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SBA: Critical Data and Best Practices Report Released in Evaluating Federal Business Assistance Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration, on behalf of the Evaluating Business Technical Assistance Program working group, today released a report on “Building Smarter Data for Evaluating Business Assistance Programs – A Guide for Practitioners”. The report is authored by program practitioners, economists, statisticians, and evaluation and policy…

SBA: Competition for Organizations Providing Federal Procurement Training to Veteran Entrepreneurs Announced

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program (VFPETP-2017-01) funding opportunity competition.  The funding will be given to a U.S.-based organization to expand an existing program providing federal procurement entrepreneurship training to veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, while building the capacity of VOSBs and SDVOSBs…

SBA: Hawaii Entrepreneurs Honored as 2017 National Small Business Persons of the Year

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of National Small Business Week, Linda McMahon, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today recognized this year’s Small Business Person(s) of the Year and other national award winners at a ceremony and reception at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. “It is my extreme pleasure to announce that…

SBA: President Trump Proclaims Small Business Week

WASHINGTON – National Small Business Week celebrations commenced in the nation’s capital at the US Institute of Peace with more than 85 national award winners from across the country and U.S. territories convening to be awarded and recognized for their major accomplishments.  The two-day award ceremony will conclude with the announcement of the National Small…

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…

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: Small Business Technology Coalition Relaunched

WASHINGTON – The Small Business Technology Coalition, the go-to resource for entrepreneurs seeking to leverage technology, relaunched today with new partners and a greater emphasis on training users to make their businesses more effective and efficient, Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today. The Technology Coalition (www.sba.gov/techcoalition) is a public-private partnership…

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…

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…