SBA: Administrator Honors Nation’s Top Small Business Persons of the Year
Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced today this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. All of the winners have been invited to attend ceremonies in Washington, D.C on April 29-30 where they will be honored with…
SBA: National Small Business Week Begins April 29th
Today, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Administrator Linda McMahon announced that this year’s National Small Business Week will be held from April 29 – May 5, 2018. McMahon will start the week in Washington, D.C., where she will recognize and award outstanding small business owners and Resource Partners from around the country….
HUD: Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants Awarded
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $5 million to six communities to help create plans to redevelop severely distressed HUD assisted housing and revitalize neighborhoods. Funded through HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, these grants will help local leaders to craft comprehensive, homegrown plans to revitalize and transform these neighborhoods. HUD’s…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for January 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for January 2018: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in January 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 593,000. This is 7.8 percent (±19.0 percent)* below the revised December…
SBA: CEOs Ready to Get on the Fast Track to Grow in 2018; Apply by March 2nd
SBA Recruits for Emerging Leaders Initiative The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched recruitment for the 2018 Emerging Leaders Initiative, a seven-month executive-level training series targeting small businesses with high-growth potential and the entrepreneurial drive to follow through with their new skills and planning tools. For the seventh consecutive year, the Hawaii District Office will…
SBA: Over $1 Billion in Disaster Loans Approved in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that more than $1 billion in low-interest disaster loans has been approved for 28,106 Puerto Rico residents and businesses recovering in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María which struck in September 2017. “Recovery for Puerto Rico has a long way to go. The SBA is still on the…
SBA: Administrator Appoints New Regional Regulatory Fairness Board Members
Three small business owners from Louisiana, Maine and Alaska respectively have been appointed to serve on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards by SBA Administrator Linda McMahon. Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards in all 10 of SBA’s regions represent the voice of small businesses on regulatory fairness. Each board is comprised of five…
HUD: $35 Million Awarded to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents
In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $34.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations across the nation to hire or retain service coordinators to help them find jobs, educational opportunities, and achieve economic…
CDFI Fund: $3.5 Billion in New Market Tax Credits Awarded to Spur Economic Growth Nationwide
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 73 Community Development Entities (CDEs) $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credits today. The tax credit allocation awards, made through the calendar year (CY) 2017 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program), will help stimulate investment and economic…