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How to Know When to Change Your Business Plan

… is founder and Chairman of Palo Alto Software and bplans.com. He has an MBA from Stanford, has been married 46 years, and is a father of … on Twitter as @Timberry, and blogging at timberry.bplans.com. Read more about Tim Berry Sometimes you need to stick to …

Blog Post Last updated May 31, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-know-when-change-your-business-plan
Financing Your Expanding Business with the SBA

… you have on the books, you can consider a variety of loans from the SBA. Prior to applying for any loans, take the time …

Blog Post Last updated May 31, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/blog/financing-your-expanding-business-sba
Email Marketing Basics for Small Business

… of emails. Subscribers may have their reason for removal from your list and to capture their explanation, add a …

Blog Post Last updated May 8, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/email-marketing-basics-small-business
How to do a Practical Lean Business Plan in Four Easy Steps

… is founder and Chairman of Palo Alto Software and bplans.com. He has an MBA from Stanford, has been married 46 years, and is a father of … on Twitter as @Timberry, and blogging at timberry.bplans.com. Read more about Tim Berry One of the most common reasons …

Blog Post Last updated May 31, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-do-practical-lean-business-plan-four-easy-steps
May is World Trade Month

… Trade Week, and since then, the celebration has grown from a single week to include the whole month of May. As the …

Blog Post Last updated May 14, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/may-world-trade-month-0
Women in Federal Contracting: Competing, Winning, and Thriving

… the summer of 2020, the WOSB Program will be transitioning from a small business self-certification to a new formal …

Blog Post Last updated May 10, 2022
https://www.sba.gov/blog/women-federal-contracting-competing-winning-thriving
SME Counselors Stand Up North American Small Business Counseling Network Pilot

… Agreement (USMCA). The U.S. network of counselors comes from SBA’s SBDC’s, Women’s Business Centers, the technical …

Blog Post Last updated May 10, 2021
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sme-counselors-stand-north-american-small-business-counseling-network-pilot
SBA Obtains $256K Judgment Against Fraudulent Medico

… found that when Enrico applied for an SBA-guaranteed loan from PNC bank, he failed to mention that CIT Financial was …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/may/16/sba-obtains-256k-judgment-against-fraudulent-medico
Statement of Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, U.S. Small Business Administration, Before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workfor

… be preventing or impairing the federal oversight workforce from effectively carrying out its mandate within its …

Article Last updated August 3, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2013/nov/19/statement-peggy-e-gustafson-inspector-general-us-small-business-administration-us-senate-committee
Acting Inspector General Hannibal "Mike" Ware Statement for the Record before the Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

… and Workforce. The hearing was titled, “Learning from History: Ideas to Strengthen and Modernize the HUBZone …

Article Last updated August 3, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/mar/02/acting-inspector-general-hannibal-mike-ware-statement-record-committee-small-business-subcommittee
TX 16149-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Texas Businesses and Residents Affected by Tropical Storm Imelda

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/oct/04/tx-16149-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-texas-businesses-residents-affected-tropical-storm-imelda
TX 16043-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Texas Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/jul/17/tx-16043-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-texas-businesses-residents-affected-severe-storms-flooding
AR 15982-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Arkansas Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/jun/08/ar-15982-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-arkansas-businesses-residents-affected-severe-storms-flooding
OK 15973-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Oklahoma Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/jun/02/ok-15973-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-oklahoma-businesses-residents-affected-severe-storms-straight
IA 15898-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Iowa Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/mar/25/ia-15898-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-iowa-businesses-residents-affected-severe-storms-flooding
NE 15896-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Nebraska Businesses and Residents Affected by the Severe Winter Storm, Straight line Winds and Flooding

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/mar/21/ne-15896-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-nebraska-businesses-residents-affected-severe-winter-storm
AK 15859-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Alaska Businesses and Residents Affected by the Earthquake

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/jan/31/ak-15859-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-alaska-businesses-residents-affected-earthquake
CA 15798-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist California Businesses and Residents Affected by the Wildfires

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 6, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/nov/13/ca-15798-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-california-businesses-residents-affected-wildfires
MP 15707-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Businesses and Residents Affected by Typhoon Mangkhut

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 7, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/oct/02/mp-15707-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-businesses-residents
CA 15622-01 SBA Stands Ready to Assist California Businesses and Residents Affected by the Wildfires and High Winds

… prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small …

Article Last updated January 7, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/aug/06/ca-15622-01-sba-stands-ready-assist-california-businesses-residents-affected-wildfires-high-winds