Current Press Releases

November '09

11/18

WASHINGTON – Treasury, SBA Host Small Business Financing Forum            


11/12 WASHINGTON – SBA Expands ‘e200’ Initiative to More Cities, Adds Focus on Native American Business Owners

11/11

WASHINGTON – Statement from Administrator Mills on Continuing Support for Small Businesses through SBA Recovery Programs


11/10 WASHINGTON – SBA, Six Universities to Offer Business Training For Iraq/Afghanistan Disabled Vets        

October '09
10/28 WASHINGTON – SBA Creates Secondary Market Guarantee Program for 504 First Mortgage Loan Pools

10/28

WASHINGTON – SBA Proposes New Regulations to Strengthen the 8(a) Business Development Program for Small Businesses


10/26 WASHINGTON – SBA Proposes Revision of Size Standards to Expand Opportunities for Small Businesses

10/21

WASHINGTON – Statement by Administrator Karen Mills on President Obama’s Proposal to Raise SBA Loan Limits

 

10/20 WASHINGTON – Sebelius, Mills Release New Report, Insurance at Risk: Small Business Employees Risk Losing Coverage

10/14

WASHINGTON – SBA Launches New Online Training Course: Winning Federal Contracts – A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs


10/09 WASHINGTON – SBA, Dun & Bradstreet Present Innovate and Thrive: A New Way to Lead Your Business

10/08

WASHINGTON – SBA Teams with Count Me In to Promote Women's Entrepreneurship                            


10/02 WASHINGTON – More than 50 Non-profit Organizations to Receive SBA PRIME Grants to Assist Micro Entrepreneurs

10/01

WASHINGTON – Recovery Act Changes to SBA Loan Programs Sparked Major Mid-Year Turn-Around in Volume


September '09

09/29 WASHINGTON – SBA Extends Gulf Opportunity Pilot Loan Program through September 2010               

09/14

WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator announces availability of H1N1 Preparedness Guide for Small Businesses


09/01

WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Mills Encourages Americans to Plan for Disasters During National Preparedness Month

 

09/01

WASHINGTON – SBA Launches New Online Training Course:‘How to Win Federal Contracts’                          


August '09

08/28

WASHINGTON – South Carolina Firm Named National Minority Small Business of the Year at MED Week 2009 Conference


08/26

WASHINGTON – SBA Launches YouTube Channel                                         

 

08/21 WASHINGTON – Small Businesses Won Record $93.3 Billion in Federal Contracts                           

08/19

WASHINGTON – Recovery Act Expands SBA Microloan Program                     

 

08/18

WASHINGTON – Obama Administration Announces Efforts to Increase Access to Contracting Opportunities for Minority-Owned, Small Businesses


08/13

WASHINGTON – SBA Appoints Key Agency Senior Staff                             


08/11

WASHINGTON – Esther H. Vassar Named SBA’s National Ombudsman            


08/10

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Appointment of Yolanda Garcia Olivarez As Region VI Administrator


08/10

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Appointment of Marianne O’Brien Markowitz As Regional Administrator for Region V


08/10

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Appointment of Daniel Hannaher As Regional Administrator for Region VIII


08/10

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Appointment of Jeanne Hulit As Regional Administrator for Region I


July '09

07/31

WASHINGTON – Ten Minority Small Businesses Compete to be Named MED Week 2009 National Minority Small Business of the Year

 

07/28 WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Support for Michigan Robotics Cluster     

 

07/23

WASHINGTON – SBA Offers $10 Million Surety Bond Guarantee Aids Recovery in Construction and Service Sectors

 

07/10

WASHINGTON – Recovery Act Changes To SBIC Program Mean Increased Funding Available For Small Businesses


07/01

WASHINGTON – SBA’s New Pilot Loan Program for Dealer Floor Plan Financing Begins Today                   

 

June '09

06/26  WASHINGTON – SBA’s Patriot Express Loan Initiative Delivers $315 Million to 3,750 Vets, Military Community 

06/24

WASHINGTON – Changes to SBA 504 Loan Program Will Allow Businesses to Refinance Existing Debt, Expand, Create New Jobs                


06/23

WASHINGTON – SBA and IEEE-USA Partner to Promote Innovation, Job Growth                                                 

 

06/23

WASHINGTON – Two e200 Companies Receive Top 100 Recognition in Urban Economic Growth Competition                


06/15

WASHINGTON – Small Business can Apply for ARC Loans Beginning Today                                   


06/11 

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Key Agency Appointments                         


06/02

WASHINGTON – Homeowners, Renters and Businesses are Urged To Prepare for Disaster Before It Strikes


