SBA: Business Forward and SBA Launch the “Small Business Digital Alliance”
New Venture Will Convene Major Tech Companies, Players to Provide Small Businesses Free Access to Tools to Expand E-Commerce Footprint Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Business Forward, Inc., a non-profit organization working with small business leaders in support of policies promoting America’s economic competitiveness, announced the launch of the Small Business Digital Alliance (SBDA). A joint public-private…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in South Central Louisiana
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the South Central Planning and Development Commission, Houma, Louisiana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund. This grant will provide gap financing to small, local businesses in…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
SBA: Council on Underserved Communities Holds First Virtual Meeting
On Tuesday, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, joined John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman of the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC), to hold the first meeting of the reconvened council. “I’m excited for this kick-off as the CUC and its important mission…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2020 Small Business, Small Farm and Community Development Lending Data
The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2020. The Community Reinvestment Act regulations require the agencies to annually disclose these data. The…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…