By Karen Stokes Small business is the heart of the country and according to analysis of the census data, the number of Black small-business owners was 28% higher in the third quarter of 2021 … [Read more...]
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Beyond Juneteenth: Breaking the Chains to Access Capital and Achieve Real Freedom
By Vercie Lark, Region 7 Great Plains Administrator and Ted James, Region 6 South Central Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Being black and walking away from a person who … [Read more...]
SBA Launches 2017 InnovateHER Business Challenge for Innovations That Empower Women’s Lives
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration on December 29, 2016 announced the launch of the 2017 InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge, a nationwide business competition to … [Read more...]
StartSmart to Streamline Small Business Process at City Hall
By Dylan Deprey After shuffling through the paperwork, permits, licenses, and regulations at City Hall, some small businesses never see the light of day. The red tape ceremony an entrepreneur … [Read more...]
National Event for LGBT-owned Small Businesses Coming to Wisconsin
LGBT Business Builder Announced At Strategic Alliance Memorandum Signing MILWAUKEE – SBA’s Wisconsin District Office and the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce have announced that Milwaukee will … [Read more...]
Deputy National Ombudsman for Small Business to Hold Kenosha Roundtable
Forum Gives Small Business Owners Voice, Resources on Regulation MILWAUKEE –Yolanda Swift, the Deputy National Ombudsman for Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration, will hold a regulatory … [Read more...]
SBA 504 Refinance Program Made Permanent
Measure Designed to Help Small Businesses Grow and Create Jobs WASHINGTON -- Eligible small business owners now have more options to refinance eligible fixed assets and business expenses through the … [Read more...]
SBA Launches 3rd Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Award $3.95 Million for Small Business Startups
Three Wisconsin Organizations Are Past Winners MILWAUKEE–-For the third year, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching an Accelerator Growth Fund competition for accelerators and … [Read more...]
Financial Resources and Counseling Served up at Small Business Luncheon
By Karen Stokes Business owners and prospective business owners filled the lobby at Seaway Bank and Trust Company, 2102 W. Fond du Lac Ave. for the Small Business Luncheon. The event focused on … [Read more...]
Small Business Owners Seeking Non-traditional Resources for Success
By Karen Stokes For three years, Yolanda Spears, CEO of YMYSPOT Clean Up, LLC, has been building up her cleaning business through hard work and attention to detail. Her business is growing, … [Read more...]