Extension of SBA Recovery Lending Programs Will Support $1.8 Billion in Small...
Agency plans to restart Recovery loan approvals on March 10 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday extending until March 28 the U.S. Small Business Administration’s ability to...
View ArticleSBA Recovery Lending Extended Through April 30
President Barack Obama signed on Friday legislation extending through April the U.S. Small Business Administration’s ability to provide enhancements in its two largest small business loan programs....
View ArticleSBA Warns Small Businesses of Fraudulent Attempts Offering to Help Them...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is warning small businesses to use caution if they are contacted by firms offering to help them apply for funds available through SBA programs. SBA and...
View ArticleHow the Government is Failing Our Disabled Veterans
Seven years of war in Iraq and nine years of conflict in Afghanistan have taken its toll on the men and women who have served there, with the number of disabled veterans jumping by 25 percent, or 2.9...
View ArticleSBA Recovery Lending Extended Through May
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed legislation on Thursday, Apr. 15, 2010, providing $80 million in additional funding to continue important enhancements in the U.S. Small Business...
View Article“Jobs Act Tour” coming to Atlanta on Mar. 30
On Wednesday, March 30, 2011, Georgia businesses will have a chance to meet with leaders from the Small Business Administration (SBA), give input on new regulations, and learn how you can take...
View ArticleSBA opens its review of small business regulations
Are you a small business owner frustrated with outdated and often cumbersome regulations from the Small Business Administration? Then SBA wants to hear your suggestions on whether those rules should be...
View Article13 banks commit $20B to small business lending
The four largest banks in the U.S. are among 13 financial institutions that have committed to increase their lending by $20 billion to small businesses over the next three years, reports the Washington...
View ArticleSBA’s loan system troubles could complicate reorganization
The Small Business Administration is behind schedule on five of six planned improvements to its Loan Management and Accounting Systems and costs for the overall project have risen about 20 percent...
View ArticleSBA loan guarantee program for veteran-owned businesses goes unevaluated
A loan-guarantee program for veterans that began in 2007 is the latest Small Business Administration pilot program that the agency has neglected to evaluate. The SBA originally planned to evaluate...
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SBA zeros out fees on small dollar loans, expands relief for larger loans to...
The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that fee relief on 7(a) loans of $150,000 or less implemented last year and originally slated to expire on Sept. 30, 2014, will be extended...
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Inspector general releases report on critical risks facing the SBA
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued its semi-annual report focusing on the most critical risks facing the SBA, including several aspects of...
View ArticleNearly half of the largest federal contractors are also receiving federal...
Forty-nine of the federal government’s top 100 contractors also won grants, loans or tax credits over the past 15 years, according to a study released last week by the nonprofit research center Good...
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Queue set up for SBA 7(a) loans until more money is found
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has instituted a waiting list for its flagship 7(a) loans because the program hit its annual lending cap of $18.75 billion on Thursday (July 23, 2015). SBA...
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Deadline near for south Georgia small businesses to apply for SBA working...
South Georgia residents have less than a month to seek federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Michael last year. The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural...
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Assistance available to Georgia small businesses impacted by Hurricane Michael
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that Aug. 12 is the...
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