Sherrell Pyatt
… Sherrell Pyatt Public Affairs Specialist sherrell.pyatt@sba.gov Sherrell Pyatt is a Public Affairs Specialist for SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center - East. …
Search
-
https://www.sba.gov/person/sherrell-pyatt
-
Testimony of Inspector General William W. Kirk before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, "From Fraud to Recovery: Restoring Integrity in Small Business Programs" - February 25, 2026
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/02/25/testimony-inspector-general-william-w-kirk-us-senate-committee-small-business-entrepreneurship-fraud -
Alaska Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/02/26/alaska-resident-sentenced-federal-prison-wire-fraud… to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … -
Baltimore County Man Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former Baltimore City Finance Official
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/05/baltimore-county-man-pleads-guilty-bribing-former-baltimore-city-finance-official… Baltimore City Finance Official Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA-OIG), Eastern Region; and Chief Robert McCullough, … conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the FBI, SBA-OIG, and BCPD for their work in the investigation. U.S. … -
Apollo Beach Businessman Charged with COVID-19 Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/16/apollo-beach-businessman-charged-covid-19-fraud… Charged with COVID-19 Fraud Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … -
Federal Judge Sentences Suburban Chicago Man to Six and a Half Years in Prison for $3.3 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/23/federal-judge-sentences-suburban-chicago-man-six-half-years-prison-33-million-covid-relief-fraud -
Louisiana Woman Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty in Pandemic Relief Scheme
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/24/louisiana-woman-charged-agrees-plead-guilty-pandemic-relief-scheme… Guilty in Pandemic Relief Scheme Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit … -
Making Music Together and Building Community in Oregon
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/making-music-together-and-building-community-oregon… a decrease in revenue, they applied for a loan under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a new forgivable SBA-guaranteed loan program established by the CARES Act to … -
Interagency task force on federal contracting opportunities for small businesses
https://www.sba.gov/document/support--interagency-task-force-federal-contracting-opportunities-small-businesses… HUBZone small businesses. The Task Force - co-chaired by SBA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Commerce, … -
SVOG Spotlight: Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/svog-spotlight-massachusetts-international-festival-arts… mandated by the state. The first lifeline came from an SBA EIDL loan of $150,000 in August of 2020 which provided … -
Bahama Bucks
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/bahama-bucks… open new stores in the pipeline. The borrowers used the SBA 504 program to purchase an existing building to serve as … -
Karen Williams is a Woman on the Rise
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/karen-williams-woman-rise… Development Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification. Using all these relationships as a recipe for … -
Lush Banners
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/lush-banners… everything. It is a great, great program. I recommend SBA and SCORE to everyone I meet. They can save an … -
Stephanie Vanderbilt Started Coastal Windows & Exteriors with a Single Desk Above a Warehouse
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/stephanie-vanderbilt-started-coastal-windows-exteriors-single-desk-above-warehouse… Year during National Small Business Week, pictured with SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman. Pandemic Home Renovation … -
Onyx Enterprises
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/onyx-enterprises… much more work to come,” said Buckles. She participated in SBA’s Emerging Leaders program in 2015. The training focuses … -
SBA-backed Financing Fuels Growth with Partner Buyout, Pandemic Relief
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/sba-backed-financing-fuels-growth-partner-buyout-pandemic-relief… SBA-backed Financing Fuels Growth with Partner Buyout, … when the pandemic hit in 2020, Schwartzbauer turned to the SBA for assistance once again. Working with Choice Bank in 2018, he used an SBA-backed loan to finance the partner equity buy-out. Then … SBA-backed Financing Fuels Growth with Partner Buyout, … -
11 Million Reasons to Celebrate National Women's Small Business Month
https://www.sba.gov/blog/11-million-reasons-celebrate-national-womens-small-business-month… who want to develop their businesses in this area. The SBA's Woman-Owned Small Business Program can help woman-owned … -
Hispanic Heritage Month Success Story
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/hispanic-heritage-month-success-story… utilizing the Paycheck Protection Program and securing an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan to keep the business open. … -
SVOG Spotlight: Academy of Music Theatre
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/svog-spotlight-academy-music-theatre… for performing virtual concerts. At this pivotal time, the SBA’s Shuttered Venues Operators Grant was then made … -
SVOG Spotlight Series: Cappella Clausura
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/svog-spotlight-series-cappella-clausura… stakeholders engaged. LeClair stayed connected with the SBA Massachusetts District Office during the crisis, and …