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Family Really Matters
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/family-really-matters… in Dinwiddie County, VA. Their relationship evolved into a marriage between two people who care a great deal about family and community. In 2000, after … Services received a $500k SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). FamMat Services started with 20 employees, but … -
SBA Awards $5 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-Entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital
https://www.sba.gov/article/2018/sep/28/sba-awards-5-million-prime-grants-help-emerging-micro-entrepreneurs-gain-access-capital… entrepreneurs across the United States are set to receive a combined $5 million in grants from the U.S. Small Business … mission-oriented, nonprofit lenders access to the SBA’s 7(a) loan guarantees to help small businesses that have outgrown … -
Is a Solid Supply Chain Crucial To Your Company's Success?
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jul/22/solid-supply-chain-crucial-your-companys-success… Is a Solid Supply Chain Crucial To Your Company's Success? … vulnerable to disruption when those supply chains fail. A recent study done by the Business Continuity Institute and … can protect against costly shutdowns by building a solid supply chain. Even if your company doesn’t rely on a … -
The Groundwork Laid by the Small Business Development Centers’ Critical Support in 2022 Will Contribute to U.S. Small Business Resilience and Prosperity in 2023
https://www.sba.gov/blog/groundwork-laid-small-business-development-centers-critical-support-2022-will-contribute-us-small… owners as American Dream architects. SBA programs provide a timely compass for making those dreams a reality and helping our U.S. small businesses navigate … providing more than 62,000 traditional loans through its 7(a) program, 504 program, and Microloan lending partners, … -
SBA’s 2025 New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year Dr. Tanya Lawson - Inbloom Health and Medispa - Londonderry
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sbas-2025-new-hampshire-small-business-person-year-dr-tanya-lawson-inbloom-health-medispa… of experience, Dr. Lawson has established herself as a leader in combining naturopathic principles with … in 2015, Dr. Lawson launched Inbloom Health + Medispa, a premier medical spa and boutique in Londonderry. Dr. … and adaptability. With the support of an SBA EIDL loan, she built a more resilient business, including … -
Webinar: Creating Evacuation & Shelter-In-Place Plans
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jul/28/webinar-creating-evacuation-shelter-place-plans-0… Plans Get Tips on Protecting Your Place of Business at a Free Webinar Hosted by SBA and Agility Recovery … the necessity for an increased focus on security as a vital aspect of business continuity. A crisis unfolding at or near your workplace could put your … -
READOUT: SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman visits Salt Lake City and Lehi, Utah
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/sep/20/readout-sba-administrator-isabella-casillas-guzman-visits-salt-lake-city-lehi-utah… in President Biden’s Cabinet, visited Salt Lake City for a series of small business visits, a business roundtable, and to keynote at the Small Business … and Lori expanded to brick and mortar by taking out an SBA loan and opening their first coffee shop, which they doubled … -
How to Build Business Credit on a Shoestring Budget
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-build-business-credit-shoestring-budget… How to Build Business Credit on a Shoestring Budget March 19, 2019 Many businesses start on a shoestring budget so it can be challenging to build the … Marco Carbajo SBA Blog Contributor Marco Carbajo is a business credit expert, author, speaker, and founder of the … -
SBA Announces National Small Business Week 2026 Virtual Summit Agenda
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/04/27/sba-announces-national-small-business-week-2026-virtual-summit-agenda… National Small Business Week 2026 Virtual Summit, a free two-day online event that will take place May 5-6. The … Start Smart, Stay Smart: The New Rules for Starting a Business – Presented by America’s SBDC Video 101 for Small … First – Presented by SBA Becoming Bankable: What Makes You a “Triple Threat" for Loans, Deposits, and Growth – Presented … -
SVOG Spotlight: Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/svog-spotlight-massachusetts-international-festival-arts… Arts Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts is a nonprofit arts organization based in Holyoke MA. Started … Artistic Director Don Sanders leads MIFA, which has been a catalyst in providing an outlet to young people interested … by the state. The first lifeline came from an SBA EIDL loan of $150,000 in August of 2020 which provided the support … -
SBA Proposes to Modify the Method for Calculating Annual Average Revenues for Small Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/feb/06/sba-proposes-modify-method-calculating-annual-average-revenues-small-businesses… – The U.S. Small Business Administration today published a proposed rule to modify its method for calculating annual … on the calculation of annual average revenues from a three-year averaging period to a five-year averaging … business size status for federal procurement and SBA’s loan programs. However, the change may also cause some small … -
PPP Funding Paired with SBA Emerging Leader Experience Helps Air Quality Engineering, Inc. Pivot to Meet Navy Needs
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5 reasons you need a business plan
https://www.sba.gov/blog/5-reasons-you-need-business-plan… 5 reasons you need a business plan December 10, 2018 If you are starting a small business, there is no shortage of advice on the steps … It is essential whether you need to secure a business loan or not. Keep in mind that the plan does not have to be … If you are starting a small business, there is no shortage of advice on the steps … -
From Cleaning Homes to Helping Employees Purchase Them
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/cleaning-homes-helping-employees-purchase-them… Purchase Them CEO Elena Ledoux was an Uzbek immigrant, a mother of two boys and an attorney who practiced civil litigation for over a decade in Honolulu, Hawaii before retiring and moving her … NSCD assisted Superb Maids in receiving an $85,000 SBA 504 Loan. Superb Maids is now a leading Las Vegas residential … -
Are You Ready to Lead Your Company Through a Crisis?
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jun/09/are-you-ready-lead-your-company-through-crisis… Are You Ready to Lead Your Company Through a Crisis? WASHINGTON – Emergency responders are trained to … decisions that will protect people and save lives when a natural or man-made disaster occurs. This is a skill that comes in handy for anyone running a small … -
U.S. Small Business Administration to Host 10th Annual National Veterans Small Business Week Oct. 30 – Nov. 3
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/08/24/us-small-business-administration-host-10th-annual-national-veterans-small-business-week-oct-30-nov-3… Week, but America’s veteran entrepreneurs have made a difference for our communities and nation’s economy for … Isabella Casillas Guzman . “Supporting veterans is a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and this week … the federal marketplace. In June, the SBA modernized its loan program , an active approach to improve and expand … -
Zoet Beauty Supply
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/zoet-beauty-supply… Zoet Beauty Supply in metro Atlanta. The ladies both have a background in business and always wanted to become entrepreneurs to provide a platform to help their community and create financial … people feel beautiful and empowered from the inside out. A second location opened at The New Black Wall Street in … -
Defendants Charged In Over $200 Million Water Vending Machine Ponzi Scheme and Related Investment Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/14/defendants-charged-over-200-million-water-vending-machine-ponzi-scheme-related-investment-fraud… The second, Superseding Indictment charges JORDAN CHIRICO, a former fund portfolio manager and investment adviser, with … Station, holding a joint venture partnership worth over $7 million. When Water Station needed a capital infusion, the … of dollars that WEAR and Water Station owed CHIRICO in loan and note repayments. By summer of 2023, CHIRICO learned … -
Vet Uses COVID EIDL, PPP and other SBA Programs to Survive and Grow
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/vet-uses-covid-eidl-ppp-other-sba-programs-survive-grow… on the Ft. Knox Army Base. He learned how best to start a small business and sought guidance from an SBDC counselor … plan and started Universal Spartan, LLC. The company is a one-stop federal government product sourcing solution for … Spartan obtained a PPP First and Second Draw Forgivable Loan, an EIDL and EIDL Advance grant to survive the pandemic …