SBA: Two $150,000 Grants Announced to Fund Women’s Business Centers in Oregon and Washington, D.C.
Deadline To Apply: Thursday, August 24, 2023 Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of $300,000 for two grant opportunities for established and aspiring Women’s Business Center (WBC) host organizations to provide outcome-oriented business services for women entrepreneurs in Oregon and Washington, D.C. Each location will be awarded one grant of up to $150,000. The recipients must be private, nonprofit organizations that provide…
SBA: America’s Seed Fund Tour Coming to the Midwest to Engage Small Businesses Working on High-Tech, High-Impact Ideas
SBA will stop in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa between July 17-21 Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will launch a road tour to Midwest states connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – America’s Seed Fund. America’s Seed Fund, comprised of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund and Support Small Businesses in Nashville, TN
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Greater Nashville Regional Council in Nashville, Tennessee, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) serving small businesses in thirteen counties throughout Northern Middle Tennessee. The RLF will support businesses facing obstacles…
SBA: Report Released on Anti-Fraud Control Measures in Pandemic Relief Programs including PPP and EIDL Loans
Eighty-six percent of fraud in small business pandemic relief programs occurred in first nine months of pandemic according to findings in new agency report The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today released a report detailing analysis of anti-fraud protocols put in place by the Biden-Harris Administration in SBA’s four largest pandemic programs. The report “Protecting the Integrity…
SBA: Second Annual Small Business Cyber Summit Scheduled During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Experts from the Cybersecurity and Business Worlds Convene to Share Best Practices and Practical Tools The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the agency will host a cyber summit in October 2023. The free cybersecurity series supports America’s 33 million small businesses with tools, tips, and resources from multiple federal agencies to bolster their…
SBA: Applications Open for Small Business Lending Company License
Expanding the number of Lenders to increase access to small, affordable loans for millions of small business owners Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 33.2 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, opened a window for new applications for Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) licenses for the first time…
SBA: New Initiative to Launch to Increase Federal Contracting with Small Disadvantaged Businesses
8(a) MAS Pool Initiative Will Help More 8(a)-certified Firms Gain Access to Federal Contracting Opportunities Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Administrator Robin Carnahan, head of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced a joint effort, known as the 8(a) MAS Pool Initiative, to help small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) participating in the…
SBA: 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage One Winners Announced
Opportunity for organizations to partner with Stage One winners in Stage Two for up to $5 million in total additional prizes to strengthen innovation ecosystems nationwide Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage One “Catalyze” winners to fund and build strategic ecosystem partnerships for forty organizations across the…
EDA: First Economic Development District Designated in Puerto Rico
Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Puerto Rico Economic Growth CoordinatorDon Graves announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has designated the first regional Economic Development District (EDD) in Puerto Rico, the Southern Puerto Rico Economic Development District (SPREDD). “President Biden is committed to ensuring that no community or demographic group is excluded from…
SBA: Virtual Military Spouse Entrepreneur Summit Scheduled for May 25th
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Veterans Business Development will host a virtual Military Spouse Entrepreneur Summit in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes on Thursday, May 25, from 1-3:30 p.m. ET. This event furthers the priorities set forth by First Lady Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative. This free event will connect military spouses with…