SBA: National Small Business Week Announced
WASHINGTON – Today, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Administrator Linda McMahon announced that this year’s National Small Business Week will be held from April 30-May 6, 2017. McMahon will start the week in Washington, D.C., where she will recognize and award outstanding small business owners from around the country. She will…
SBA: Emerging Leaders Initiative Helping Small Business to Thrive Expanded
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the launch of the 2017 Emerging Leaders Initiative, a seven-month executive-level training series targeting small businesses with high-growth potential in underserved cities across the nation. This year, three new cities have been added, bringing the number of participating communities to 55. Local recruitment for the 2017 training…
SBA: Administrator McMahon Appoints Mary Anne Bradfield as Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON – Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Mary Anne Bradfield will serve as her new Chief of Staff. “I’m so pleased to have Mary Anne by my side. Her wealth of private and public sector leadership and management experience, including four years of experience at SBA in…
SBA: Linda McMahon Confirmed by Senate as SBA Administrator
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate confirmed on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda E. McMahon as the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. “Small businesses are the engine of our national economy,” McMahon said upon her confirmation. “I will work to revitalize a spirit of entrepreneurship in America. Small businesses want to…
SBA: New Initiative Announced with GIIRS Rating System for Private Funds and Companies
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet today announced a new initiative with Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS), an innovative rating system that evaluates the operational and business model impact of private funds and companies. Under the terms of the understanding, OII will use GIIRS ratings as one factor to rate and authenticate the influx of Impact…