Entrepreneurs and innovators seeking funding to help turn a technology idea or concept into reality may find it through the Small Business Administration.
New SBA program seeks to get more services to underserved
A new SBA program seeks to get more of the agency’s services and other local resources to underserved small business owners.
Think past pandemic
Stacey Poynter of the U.S. Small Business Administration offers advice on how to prepare for future disasters by making plans and testing them.
SBA launches webinar series to assist small businesses with pandemic recovery
The Small Business Administration and the Public Private Strategies Institute are providing more aid to help the country’s small businesses.
Federal relief available for restaurants impacted by pandemic
The Small Business Administration is offering relief grants for the restaurant and food service industry affected by the pandemic.
SBA offering additional pandemic relief for small businesses
Businesses economically impacted by the pandemic can get more assistance from the Small Business Administration.
SBA reports 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans approved in first week
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Jan. 19 it approved nearly 60,000 PPP loan applications totaling $5 billion between Jan. 11 and Jan. 17.
Guidance for entrepreneurs
An array of resources, from higher learning institutions to public-private partnership, are available to help startups and existing businesses seeking advice to get an idea off the ground or help a company grow.
CPAs sort through relief rules
Experts say the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act prompted by the pandemic provided short-term aid but created new tax uncertainties, which led business owners to seek advice from professionals.
Bankers to the rescue
Lenders say relationships key to helping small businesses survive pandemic’s economic worst. With rules in constant flux for the SBA program, lenders burned the midnight oil to learn how to get funds to clients.