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SBA Expo 04 Press Releases
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| 05/21 |
ORLANDO -Two small business contractors, one from Albuquerque, N. M., and one from East Berlin, Conn., were named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year as the agency's SBA Expo '04, a three-day celebration of National Small Business Week, drew to a close today. More
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| 05/21 |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the launch of a Web site that will serve as the business gateway for U.S. businesses to connect with federal agencies, providing specific business tools and resources. Currently in its initial phase, Business.gov is a powerful Web site that will provide one-stop, online federal government information and services that businesses need and can access in one easy-to-find location. More
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| 05/21 |
ORLANDO -The owners of a Martha’s Vineyard bed and breakfast destroyed in a fire, the director of West Virginia’s Office of Emergency Services, and the owner of a Maryland construction company who built a temporary storefront for displaced business owners were presented with the Phoenix Awards today at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s SBA Expo ‘04: Celebrating National Small Business Week, the agency’s three-day conference in Orlando, Fla. More
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| 05/20 |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Sheree W. Mitchell, who opened her first Columbus, Georgia-based day care center from scratch with the help of a U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loan in 1989, and has grown her business into a $5 million per year enterprise, was named National Small Business Person of the Year during ceremonies today at SBA Expo ’04, the agency’s three-day conference celebrating National Small Business Week. More
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| 05/20 |
WASHINGTON -Bank of America of Charlotte, N.C., was recognized with the National Outstanding Lender Award by the U.S. Small Business Administration today at the SBA Expo ’04, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Ten other financial institutions from across the United States, large and small, were honored by the agency with its Regional Outstanding Lender Awards. More
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| 05/20 |
ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. Small Business Administration today signed a strategic alliance memorandum with the Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition in Orlando during SBA Expo ’04, the agency’s annual national small business conference. The agreement is an effort to make more resources, education and training available for the long-term success of minority-owned small businesses in Florida. More
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| 05/19 |
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced earlier this week the unveiling of its new teen entrepreneur Web site to target young entrepreneurs who want to start, run or grow their own businesses, and today announced the winners of the Young Entrepreneur Program Business Plan Competition. More
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| 05/19 |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Administrator Hector V. Barreto of the U.S. Small Business Administration today awarded SBA Champion Awards to 10 small business owners and small business backers from across the country in recognition of their unique and outstanding achievements on behalf of small business. The awards were presented at a luncheon event at SBA Expo ’04, the agency’s three-day conference celebrating National Small Business Week.. More
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| 05/14 |
ORLANDO – Fifteen of the nation’s top women entrepreneurs will be recognized for their business success at a special breakfast event during SBA Expo ’04: Celebrating National Small Business Week, taking place May 19-21, 2004. More
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| 05/12 |
WASHINGTON – Five larger businesses that once were small, but received SBA assistance and now have grown and prospered, are slated to be honored as inductees into the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Hall of Fame May 21, in Orlando, Fla. The ceremony will take place at SBA Expo ’04, the agency’s May 19-21 conference celebrating National Small Business Week. More
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| 05/10 |
WASHINGTON -– Fifty young entrepreneurs from
across the country have been selected to travel to Orlando, Fla.,
May 18-19 to receive entrepreneurial training and compete with their
peers for top honors at the kickoff of National Small Business Week
and SBA Expo ’04, the SBA’s annual national small business
conference. More >> |
| 05/06 |
WASHINGTON -Small business owners with concerns about
excessive enforcement of federal rules can voice their complaints
during a U.S. Small Business Administration Regulatory Fairness Board
hearing in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center on Friday,
May 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. The hearing—the first of its kind on
a national level—is being held in conjunction with SBA Expo
`04: Celebrating National Small Business Week, the agency’s
three-day conference celebrating National Small Business Week. More >> |
| 05/06 |
WASHINGTON -After a year on the road touring throughout the United States, and millions of dollars in contracts signed for small businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and HP (NYSE, Nasdaq:HPQ) are bringing Business Matchmaking back to Orlando, where the program originally launched in 2003, with more contract opportunities for Southeastern entrepreneurs. More
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05/05 |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small
Business Administration will host
a gathering of America’s
top entrepreneurs to celebrate
the strength and vitality of the
nation’s small business sector
and honor the National Small Business
Person of the Year for 2004 during
ceremonies planned for mid-May
in
Orlando, Fla. More >> |
04/27 |
WASHINGTON – Small
Business owners from across the
country will travel to Orlando,
Fla., next month to compete for
honors as the National Small Business
Person of the Year at the U.S.
