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Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience
https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/office-disaster-recovery-resilience… individuals, businesses, and private non-profits with SBA disaster assistance programs and improve disaster … -
Joint Statement by Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Administrator Jovita Carranza on the Review Procedure for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/apr/28/joint-statement-secretary-steven-t-mnuchin-administrator-jovita-carranza-review-procedure-paycheck… PPP loans and promptly repaid loan funds in response to SBA guidance reminding all borrowers of an important certification required to obtain a PPP loan. To further … ensure PPP loans are limited to eligible borrowers, the SBA has decided, in consultation with the Department of the … -
Audit Report 16-06: Small Business Development Center Hosted by Middle Tennessee State University
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-16-06-audit-report-16-06-small-business-development-center-hosted-middle-tennessee-state-university… centers receive from the Small Business Administration (SBA), SBDCs must provide a dollar-for-dollar match. SBA awarded about $1.9 million to the Tennessee SBDC (Lead … grant to determine whether the Lead Center complied with SBA grant requirements related to Federal expenditures and … -
But Why Buy, Create Your Own Franchise!
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/why-buy-create-your-own-franchise… Your Own Franchise! How Ruth Agbaji started Code Wiz with SBA counseling and capital According to the U.S. Census … take the leap in 2017 and open Code Wiz . Working with SBA approved lenders Middlesex Savings Bank and Northern … to Canada, to California. Ruth Agbaji was named the 2020 SBA Woman Owned Business of the Year for Massachusetts. … -
Midway Lanes
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/midway-lanes… stay competitive in a changing market. He has often used SBA programs to fund the improvements. The most recent expansion was funded by the SBA 504 Loan program, provided through Lewis & Clark Development Group. Mellon is a big fan of SBA programs. “It’s been my experience that SBA wants small … -
White House Appointee Speaks at Entrepreneurial Summit
https://www.sba.gov/article/2019/apr/08/white-house-appointee-speaks-entrepreneurial-summit… to hear directly from Delaware’s small business owners, SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian … of Commerce’s Entrepreneurial Summit. WHO: SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian … Del. 19803 WHY: Michelle Christian serves as SBA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator and advocates on … -
WEDNESDAY: Biden Cabinet Member to Visit Miami to Sign Strategic Alliance with American Jewish Committee
https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/07/11/wednesday-biden-cabinet-member-visit-miami-sign-strategic-alliance-american-jewish-committee… Jewish Committee WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman , the voice in … in advance to Isabella Ristuccia at Isabella.Ristuccia@sba.gov . Please provide the full name, mobile numbers, and … personnel planning to attend. Wednesday, July 12 WHO: SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman American Jewish … -
South Carolina Businessman who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Charged with $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/12/10/south-carolina-businessman-who-operated-bowling-entertainment-business-massachusetts-charged-12… $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … he obtained from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to build a home and purchase motor vehicles. Through the EIDL program, the SBA provided loans to small businesses that suffered … -
Audit Report 14-18: Evaluation of Select 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Contract Awards
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-14-18-audit-report-14-18-evaluation-select-8a-business-development-hubzone-contract-awards… programs. Further, the OIG found that HUBZone and 8(a) certification information is not consistently transmitted to … no longer in the 8(a) or HUBZone programs. Specifically, SBA regulations permit procuring agencies to claim Small … the program. In our opinion, the amount of dollars the SBA reports to Congress and the public as being performed by … -
Tips for Enhancing Your Veteran-Owned Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/blog/tips-enhancing-your-veteran-owned-small-business… Independence Day, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) thanks our service members and veterans for their … in the small business sector by taking advantage of the SBA’s educational resources. Start with Boots to Business , a … best practices by taking online courses through the SBA Learning Center on topics ranging from social media … -
United States Obtains False Claims Act Judgment Against California Rehabilitation Center and Owner Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/01/26/united-states-obtains-false-claims-act-judgment-against-california-rehabilitation-center-owner… Paycheck Protection Program Loan Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … the product of this fraud as well as penalties,” said SBA General Counsel Wendell Davis. The PPP, an emergency loan … administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), was intended to support small businesses struggling to … -
$8.39 Million Settlement With College Relating To Improper Receipt Of Paycheck Protection Program Loan
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/12/19/839-million-settlement-college-relating-improper-receipt-paycheck-protection-program-loan… Paycheck Protection Program Loan Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … Business Administration, Office of Inspector General (“SBA-OIG”), Amaleka McCall-Brathwaite, announced today that … of individuals it employed. The PPP, administered by the SBA, was created to assist small businesses nationwide … -
South Carolina Businessman Who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/30/south-carolina-businessman-who-operated-bowling-entertainment-business-massachusetts-pleads-guilty… $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … he obtained from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to build a home and purchase motor vehicles. Through the EIDL program, the SBA provided loans to small businesses that suffered … -
Persistence and Assistance Pay Off for All Washed Up
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/persistence-and-assistance-pay-all-washed… Most recently, it’s been through her sticking with the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program and getting assistance from SBA’s Minnesota Business Opportunity Specialist Shaun … to get the Camp Ripley laundry contract enrolled as an SBA 8a set aside. This allowed Holmes to better negotiate a … -
Colorado and Arizona Woman-Owned Firms Take Top Honors in Federal Contracting
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/feb/06/colorado-arizona-woman-owned-firms-take-top-honors-federal-contracting… from among a strong field of candidates submitted by SBA’s ten regional offices. The awards honor small … or subcontractors. The awards are a part of the SBA’s National Small Business Week celebrations and will be … the Small Business Development Center, and received an SBA Express Loan in 2005. SBA’s 8(a) Business Development … -
Boots to Business Program Reaches 100,000 Participant Milestone
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/feb/06/boots-business-program-reaches-100000-participant-milestone… course since the program began in January 2013. “The SBA is all about powering the American dream. This is no … program is administered as a collaborative effort between SBA district offices and resource partners, which include … Development Centers and grant partners. Each year, SBA helps more than 200,000 veterans, service-disabled … -
A Fresh Look at Small and Medium Enterprise Exports to China
https://www.sba.gov/blog/fresh-look-small-medium-enterprise-exports-china… sales to China U.S. Small Business Administration The SBA works to ignite change and spark action so small … on Implementation of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement . The SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program State grantees offer … U.S. small businesses for help identifying new customers. SBA Resource Partners, such as the Small Business Development … -
Local bakery utilizes Paycheck Protection Program to ease payroll burden during COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/wv/clarksburg/success-stories/local-bakery-utilizes-paycheck-protection-program-ease-payroll-burden-during-covid-19-pandemic… in Clarksburg, West Virginia, started 36 years ago with an SBA guaranteed loan. Ten years later, when the business was forced to relocate, they turned to the SBA again for financial assistance; and now, when the … economic disruption, they are able to once again utilize SBA’s assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program … -
AGJ Systems and Network
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/agj-systems-and-network… and Canada. AGJ received business counseling from the SBA. The business was financed with a $20,000 loan from Hancock Bank backed by the SBA Express program. AGJ has received a SBA 7(a) Loan. and assistance from the SBA and South …