SBA

Saturday, Nov. 27 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, we know that small businesses need our support now more than ever as they navigate, retool and…

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $2.5 million grant to engage in targeted outreach to small businesses in underserved communities. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded…

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reached a major milestone today as its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Direct Borrower Forgiveness Portal recorded its one millionth PPP loan forgiveness application for borrowers seeking forgiveness for loans of $150,000 or less. “We are committed to delivering against…

The Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC) has been awarded a Resilience and Recovery Demonstration grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Women’s Business Ownership program. The AWBC is one of 14 women’s business centers in 13 states…

The U. S. Small Business Administration is celebrating national Startup Day on Aug. 18.  The SBA provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a…

The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched its annual accelerator fund competition, adding a new element designed to increase investment in underrepresented communities. Proposals for the 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition are now being accepted through July 2. In this…

The Paycheck Protection Program is winding down with the program being closed to all new applications. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the program would be closed to all new loan applications on Friday, May 28 instead of its…

Restaurants and other eating establishments have only a few days remaining to take advantage of available federal funding. The deadline to submit applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund is Monday, May 24 at 7 p.m. This $28.6 billion fund provides…

More than 16,000 applicants will begin receiving funding through the new Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), a federal program targeting dining establishments impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first round of RRF payments, the federal government plans to disburse roughly…

The well has mostly run dry for the Paycheck Protection Program. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the PPP funding has been largely depleted ahead of its scheduled closure on May 31. The program provides loans for small businesses…