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| May 13, 2021 | SBA Chief Guzman Sued as New Restaurant Fund Numbers Are Unveiled | Isabella Guzman, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, is targeted by a lawsuit from a conservative group over a 21-day exclusive period for disadvantaged businesses in the new Re ...Read more |
| April 23, 2021 | Kamala Harris is Quietly Pushing Loans for Small & Diverse Businesses | Over the course of President Joe Biden’s election campaign, he repeatedly promised to put minority and women-owned businesses at the forefront of his recovery agenda. As we have ...Read more |
| April 18, 2021 | SBA to Launch Restaurant Revitalization Fund | The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Saturday application requirements and eligibility guidelines for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund signed into law as part of the ...Read more |
| April 5, 2021 | SBA’s Office of Advocacy Criticized as Big Business Mouthpiece | The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) released a jaw-dropping press release this week which ou ...Read more |
| March 23, 2021 | More Than 1,000 U.S. Businesses Close Per Day Since Pandemic Start | In an interview on Friday with the Associated Press, newly-confirmed head of the Small Business Administration, Isabel Guzman, told the outlet that the United States has lost 400,000 businesses sin ...Read more |
| March 10, 2021 | Uncertainty as PPP Gets Cash Injections Despite Looming Expiration Date | The Payment Protection Program is still set to expire March 31st despite a new cash injection and more than $100 billion in still available funds. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) s ...Read more |
| March 2, 2021 | SBA Sets Up 14-Day Exclusive Loan Period for Small Biz, Changes to PPP | The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Sunday that it would hold “a 14-day, exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employee,” endin ...Read more |
| February 9, 2021 | 8(a) “Section 8” Firms Get a Boost, Able to Qualify Through Past Performance in Joint Ventures | Various provisions were introduced this year by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in order to create more contracting opportunities for small businesses. This includes ...Read more |
| February 5, 2021 | Black Businesses Deserve Another Stimulus this Black History Month | Small business survivability rates are low across the board, but black-owned businesses are uniquely vulnerable to closure. A whopping 80 percent of minority businesses shut down within t ...Read more |
| February 2, 2021 | The SBA is Overhauling its WOSB Program | The SBA has chosen the program, commonly known as WOSB, as the guinea pig for technological changes at the SBA which will implement new regulatory changes. Some of the changes happening inc ...Read more |