ABA: Call for Entries for the Foundation’s Community Commitment Awards
Deadline for entries is June 30 WASHINGTON — 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…
SBA: National Small Business Week 2017 Kicks Off April 30
WASHINGTON –U.S. Small Administration kicks off National Small Business Week 2017 on April 30 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 of…
OCC: Financial Literacy Event on Capitol Hill Recognizing National Financial Capability Month
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recognized National Financial Capability Month by participating in the annual Financial Literacy Day event held on Capitol Hill. The event is the culmination of activities throughout National Financial Capability Month. At today’s event, the OCC staff distributed financial capability materials including the agency’s Financial…
SBA: National Small Business Week Kicks Off in Washington, D.C. April 30 – May 1
WASHINGTON – Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will be the keynote speaker to kick off the first leg of the 2017 National Small Business Week events in Washington, D.C. on April 30 and May 1. Small businesses, industry leaders and other award winners from around the country will converge…
SBA: Family-Owned Steel Company and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Environmental Firm Win Top Federal Contracting Awards
WASHINGTON – A family-owned steel and manufacturing firm, QMF Steel, Inc., from Campbell, Texas and IO Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned environmental remediation and construction firm from San Diego, California, have been named the National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. These…
HUD: Winners of 2017 Secretary’s Awards Announced
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council on Foundations (COF) today announced the winners of the 2017 HUD Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships. The awards were presented at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, earlier this morning. They honor 10 innovative and impactful cross-sector initiatives…
SBA: Top Resource Partners to be Honored at National Small Business Week
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is recognizing the 2017 National Small Business Week resource partner awardees for their achievements in advancing small business growth and development. A Denver Women’s Business Center, a Boston SCORE Chapter, an Ohio Small Business Development Center, and a Michigan Veterans Business Outreach Center will be honored during National…
SBA: SBA Administrator to Kick Off National SBIR Conference
WASHINGTON – U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon will kick off the 2017 National SBIR Conference on May 16 at the Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. In her keynote address, Administrator McMahon will highlight the vital role America’s small businesses play in strengthening the economy and driving innovation. “It’s our mission at the…
CFPB: Get Money Smart
Here at the CFPB, we support Money Smart Week (April 22–29) as part of Financial Literacy Month. Throughout the United States, consumers like you are invited to thousands of free financial education classes and seminars held by local and regional organizations. The classes and seminars cover a wide variety of money-management topics such as buying…
SBA: Four Heroes Win SBA’s 2017 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON – A South Carolina mayor who championed his city’s post-disaster economic recovery, a volunteer who extended herself to support a small West Virginia town’s rebuilding after a flood, a Texas business owner who rebuilt his company after a devastating flood, and a Northern California public official leading the relief efforts for a fire-ravaged county…