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SBA Issues White Paper on its Size Standards Methodology
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/09/13/sba-issues-white-paper-its-size-standards-methodology… how it establishes, reviews, and modifies its small business size standards pursuant to the Small Business Act and related legislative guidelines. The white … early legislative history, and regulatory history of small business size standards Evaluation of industry structure, … -
Second White Paper: Risk Awareness and Lessons Learned from Audits and Inspections of Economic Injury Disaster Loans
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-20-12-second-white-paper-risk-awareness-lessons-learned-audits-inspections-economic-injury-disaster-loans… loans to businesses and nonprofits. Only a portion of the business and nonprofit loans for these hurricanes were EIDLs. … -
Should You Be Looking At New Franchise Opportunities?
https://www.sba.gov/blog/should-you-be-looking-new-franchise-opportunities… it’s not always a bed of roses. For example, the franchise business system may need work. Sometimes, a few tweaks here … and there are all that are needed to make the franchise business hum along. Just know that this tends to come with … system needs more than a tweak. If that happens, your business can take a nosedive as it can take quite a bit of … -
SBA Disaster Loans Remain available for Kentucky Counties recovering from Hurricane Helene
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/01/06/sba-disaster-loans-remain-available-kentucky-counties-recovering-hurricane-helene… from Hurricane Helene ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that federal disaster … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. The interest rate is 3.25%, with terms up to … applications is Aug. 26, 2025. ### About the U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business … -
Tropical Storm Ernesto Relief Still Available to Puerto Rico Nonprofits: Don’t Miss the Deadline to Apply!
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/01/14/tropical-storm-ernesto-relief-still-available-puerto-rico-nonprofits-dont-miss-deadline-apply… Don’t Miss the Deadline to Apply! ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. The interest rate is 3.25%, with terms up to … applications is Aug. 27, 2025. ### About the U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business … -
Adjusting the Lens
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/adjusting-lens… media mogul journey with help from an SBA-backed small business loan and makes it his mission to increase … graduating from Butler University, SBA Indiana 2024 Small Business Person of the Year and Indianapolis native DuJuan … Leadership Training (BLT) program, to learn the critical business elements of buying and selling broadcast properties. … -
LA 14703-01 SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Louisiana Private Nonprofit Organizations
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/apr/22/la-14703-01-sba-disaster-assistance-available-louisiana-private-nonprofit-organizations… Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). PNPs that provide essential … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to help … . Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
SBA Offers Relief to Kentucky Private Nonprofits Affected by May Storms
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/07/29/sba-offers-relief-kentucky-private-nonprofits-affected-may-storms… for public assistance issued July 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. Applicants may also be eligible for a loan … applications is April 22, 2026. ### About the U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business … -
Guidance on Using NAICS 2022 for Procurement
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/02/01/guidance-using-naics-2022-procurement… and awarding contracts until SBA updates its small business size standards to NAICS 2022, which SBA anticipates … SBA’s loan programs, SBA must update its ‘Table of Small Business Size Standards’ to NAICS 2022. This requires SBA … that is accomplished, the updated NAICS 2022 based small business size standards will replace the NAICS 2017 based … -
MD 14799 - SBA Announces Holiday Closing of Assistance Center in Maryland In Honor of Labor Day and Disaster Loan Deadline Approaching
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/sep/01/md-14799-sba-announces-holiday-closing-assistance-center-maryland-honor-labor-day-disaster-loan… Disaster Loan Deadline Approaching ATLANTA –The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that its Disaster … applications is May 10, 2017. ATLANTA –The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that its Disaster … -
When To Say No To A Franchise Opportunity
https://www.sba.gov/blog/when-say-no-franchise-opportunity… come easily. Big decisions like becoming the owner of a business are difficult ones to make. I’ve always said that … and ask them what they’ve heard about the franchise business closings. Maybe they knew a few of the franchisees … opportunity that may turn out to be a very short-term business . Here are a few examples * of franchise concepts … -
SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans Available in Wisconsin Due to Secretary of Agriculture Declaration of Drought
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/07/28/sba-working-capital-disaster-loans-available-wisconsin-due-secretary-agriculture-declaration-drought… Declaration of Drought ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic … recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible … . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
OK 14627-03 SBA Amends Disaster Declaration; Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in One Additional County
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/mar/18/ok-14627-03-sba-amends-disaster-declaration-disaster-assistance-now-available-private-nonprofit… Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). PNPs that provide essential … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to help … . Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans Available in Wisconsin Due to Secretary of Agriculture Declaration for Ongoing Drought
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/08/10/sba-working-capital-disaster-loans-available-wisconsin-due-secretary-agriculture-declaration-ongoing… Declaration for Ongoing Drought ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic … recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible … . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans Available in Illinois Due to Secretary of Agriculture Declaration for Ongoing Drought
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/08/11/sba-working-capital-disaster-loans-available-illinois-due-secretary-agriculture-declaration-ongoing… Declaration for Ongoing Drought ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic … recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible … . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
7 Types of Advertising That Don’t Cost an Arm and a Leg
https://www.sba.gov/blog/7-types-advertising-dont-cost-arm-leg… reaching over 6 million users annually, including Small Business Trends, a daily publication about small business issues, and BizSugar.com, a small business social media site. Read more about Anita Campbell … -
MO 15153-01 SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Missouri Private Nonprofit Organizations
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/jun/05/mo-15153-01-sba-disaster-assistance-available-missouri-private-nonprofit-organizations… announced Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to help … . Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
TX 14765-02 SBA Amends Disaster Declaration; Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in 26 Additional Counties
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jul/26/tx-14765-02-sba-amends-disaster-declaration-disaster-assistance-now-available-private-nonprofit… Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). PNPs that provide essential … real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to help … . Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, … -
SBA Working Capital Loans Available in Vermont for Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration for May 17-18 Freeze
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/08/01/sba-working-capital-loans-available-vermont-secretary-agriculture-disaster-declaration-may-17-18… for May 17-18 Freeze ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal … recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible … . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, …