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HUD: National Healthy Home Months Kicks Off with Announcement of Protect our Kids! Campaign

Department-wide enforcement campaign to protect young children from lead poisoning in older housing WASHINGTON – June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is focused on protecting current and future generations of children from exposure to lead-based paint hazards in older homes. HUD Secretary Ben Carson…

HUD: National Homeownership Month Kicks Off

June begins National Homeownership Month, a time of year when the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and others mark the importance of owning a home and the impact it has on the lives of American families, local neighborhoods and to the nation’s economic health. This year’s theme is National Homeownership Month 2018: Find…

CDFI Fund: Save the Date for Upcoming FY 2018 Capital Magnet Fund Information Sessions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is tentatively planning to publish the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and application for the FY 2018 Capital Magnet Fund round in the Summer of 2018. Approximately $140 million is expected to be available for awards through the FY 2018 round. The…

ABA: Community Commitment Awards Submissions Currently Open with ABA Foundation

Deadline for entries is June 29  The American Bankers Association Foundation is requesting submissions for its annual Community Commitment Awards to recognize banks’ essential involvement in their communities. The awards will honor innovative, high-impact bank programs that improve the quality of life for the customers and communities they serve. The entry period will extend to…

SBA: Illinois Entrepreneur Awarded 2018 National Small Business Person of the Year

Entrepreneurs from West Virginia, New Mexico and Louisiana also recognized by SBA as Runners-up Linda McMahon, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration today recognized and awarded this year’s Small Business Person of the Year at a ceremony and reception at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. “It is my pleasure to announce…

SBA: National Small Business Week 2018 Kicks Off April 29th

The U.S. Small Business Administration kicks off National Small Business Week 2018 on April 29 in the nation’s capital by having SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recognize and award the nation’s top small businesses, entrepreneurs, small business advocates and champions. Since 1963, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration…

SBA: Visa and SBA Kick Off National Small Business Week Hackathon in Washington, DC

Participants compete for $24k prize pool WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and Visa will host the first-ever National Small Business Week Hackathon at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. on April 27-29. App developers, business owners, ideas generators and local entrepreneurs will be challenged to mash up API’s from the U.S. Government…

SBA: Los Angeles Investment Firm Named Small Business Investment Company of the Year

Avante Mezzanine Partners, a woman-owned fund of Los Angeles, Calif. has been named the 2018 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Avante, along with other national winners and finalists for the National Small Business Person of the Year, have been invited to a recognition ceremony as part…

SBA: National Small Business Week Tour Stops in Raleigh, NC on May 3rd

During National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration celebrates the 30 million small businesses that are the engines of our national economy. SBA Administrator McMahon will visit small businesses on a four-state bus trip across the Southeast, highlighting the innovators and job creators that make our communities vibrant places to live, work and…