experienced a 254% … -
Fraud Division Announces Federal–State Partnership in Ohio to Prosecute Fraud
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Des Moines' HoQ Restaurant Rebounds from COVID-19 Shutdown
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/des-moines-hoq-restaurant-rebounds-covid-19-shutdown… Restaurant Rebounds from COVID-19 Shutdown Suman Hoque is a pioneer in Des Moines’ farm to table restaurant scene. His … the SBA making six months of payments on his existing SBA 7(a) loan through Northwest Bank. An SBA-backed PPP loan through … -
SBA Resources to Help Women Entrepreneurs Start and Grow Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-02/sba-resources-help-women-entrepreneurs-start-grow-businesses… face unique challenges when starting and growing a business, and WBCs are there to help navigate those … with other organizations around the country to provide a multitude of tailored services. SCORE connects … funding options by reducing lender risk through its loan programs . Use the Lender Match tool to search for … -
SBA helps people with disabilities access the American Dream
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-helps-people-disabilities-access-american-dream… the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – a landmark piece of legislation signed into law on July 26, … the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act – a landmark piece of legislation signed into law on July 26, … Right now, the national unemployment rate is just 3.7% -- nearly the lowest in the past 50 years. Small … -
Maine 2024 Small Business Person of the Year, Matt Polstein, New England Outdoor Center
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/maine-2024-small-business-person-year-matt-polstein-new-england-outdoor-center… only see Maine as the place to visit the coast and get a lobster roll, Mainers and fellow New Englanders know that … state also has some of the best outdoor activities just a short drive inland. Matt Polstein certainly knew that and … all of the plans he had put on hold since 2008. With a 7a loan from Katahdin Trust in 2021, New England Outdoor Center … -
Small businesses are the heart of our communities
https://www.sba.gov/blog/small-businesses-are-heart-our-communities… our communities February 14, 2018 February 14 celebrates a day of love and commitment. It’s not only Valentine’s Day – … the business in 2015 with the help of an SBA-guaranteed loan that helped them renovate an old warehouse in an … business, and right now demand for the SBA’s signature 7(a) loans is high – lending the first fiscal quarter of this … -
Veteran-Owned Builder Lamont Davis Backed by the SBA Completes a Construction Comeback Story
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/veteran-owned-builder-lamont-davis-backed-sba-completes-construction-comeback-story… Builder Lamont Davis Backed by the SBA Completes a Construction Comeback Story 7(a) lending supported growth, while COVID-relief programs … supported a major comeback Davis utilized the SBA Express Loan program and the SBA Business Line of Credit to fund the … Builder Lamont Davis Backed by the SBA Completes a Construction Comeback Story … -
Prepare Your Small Business for Winter Weather
https://www.sba.gov/blog/prepare-your-small-business-winter-weather… marketing strategies for the winter holidays. It is also a crucial time to make sure you have a plan in place if severe winter weather strikes. Snow, ice, … estimated 25 percent of businesses don’t open again after a major disaster, according to the Institute for Business and …