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SBA Administrator Linda McMahon Appoints Mary Anne Bradfield as Chief of Staff
https://www.sba.gov/article/2017/feb/27/sba-administrator-linda-mcmahon-appoints-mary-anne-bradfield-chief-staff… development, public and congressional relations, and program implementation, as well as policy expertise in … said Bradfield. Bradfield returns to SBA after serving in a senior program development role at ADS Corporation … created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012 has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, … -
SBA Awards $8 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Micro Entrepreneurs Grow their Businesses and Create Jobs
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/jul/25/sba-awards-8-million-prime-grants-help-micro-entrepreneurs-grow-their-businesses-create-jobs… and grow their businesses. The grants, delivered under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME), also … Last year, SBA funded 58 grants in 32 states on a highly competitive basis. This year, SBA received 215 applications. A total of 92 grants were awarded this year to 57 second-year … -
U.S. Small Business Administration Announces First-Ever Season of Small Business Campaign
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/12/05/us-small-business-administration-announces-first-ever-season-small-business-campaign… President Biden’s leadership, there has been a small business boom with more than 14.6 million new … neighborhoods vibrant.” The Season of Small Business is a new, SBA-led campaign designed to drive Americans to shop … To learn more about the SBA’s loan programs, financial assistance, and other services, … -
Backpacking for Entrepreneurial Success
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/backpacking-entrepreneurial-success… Backpacking for Entrepreneurial Success Being a lifelong outdoor enthusiast and nutritionist, Heather Kelly identified a need for high-quality backpacking food in Alaska and … Heather’s Choice grows, Kelly is also considering an SBA loan to help buy the business its own commercial kitchen to … -
Franchisor Certification
https://www.sba.gov/document/sba-form-2463-franchisor-certification… franchise agreement2was reviewed by SBA and (2) a franchisee applying for SBA financial assistance is or will be operating under a version of the Franchisor’s franchise agreement (the … this Certification for the purpose of determining size eligibility of the Franchisee for SBA financial assistance. … -
Independent Auditor's Report on SBA's FY 2017 Financial Statements
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-18-03-independent-auditors-report-sbas-fy-2017-financial-statements… were no material weaknesses in internal control; there is a significant deficiency related to monitoring controls over the Secondary Market Guaranty Program; there is also a significant deficiency related to SBA’s information … -
Audit Report 14-10: The SBA Did Not Follow Regulations and Guidance in the Acquisition of the OneTrack System
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2023 Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/2023-arkansas-small-business-person-year… when working for other firms he felt he could be making a larger impact. While completing a large project for an … firm, Sean and his crews were working extremely long hours 7 days a week. At this point, Sean felt that the conditions … Graylee has been a member of the 8(a) Business Development program since 2020, which has helped the firm flourish in the … -
SBA Administrator Guzman Travels to Nebraska for Tribal Small Business Meetings, Hispanic Heritage Month
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/09/26/sba-administrator-guzman-travels-nebraska-tribal-small-business-meetings-hispanic-heritage-month… Guzman celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in Omaha with a visit to Elevator Co-Warehousing + Community, a local Latino- and woman-owned small business that provides … SBA’s Tribal College Small Business Achievement (TCSBA) program and learn how the TCSBA grant is helping empower … -
SBIC Licensee Financial Statements and Investment Performance
https://www.sba.gov/document/sba-form-468-sbic-licensee-financial-statements-investment-performance… required to monitor and examine the SBIC from both a financial and regulatory perspective. SBA form 468 The … 107.630. The information submitted to SBA is used on a routine basis exclusively by authorized officials. While … of information that supports the functions of the SBIC program, additional uses may be made in accordance with SBA … -
Variety is the Spice of Life
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/variety-spice-life… Montana. After graduating in 1999, he spent some time as a musician touring around playing music, then got his first … working for Big Sky Brewing in Missoula. After over a decade working for Big Sky Brewing, Millar was having … space), the bank recommended getting an SBA guaranteed loan to mitigate some of the risk. This proved to be a great … -
Sons of Liberty - A Revolutionary Spirit
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sons-liberty-revolutionary-spirit… Sons of Liberty - A Revolutionary Spirit In 2009, Mike Reppucci decided to … to the creation of many products that would, in less than a decade, be considered some of the world’s best. Sons of … Since Repucci opened the doors he has demonstrated a level of excellence rarely achieved in any profession. The … -
SBA Kicks Off World Trade Month with Webinars to Help Businesses Go Global
https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/may/24/sba-kicks-world-trade-month-webinars-help-businesses-go-global… Administration (SBA) will conduct and participate in a series of four webinars aimed at helping participants gain … power are located outside the United States. Trade can be a business strategy for survival and rebirth. Small … EDT Description: Gain insight on shipment and payment in a virtual environment from a global logistics service … -
Appendix 14: Accounting Standards and Financial Reporting Requirements for SBICs
https://www.sba.gov/document/policy-guidance--appendix-14-accounting-standards-financial-reporting-requirements-sbics… audits of SBICs. This appendix is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of all accounting and auditing … those topics that are particularly relevant to the SBIC program and which may involve the application of specialized … -
SBA’s IT Investment Governance Framework
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-24-10-sbas-it-investment-governance-framework… investments. These issues require immediate attention as a strong IT governance framework enables the agency to … -
SBA Beats Goal for Small Business Awards: $120Bn To America's Small Businesses
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/jul/02/sba-beats-goal-small-business-awards-120bn-americas-small-businesses… businesses. Overall, the federal government earned an “A” on this year’s government-wide scorecard. “I’m happy to … Director Tim Jeffcoat. SBA 8(a) is a business development program that helps eligible businesses get special access to … $(B) %SB $(B) %SB $(B) %SB $(B) %SB Small Business 23% $91.7 24.9% $90.7 25.7% $99.7 24.4% $105.7 23.8% $120.8 25.05% … -
ROM 10-14 - Memorandum on the Accuracy of Recovery Act Contract Award Obligations Reported to the Federal Procurement Database System- Next Generation and Recovery.gov
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-10-14-rom-10-14-memorandum-accuracy-recovery-act-contract-award-obligations-reported-federal-procurement… and compared these contract actions to those reported in a March 19,2010 download of FPDS-NG. We determined that the … in FPDS-NG, the "not competed under SAP" denotes a contract award that is below the simplified acquisition … on behalf of the Office of the Inspector General for loan examination services that was inaccurately characterized … -
SBA Announces Holiday Closure of Business Recovery Center in East Providence
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/02/15/sba-announces-holiday-closure-business-recovery-center-east-providence… Day. The Center will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 8 a.m., and resume its normal operations. SBA opened the Center … answer questions, help with applying for an SBA Disaster Loan, upload documents, check an application’s status, and … hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. The … -
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 …