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When a friend or family member asks what you do to help small businesses, what do you say? SBA assists with creating and fostering of small businesses through financial, technical, and contract assistance. What’s your favorite thing about what the SBA does for small businesses? SBA leverages public and private partnerships to benefit small businesses. Is there a particular small business “success story” that comes to mind when you think about how the SBA helps people? There is no particular story that comes to...
by ana.harvey, SBA Official on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 12:15
Desde su fundación, millones de personas han arribado a los Estados Unidos con la visión de alcanzar un futuro mejor para ellas y sus familias. La historia de los Estados Unidos tiene sus raíces en la travesía de todas esas personas. El Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana nos brinda la oportunidad de no sólo reconocer las enormes aportaciones que los hispanoamericanos han hecho a este país, sino también de cerciorarnos de que existan políticas y programas adecuados que aseguren que dichas...
by ana.harvey, SBA Official on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 11:09
From our founding, people have come to America’s shores with a vision for a better future for themselves and their families. America’s story is rooted in the journey of these individuals. And National Hispanic Heritage month is an opportunity to not only recognize the enormous contributions of Hispanic Americans but to ensure that programs and policies are in place to ensure those contributions continue. Minority-owned businesses are some of the fastest growing segments of the economy, with Hispanic-owned small businesses...
by Stephen Morris, Community Moderator on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 17:10
Editor's note: This post by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden was originally published on NASA's blog. Landing the Curiosity rover on Mars was a big feat for NASA, but we could not have done it without the work of small businesses. On Wednesday, Sept. 19, I'm joining Administrator Karen Mills of the Small Business Administration for a Google+ Hangout with ATA Engineering, one of the small businesses that made the Mars Science Laboratory mission landing a success. Google+ members and reporters are welcome to join the discussion from...
by Michael Chodos, SBA Official on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 12:37
A new focus on environmental responsibility is making it easier for small businesses and entrepreneurs to “make a difference.” There’s not only a huge variety of organic and eco-friendly products on retail store shelves to help Americans protect our ecosystem, but there are also vast new opportunities open to entrepreneurs who can provide green products to consumers. This is more than a passing fad. This is big business for environmentally minded entrepreneurs. You can make your business greener and develop products and...
by Michael Chodos, SBA Official on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:19
In today's challenging economic environment, where small businesses create two out of every three net new jobs in the U.S., help for small businesses is more critical than ever before. A key foundation of success in business is to leverage data analysis to discover insights and make smarter decisions. Delivering these types of services online provides the greatest opportunity to reach the most businesses. That's why SBA has made available SizeUp, an online small business support service that can deliver customized business analysis to...
by Marie Johns, SBA Deputy Administrator on Friday, August 31, 2012 - 12:19
The SBA is working hard to make sure small business owners and entrepreneurs have the access to capital they need to start and grow their businesses. This resulted in a record lending year in 2011, where we supported $30 billion in loans to over 60,000 small businesses. And while we’ve made great progress, we know there is more work to be done. One area we are focused on is opening the doors of entrepreneurship to more communities and demographics. To make this possible, we’re focused on underrepresented communities and young...
by janied, Community Moderator on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 16:02
When a friend or family member asks what you do to help small businesses, what do you say? I try to give them the three Cs explaining that the SBA provides assistance to small businesses through Counseling, Capital and Contracts. Most people get it. What’s your favorite thing about what the SBA does for small businesses? My favorite thing is seeing how our programs affect small business owners. It never gets old when you walk into a business that received SBA assistance. It’s a wow factor when I see a thriving...
by Karen Mills, SBA Administrator on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 11:31
I have the great privilege to meet with many amazing small business owners across the country. I get to hear their stories – stories about why they started a business, how their business improves their community, how business ownership has enriched their life, and often how SBA was an important resource to make it happen. These stories inspire me. That’s why we put together Small Business Owners Speak, a new online feature highlighting the voices of successful small business owners. This interactive map plots short videos...
by Sean Greene, SBA Official on Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 14:07
Today, SBA welcomed Adam Becker, Clay Johnson and Jed Wood as part of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program which pairs innovators from the private sector, non-profits, or academia with innovators in government to collaborate on game-changing solutions. SBA’s Presidential Innovation Fellows will specifically work on the RFP-EZ program, which will create a platform that makes it easier for innovative small businesses to sell to the federal government. This program also helps enable agencies to quickly source low-cost,...
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