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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette will be hosting a free Small Business Financing Workshop for veterans, presented by the Indiana Small Business Administration, on Monday, November 15, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Ivy Hall Room 1120. The workshop is open to all veterans and will cover topics surrounding small […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Small businesses can learn how to do business with the Federal government from any computer anywhere via a free webinar hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The desktop web seminar on how to do business with the federal government is scheduled for Tuesday, January 12th at 2pm (EST). The first […]

WASHINGTON, DC -– In just two year’s time, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative has supported more than $315 million in loans to more than 3,750 veterans and their spouses who are using the SBA-guaranteed funds to establish and expand their small businesses. As a result of the American Recovery and […]

INDIANA — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will conduct a free online business workshop. The on-line workshop will be take place on Wednesday, June 16th, from 1:30pm-2:30pm (EDT). The on-line business workshop will provide guidance to prepare small business owners for meeting with a lender. Business owners will learn how SBA is involved in […]

[OP-ED] INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and Department of Treasury actions hold potential for helping solve our small business credit crunch by offering incentives to lenders to provide capital to small businesses, and by reducing the cost of borrowing for small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantees […]

WASHINGTON, DC -– Effective today, small businesses that need surety bonds to compete for construction and service contracts can qualify for U.S. Small Business Administration-backed surety bonds of up to $5 million. The higher amount, a result of the Recovery Act, is more than double the previous $2 million maximum surety bond guaranteed by SBA. […]