SBA: NYC Investment Firm Names Small Business Investment Company of the Year
WASHINGTON – Deerpath Capital Management, LP of New York City, has been named the 2017 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Deerpath, 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: 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…
SBA: National Small Business Week Co-Sponsors Hosting Training Webinars | May 2-4
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of National Small Business Week, April 30 – May 6, the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE and cosponsors from Visa, YP, Google, Salesforce, Constant Contact and Chase will be hosting numerous training webinars/webcast. The webinars/webcast are free of charge, but registration space is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. NSBW…
SBA: Pennsylvania Small Business Wins SBA’s 2017 Explorer of the Year Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Abram’s Bed LLC, doing business as The Safety Sleeper™, has been named Small Business Exporter of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Pittsburgh-based company will be officially recognized during National Small Business Week, an annual event honoring the accomplishments and contributions of the best small businesses in the nation….
SBA: National Small Business Week 2017 to Kick-off in the Nation’s Capital
Leading organizations join forces with SBA to make the week possible Release Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Release Number: 17-21 Contact: Terry Sutherland (202) 205-6919 Internet Address: https://www.sba.gov/news WASHINGTON – National Small Business Week 2017 kicks off at the end of this month with an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. where national award winners including…
SBA: Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation Wins SBA’s Jody C. Raskind Lender Award
WASHINGTON – The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization serving women entrepreneurs, is the recipient of this year’s Jody C. Raskind Lender Award. This recognition is presented annually by the U.S. Small Business Administration to a mission-focused lender that has distinguished itself in helping small businesses start, grow and expand. The…
SBA: Small Business Innovation National Road Tour Announced
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced it will launch an 11-state, 15-stop road tour led by the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, with participation from 11 other federal agencies. This will be the third year of the SBA-led National Innovation Road Tour. “The…
SBA: New York Director Announces Small Business Week Awardees
New York – The results are in. Businesses from across the New York SBA District – the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and seven down-state counties of the Mid and Lower Hudson – submitted applications to the 2017 National Small Business Week Awards. Judges selected nine winners in various categories, ranging from…
SBA: Funding Awarded to Organizations Offering Entrepreneurship Training to Women Veterans and Military Spouses
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration this week announced the awarding of $300,000 in Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program grants to three organizations offering small business development resources to women veterans and military spouses. The funding opportunity, offered by SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development, supports each organization’s entrepreneurial training programs for women who are…
SBA: Administrator McMahon Appoints William Manger as Head of Capital Access
WASHINGTON – Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that William Manger will serve as Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Capital Access. “Capital is the lifeblood of small businesses,” McMahon said. “Bill will play a critical part of SBA’s mission by helping entrepreneurs get access to the credit they need…