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SBA Administrator Announces New Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Milestone: Supplemental Awards Begin Program has delivered over $10 billion in economic relief to 12,000 venues across the nation Today, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the SBA began supplemental award notifications to eligible applicants this week, through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program. [...]

  Small Business Pulse - Weekly Update Based on responses collected September 13 through September 19, the Small Business Pulse Survey estimates that: 69.1% of U.S. small businesses experienced a large or moderate increase in prices they pay for goods or services compared to what was normal before March 13, 2020 [...]

  SBA Administrator Announces New Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Milestone: In Less Than Two Months, One Million Borrowers Apply for Direct Forgiveness through Agency’s PPP Portal Administrator Guzman highlights new Direct Forgiveness Portal and other innovations as critical to accelerating reviews and approvals The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reached a major [...]

  Dear Entrepreneur: At the SBA, we continue to work hard to deliver assistance to America’s entrepreneurs. We have been inspired by the grit and determination we have witnessed as our nation’s small businesses have pivoted and adapted over the past 18 months. The American entrepreneurial spirit is stronger than [...]

National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Highlights Resiliency and Recovery - Prominent small business investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors address nearly 50,000 attendees The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that this year’s National Small Business Week (NSBW) Virtual Summit drew more than 47,000 participants for the three-day virtual summit. Attendees heard from celebrity [...]

Governor Also Announces $17 Million in Funds to Bring High-Quality Pre-K to 19 More School Districts Building on his commitment to expand early childhood education in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the state will commit to providing universal pre-K to all families across the state over the [...]

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced that it plans to open applications for its Small Business Lease Grant Program on October 20. The $10 million pilot program will help revitalize downtowns and main streets by offsetting a portion of the cost associated with businesses and nonprofits leasing street-level space. [...]

  SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman Releases Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman, the fourth Latina Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the highest-ranking Latina serving in President Biden’s Cabinet, released the following statement to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month: [...]

  About National Hispanic Heritage Month Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as [...]