SBA

SBA Grants for Global Expansion

Thursday, September 9, 2021 2:00pm EDT Are you aware there is a unique grant program dedicated to helping U.S. small businesses grow their global sales? Please join the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of International Trade for a brief conversation with two small businesses that have utilized the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant […]

SBA Grants for Global Expansion Read More »

Nation’s small business owners split on whether the government should shut down

By J.D. Harrison, The Washington Post Published: September 27 | Updated: Monday, September 30, 6:00 AM Down to the final days of the nation’s current spending plan, with negotiations over a new one at a standstill, nearly half of small business owners are in favor of shutting the government down, according to a new poll. Researchers at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School

Nation’s small business owners split on whether the government should shut down Read More »

Worldwide crisis in small business lending

At last week’s annual Small Business Administration’s conference for National Small Business Week, SBA Chief Karen Mills took some questions.  One small business owner said that she received “invaluable support” from one of the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers, which operate in every state. The lack of credit from banks was a complaint of two

Worldwide crisis in small business lending Read More »

Billions still waiting for lending to small businesses

Last week at my meetings in DC with representatives of the Administration’s economic development team and key staff of the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee I expressed concern that possibly up to half of the $30 billion Small Business Lending Fund established last year would not be claimed. The fund was to encourage community banks

Billions still waiting for lending to small businesses Read More »

Scroll to Top