Small Business Administration’s
SBA Expo ’04: Celebrating
National Small Business Week. More >> |
03/03 |
WASHINGTON -– Online attendee registration for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s SBA Expo ’04: Celebrating National Small Business Week opens today. More >> |
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01/27 |
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration's annual National Small Business Week commemoration, SBA Expo '04, will be held in Orlando, Fla., May 19-21 at the Orange County Convention Center. More >> |
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NECE 03 Press Releases
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09/19 |
WASHINGTON - The Small Business Administration has signed a strategic alliance memorandum with the Hispanic Business Roundtable designed to increase the participation of Hispanic-owned businesses in SBA programs. The SBA and HBR intend to focus on communications at national and local levels in order to meet the program objectives established in the agreement. More >> |
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09/19 |
WASHINGTON - Small business owners, federal agencies and several private sector organizations from across the nation have received recognition for superior achievement in government contracting during this week's ceremonies marking the U.S. Small Business Administration's 50th anniversary. More >> |
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09/19 |
WASHINGTON - Three New Yorkers who worked behind the scenes in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks, and a restaurant owner in upstate New York whose business was destroyed in a fire will be presented the "Phoenix Award" during the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo September 17-19. More >> |
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09/18 |
WASHINGTON - Three financial institutions in the continental United States and one in Puerto Rico are the winners of the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2003 Export Lender Award, presented by the SBA during the National Entrepreneurial Conference and Exposition Sept. 17-19 in Washington, D.C., as part of the agency's celebrations of its 50th anniversary. More >> |
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09/18 |
WASHINGTON - The owners of a pet products business whose Richmond, Virginia-based company started at home with $5,000 and two used sewing machines were named National Small Business Persons of the Year, during ceremonies today at the National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo. More >> |
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09/18 |
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration today highlighted the success of women-owned businesses in the United States by recognizing 17 of the nation's best and brightest women entrepreneurs at a breakfast event at the Washington Hilton & Towers. More >> |
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09/17 |
WASHINGTON - The National Small Business Person of the Year and two runners-up will be announced Thursday at the National Awards Luncheon of the SBA's 50th Anniversary National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo. More >> |
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09/16 |
SBA Administrator Barreto, National Economic Council Director Stephen Friedman Will Host Small Business Town Hall Meeting More >> |
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09/16 |
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush will keynote a breakfast honoring women entrepreneurs on Thursday, September 18, as part of the U.S. Small Business Administration's 50th anniversary National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo. The breakfast will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the Ballroom East of the Washington Hilton and Towers. More >> |
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09/16 |
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering an interactive online course for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs on its Spanish language Web site, www.negocios.gov. More >> |
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09/15 |
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush today paid tribute to the key role small businesses play in leading the nation's economic recovery, and called on all Americans to honor their contributions to the American spirit during National Small Business Week (Sept. 14-20). More >> |
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09/12 |
Three thousand small business owners from across the country are expected to attend the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Entrepreneurial Conference & Expo (NECE), in Washington, D.C., Sept.17-19, 2003, at the Washington Hilton & Towers Hotel, the cornerstone event marking the SBA's 50th anniversary. More >> |
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09/11 |
WASHINGTON - The best of the best - 23 businesses that started small but with big dreams for success - will be honored as inductees into the U.S. Small Business Administration Golden Anniversary Hall of Fame Sept. 19. More >> |
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09/10 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Small Business Administration is recognizing HP for its strong commitment and support of small businesses by rewarding the technology solutions provider with the newly established SBA Small Business Champion Award. The award will be presented on Sept. 19th during the National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C., where the SBA is marking its 50th anniversary. More >> |
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08/20 |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and Topica Inc., today announced a series of free, live online “webinars” about e-mail marketing strategies, entitled “E-mail Marketing for Small Business.” The first of the 60-minute webinars will be held September 3, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). It is intended for small to medium-sized businesses such as retailers and professionals, as well as e-commerce Web sites of all types. More >> |
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08/19 |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a gathering of America's top entrepreneurs to celebrate the strength and vitality of the nation's small business sector and honor the National Small Business Person of the Year for 2003 during ceremonies planned for mid-September in Washington, D.C. More >> |
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08/06 |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate the success of women-owned businesses in the United States by recognizing some of the nation's best and brightest women entrepreneurs at a special September event. More >> |
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07/15 |
WASHINGTON - Online registration is now available for the U.S. Small Business Administration's annual celebration honoring America's top entrepreneurs and the National Small Business Person of the Year. More >> |
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06/05 |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration turns 50 this year, and in Washington, D.C., and dozens of cities across the country, the SBA will spotlight the entrepreneurial heroes who have started and grown small businesses as it marks this anniversary.More >> |
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| The SBA: Fifty Facts for Fifty Years |
| Did You Know That . . .
1. A vast amount of information on SBA products and services, including an interactive map, is located at www.sba.gov?
2. According to the Office of Advocacy, small business creates between 60% and 80% of our country’s net new jobs, every year?
3. Almost 97% of exporters are small businesses?
4. Between 1993 and 2002, the Small Business Administration approved almost 108,000 loans to women entrepreneurs, amounting to more than $17 billion?
5. Hector V. Barreto is the 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and before his nomination by the President he was a business owner and Vice Chairman of the board for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce?
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| Fifty Years of Assistance; SBA by the Numbers |
Millions of times, in millions of ways, and with billions of dollars in financial assistance, the U.S. Small Business Administration has helped America 's entrepreneurs start and grow small businesses. The agency has provided assistance to small business entrepreneurs more than 21.5 million times since it was founded 50 years ago (7/30/53), including loans, surety bond guarantees, counseling and training sessions, venture capital, disaster loans, contracts and other forms of assistance. The total financial assistance has amounted to $245.2 billion dollars in loans and venture capital financing to small businesses, many of which have grown to become some of the largest enterprises in the world. This assistance has created more than seven million jobs. * Also, the SBA has coordinated or provided $148.75 billion in contracting, R&D, and disaster recovery assistance while counseling and training more than 17 million people in business development.
From August 1, 1953 through May 1, 2003 , the SBA has provided the following:
• 1,246,963 direct and guaranteed 7(a), 504 loans and microloans, totaling $204.93 billion
• 136,497 financings of venture capital for $40.28 billion to approximately 96,281 small businesses since the beginning of the Small Business Investment Company program in 1958
• 6.5 million counseling sessions and individuals trained by SCORE, “Counselors to America 's Small Business,” since October 1964, when the SBA created a central organization from about 50 informal business mentoring groups scattered around the country. Today there are 389 SCORE chapters with more than 10,500 members
• 10,337,791 Small Business Development Center clients counseled and trained since the program started from a pilot at eight universities in 1977. Today there are more than 1,100 SBDCs throughout the country
* Based upon calculations that every $35,000 of SBA loan or venture capital financing creates one job.
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