May '09

05/29 

WASHINGTON – SBA Names New Director for Office of Native American Affairs                                            


05/28

WASHINGTON – SBA Will Offer Floor Plan Financing to Auto, RV, Other Dealerships Beginning July 1


05/21 

WASHINGTON – Hispanic Businesses Recognized at National Small Business Week                                           

 

05/21

WASHINGTON – SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center Honored with National Awards

 

05/19 

WASHINGTON – Environmental Remediation Company from Oklahoma Is National Small Business of the Year

 

05/19

WASHINGTON – SBA Honors Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts         


05/19 

WASHINGTON – Alabama, Florida Firms Hailed as National Contractors of the Year During National Small Business Week                                      


05/18

WASHINGTON – SBA Honors National Small Business Champions   


05/18 

WASHINGTON – SBA Launches New 100-Percent Guarantee ARC Loan Program to Help Struggling Businesses


05/18

WASHINGTON – Top SBA Financial Services Institutions Honored at National Small Business Week


05/18 

WASHINGTON – SBA Honors Entrepreneurial Development Award Winners at National Small Business Week


05/15

WASHINGTON – SBA and Caltrans Promote Greater Access To Surety Bonds and Contracts for Small Businesses


05/12 

WASHINGTON – National Small Business Week 2009 Kick-off and Events Schedule                                            


05/01

WASHINGTON – SBA Expands Eligibility for 7(a) Loans To Spur Recovery Opportunities for Small Businesses


April '09

04/30 

WASHINGTON – Ana Harvey Named to Lead SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership                             


04/24

WASHINGTON – SBA Honors Fort Kent Town Manager Donald Guimond For Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts


04/24 

WASHINGTON – SBA Honors Massachusetts Business Owners Juan and Luis Yépez for Outstanding Disaster Recovery


04/24 WASHINGTON – SBA Honors Indiana Volunteer Amanda Baltensberger For Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts

04/15 

WASHINGTON – SBA Announces Senior Level Appointments Following Administrator Mills’ Confirmation by Senate


04/08  WASHINGTON – The Nation’s Top State Small Business Winners Head to Washington for National Small Business of the Year Award

 

04/03 

WASHINGTON – Karen Gordon Mills Confirmed By Senate as SBA Administrator                                                  


March '09
03/27 WASHINGTON – Recovery Act More Than Doubles Surety Bond Guarantee Ceiling for Small Businesses

03/18

WASHINGTON – Business.gov Launches First Government-Sponsored Online Community for Small Businesses

 

03/16

WASHINGTON – Statement from SBA Acting Administrator on Recovery Efforts Announced by President Obama Today


03/11

WASHINGTON – Disaster Manager James Ryan Named One of Year’s Top Executives by Federal Computer Week Magazine

 

03/05

WASHINGTON – SBA Suppports TALF                                                     


03/05

WASHINGTON – SBA Modifies Goodwill Lending                              


February '09

02/26

WASHINGTON – President’s Budget Overview Backs $28 Billion in Small Business Credit for FY 2010


02/24

WASHINGTON – SBA Upgrades Podcasting for Small Business Owners        


02/18

WASHINGTON – SBA Warns of Fraudulent Attempts to Obtain Bank Account Information from Small Businesses

 

02/18

WASHINGTON – SBA Applauds Stimulus Bill, Planning Underway For Broadest, Quickest Small Business Impact


02/12

WASHINGTON – SBA Revises Standard Operating Procedure; Makes it Easier for Lenders to Refinance Existing Lines of Credit                  


02/10

WASHINGTON – Newest Version of TALF Plan Includes Changes Requested by SBA to Help Unclog Secondary Market for Small Business Loans


02/09

WASHINGTON – SBA's Patriot Express Loans Top $ 250 Million to Vets and Military Community Entrepreneurs


January '09
01/16

WASHINGTON – SBW 2009 Save Date                                                         


01/16 WASHINGTON – Online Tools for Economic Recovery                            

01/16

WASHINGTON – SBA Efforts to Thaw U.S. Credit Markets                   

 

01/13 WASHINGTON – SBA Releases Agency Reform Report, Data Indicate Agency Has Improved Operations, Employee Effectiveness    

01/12

WASHINGTON – SBA Employees See Significant Agency Improvement; OPM Survey Shows Major Gains From 2006


01/12

WASHINGTON – Office of the National Ombudsman Is Available to Assist America's Small Businesses with Federal Regulatory Enforcement Actions