Small Business

SBA: President Trump Proclaims Small Business Week

WASHINGTON – National Small Business Week celebrations commenced in the nation’s capital at the US Institute of Peace with more than 85 national award winners from across the country and U.S. territories convening to be awarded and recognized for their major accomplishments.  The two-day award ceremony will conclude with the announcement of the National Small…

SBA: National Small Business Week 2017 Kicks Off April 30

WASHINGTON –U.S. Small Administration kicks off National Small Business Week 2017 on April 30 in the nation’s capital by having SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recognize and award the nation’s top small businesses, entrepreneurs, small business advocates and champions. Since 1963, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of…

SBA: National Small Business Week Kicks Off in Washington, D.C. April 30 – May 1

WASHINGTON – Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will be the keynote speaker to kick off the first leg of the 2017 National Small Business Week events in Washington, D.C. on April 30 and May 1.  Small businesses, industry leaders and other award winners from around the country will converge…

SBA: Small Business Technology Coalition Relaunched

WASHINGTON – The Small Business Technology Coalition, the go-to resource for entrepreneurs seeking to leverage technology, relaunched today with new partners and a greater emphasis on training users to make their businesses more effective and efficient, Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today. The Technology Coalition (www.sba.gov/techcoalition) is a public-private partnership…

SBA: Family-Owned Steel Company and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Environmental Firm Win Top Federal Contracting Awards

WASHINGTON – A family-owned steel and manufacturing firm, QMF Steel, Inc., from Campbell, Texas and IO Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned environmental remediation and construction firm from San Diego, California,  have been named the National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. These…

SBA: Top Resource Partners to be Honored at National Small Business Week

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is recognizing the 2017 National Small Business Week resource partner awardees for their achievements in advancing small business growth and development. A Denver Women’s Business Center, a Boston SCORE Chapter, an Ohio Small Business Development Center, and a Michigan Veterans Business Outreach Center will be honored during National…

SBA: SBA Administrator to Kick Off National SBIR Conference

WASHINGTON – U.S. Small Business  Administrator Linda McMahon will kick off the 2017 National SBIR Conference on May 16 at the Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.  In her keynote address, Administrator McMahon will highlight the vital role America’s small businesses play in strengthening the economy and driving innovation. “It’s our mission at the…

SBA: NYC Investment Firm Names Small Business Investment Company of the Year

WASHINGTON – Deerpath Capital Management, LP of New York City, has been named the 2017 Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Deerpath, along with other national winners and finalists for the National Small Business Person of the Year, have been invited to a recognition ceremony as part…

SBA: Four Heroes Win SBA’s 2017 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts

WASHINGTON – A South Carolina mayor who championed his city’s post-disaster economic recovery, a volunteer who extended herself to support a small West Virginia town’s rebuilding after a flood, a Texas business owner who rebuilt his company after a devastating flood, and a Northern California public official leading the relief efforts for a fire-ravaged county…

SBA: National Small Business Week Co-Sponsors Hosting Training Webinars | May 2-4

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of National Small Business Week, April 30 – May 6, the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE and cosponsors from Visa, YP, Google, Salesforce, Constant Contact and Chase will be hosting numerous training webinars/webcast. The webinars/webcast are free of charge, but registration space is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. NSBW…