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Against All Odds, Selma Business Owner Finds Success through Perseverance and is Nationally Recognized as the SBA 2023 Alabama Small Business of the Year

… take advantage of SBA’s COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan and keep his business operating. Additionally, his …

Success Story Last updated June 5, 2023
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/against-all-odds-selma-business-owner-finds-success-through-perseverance-nationally-recognized-sba
5 Tips to Get Bonded Contracts for Your Business: What Small Business Owners Need to Know

… surety agent is advising you to do or not do something, pay attention. Your agent is your advocate and deals with …

Blog Post Last updated May 31, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/blog/5-tips-get-bonded-contracts-your-business-what-small-business-owners-need-know
Check Your Business KPIs Before The Holiday Season Starts

… to receive in the next 30 days and which you expect to pay, you'll have some warning if there's a shortage ahead. …

Blog Post Last updated May 7, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/check-your-business-kpis-holiday-season-starts
How Auto-fulfillment Can Make Your Business More Efficient

Blog Post Last updated February 28, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-auto-fulfillment-can-make-your-business-more-efficient
SBA Administrator Guzman Announces the Addition of Five New Regional Innovation Clusters

… $300,000 each, for a total of $1.5M that can be used to pay for events, conferences, booths, webinars, salaries, and …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/nov/06/sba-administrator-guzman-announces-addition-five-new-regional-innovation-clusters
WEDNESDAY: Obama Cabinet Member for Small Business & Milwaukee Mayor to Unveil City’s “Startup in a Day” Platform

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/sep/12/wednesday-obama-cabinet-member-small-business-milwaukee-mayor-unveil-citys-startup-day-platform-0
THURSDAY: SBA Administrator to Visit Columbus for Small Business Tour & Deliver Remarks at Local Digital Alliance Event

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/apr/06/thursday-sba-administrator-visit-columbus-small-business-tour-deliver-remarks-local-digital-alliance
SBA Awards $5 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/sep/08/sba-awards-5-million-prime-grants-help-emerging-micro-entrepreneurs-gain-access-capital
JMLM Restaurants Recipe for Success with Support from SBA

Success Story Last updated July 22, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/jmlm-restaurants-recipe-success-support-sba
With the Help of the SBA, Women Entrepreneurs Are Accelerating the Small Business Boom

Blog Post Last updated July 23, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2024/2024-07/help-sba-women-entrepreneurs-are-accelerating-small-business-boom
SBA Celebrates Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year

Success Story Last updated April 8, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-celebrates-minnesota-small-business-person-year
Boots to Business Trains 50,000 Veteran Entrepreneurs

… assistance from his local VBOC to secure an SBA backed loan to start a brewing company with his wife, Kerry. …

Blog Post Last updated May 8, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/boots-business-trains-50000-veteran-entrepreneurs
Why SBA Loves Small Businesses: A Valentine’s Day ‘Thank You’ to Our Nation’s Business Owners

Blog Post Last updated February 14, 2020
https://www.sba.gov/blog/why-sba-loves-small-businesses-valentines-day-thank-you-our-nations-business-owners
How Long Does It Take to Start a Franchise?

… One popular way to finance a franchise is with an SBA loan . 5. Legalities There are a lot of legalities involved …

Blog Post Last updated May 8, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-long-does-it-take-start-franchise
SBA Awards Timothy Porter of Appddiction Studio, LLC of Texas as 2020 Small Business Person of the Year

… and methodologies. In 2016, the company received an SBA loan that was paid in full within two years. From 2017 to …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/sep/22/sba-awards-timothy-porter-appddiction-studio-llc-texas-2020-small-business-person-year
SBA’s 2023 New Hampshire Woman-Owned Business of the Year

… obtaining financing to purchase a building with an SBA 504 loan through Granite State Economic Development Corp and …

Success Story Last updated April 19, 2023
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sbas-2023-new-hampshire-woman-owned-business-year
Racine Entrepreneur Grows CoveredCare by Mentoring Others and Learning through SBA Women’s Business Center

Success Story Last updated October 25, 2022
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/racine-entrepreneur-grows-coveredcare-mentoring-others-and-learning-through-sba
The Right Move at the Right Time

… connected Yadav with a local CDC for an SBA -backed 504 loan which he used to purchase, improve, and build a new …

Success Story Last updated July 2, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/right-move-right-time
RapiFast

Success Story Last updated March 25, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/rapifast
SBA Funding Helped this Seattle Business Transfer Ownership and Continue to Grow

… Debbie recalls. In 2010, by utilizing the SBA 7(a) Loan Guaranty program, Debbie was able to become the new …

Success Story Last updated August 14, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-funding-helped-seattle-business-transfer-ownership-continue-grow