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In Celebration of Black History Month, SBA Administrator Guzman Announces New Funding to Expand Outreach Centers for Women Entrepreneurs through Minority Serving Institutions

… topics, including business startup, financial management, marketing, and procurement. To find other WBC locations and … assistance, access to credit and capital, as well as marketing opportunities to women. To learn more about SBA’s …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/feb/03/celebration-black-history-month-sba-administrator-guzman-announces-new-funding-expand-outreach
Eric M. Thorson, Inspector General U.S. Small Business Administration Before the Committee On Homeland Security, Subcommitee On Management, Integration and Oversight, United States House of Representatives July 13, 2006

… loans with reduced SBA oversight and, as SBA’s budget for salaries and expenses has shrunk over the past … million, were delinquent. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires that agencies promptly act on the …

Article Last updated August 5, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2006/jul/13/eric-m-thorson-inspector-general-us-small-business-administration-committee-homeland-security
Statement by Administrator Guzman Applauding Biden-Harris Administration’s Whole of Government Approach to Strengthen America’s Supply Chains

… with the White House and Office of Management and Budget, implemented major reforms to level the playing field … of goods and services in the world with a procurement budget of $560 billion per year and more than 40,000 …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/feb/24/statement-administrator-guzman-applauding-biden-harris-administrations-whole-government-approach
Chatbots for Customer Service: How Small Businesses are Using Them

… like a newer business that is struggling with online marketing, you can have the chatbot direct them to your … and thus more likely to buy tickets. Managing a Business Marketing … Chatbots are computer programs that are able to …

Blog Post Last updated April 25, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/chatbots-customer-service-how-small-businesses-are-using-them
READOUT: Administrator Guzman Visits Navajo Nation Tribal Leaders and Native American Small Business Owners to Highlight Small Business Recovery Efforts

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/feb/24/readout-administrator-guzman-visits-navajo-nation-tribal-leaders-native-american-small-business
Coffee Shop in West Point Keeps Brewing Up Hospitality With PPP Loan from SBA

Success Story Last updated August 16, 2022
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/coffee-shop-west-point-keeps-brewing-hospitality-ppp-loan-sba
Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, U.S. Small Business Administration, Before the Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives, April 21, 2010

… implementation guidance from the Office of Management and Budget require increased reporting and oversight to deter and …

Article Last updated August 1, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2010/apr/21/peggy-e-gustafson-inspector-general-us-small-business-administration-small-business-committee-united
ROM 10-04 - Review of Controls Over Job Creation and Retention Statistics Reported by SBA under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

… Subsequent guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),2 required Agencies to develop performance … reports collected through the Office of Management and Budget to track the impact of the Recovery Act, SBA is …

Document Last updated August 9, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/document/report-rom-10-04-rom-10-04-review-controls-over-job-creation-retention-statistics-reported-sba-under-american
12 Huts and Counting for Army Veteran Jayme Rhodes

… dock at the Altoona VA. The project was completed on budget and on time. One project under her belt grew to many. … SBDC; they helped me immensely with a business plan and budget… and it’s free." … 12 Huts and Counting for Army …

Success Story Last updated March 14, 2023
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/12-huts-counting-army-veteran-jayme-rhodes
CETECHS

Success Story Last updated April 14, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/cetechs
Why Veterans Are Well-Suited to Become Business Owners—And the Lessons You Can Learn from Them

… of dollars already committed to R&D, breaking ground, or marketing. You may find out that you need to spend a lot more …

Blog Post Last updated December 9, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/why-veterans-are-well-suited-become-business-owners-lessons-you-can-learn-them
Business Leaders Applaud SBA’s Improved Empower to Grow (E2G) Program

… still persist,” said Shaundell Newsome, Founder of Sumnu Marketing, Small Business For America’s Future Co-Chair. “ …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/01/30/business-leaders-applaud-sbas-improved-empower-grow-e2g-program
ICYMI: On Equal Pay Day, See What Americans Are Saying About SBA Efforts to Empower Women Entrepreneurs

… topics, including business startup, financial management, marketing, and procurement. Since March 2021 alone, 24 new … assistance, access to credit and capital, as well as marketing opportunities to women. Article ID 22-23 Release …

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/mar/15/icymi-equal-pay-day-see-what-americans-are-saying-about-sba-efforts-empower-women-entrepreneurs
White House Hosts Roundtable on Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset

Blog Post Last updated May 3, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/white-house-hosts-roundtable-leveraging-data-strategic-asset
Keeping Up with State Workplace Laws

… it’s up to employers to stay alert to these changes and budget accordingly. Minimum wage laws The basic federal …

Blog Post Last updated May 6, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/keeping-state-workplace-laws
Shop Small in Your Community This Small Business Saturday

Blog Post Last updated May 8, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/shop-small-your-community-small-business-saturday
SBA serves veterans who served our nation

Blog Post Last updated May 8, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-serves-veterans-who-served-our-nation
Statement of Peggy E. Gustafson, SBA Inspector General, before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

… purpose of the hearing was to discuss the President's budget proposal for the SBA. A link to the Inspector …

Article Last updated August 1, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2012/mar/29/statement-peggy-e-gustafson-sba-inspector-general-senate-committee-small-business-entrepreneurship
Statement of Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, Small Business Administration,before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 17, 2013

… The purpose of the hearing was to discuss the President's budget. Release Date April 17, 2013 PDF Version …

Article Last updated August 3, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2013/apr/17/statement-peggy-e-gustafson-inspector-general-small-business-administrationbefore-us-senate
Statement of Peggy E. Gustafson, Inspector General, Small Business Administration, Before the Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives

… The purpose of the hearing was to discuss the President's budget. Release Date June 5, 2013 PDF Version …

Article Last updated August 3, 2019
https://www.sba.gov/article/2013/jun/05/statement-peggy-e-gustafson-inspector-general-small-business-administration-committee-small-business