Informing, Educating and Connecting Small Businesses

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By SBA Staff

America’s 28 million small businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year, and more than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business. Small businesses play a key role in the economy and in the nation’s supply chain, and increasingly, they are reliant on information technology to store, process and communicate their information. Protecting this information against increasing cyber threats is critical. Continue reading

The Effect of Small Business Saturday

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Last Tuesday we wrote about Small Business Saturday (SBS), a campaign launched in 2010 focused on encouraging people to patronize small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The results from this year’s Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey are in, and they reveal inspiring figures for small businesses and the public’s awareness and support of them. Continue reading

Holiday Season for Small Businesses

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With the holiday season right around the corner, small business owners around the nation are anticipating an increase in profits and better prospects for 2016. The American Express OPEN Holiday Growth Pulse says that 92 percent of small business owners are expecting holiday sales to match or beat those of 2014. Continue reading

2015 OPEN for Government Contract Awards

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The American Express OPEN for Government Contracts Awards Program is now accepting applications for 2015. OPEN’s sixth annual awards honor small business owners for their accomplishments in government contracting. Nominations are currently open in the following four categories: Continue reading

SBDC Celebrates 35 Years!

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This month marks the 35th anniversary of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program, the foremost small business assistance network in the United States. The SBDC program is hosted by educational institutions and state economic development agencies, and is financially supported partly by the United States Congress through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).   Continue reading

House Democrats Urge CFPB to Create Small Business Loan Reporting Rule

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Led by Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), 82 House Democrats wrote a letter urging CFPB Director Richard Cordray to restructure the collection of small business lending data in order to help lending institutions better understand the financial needs of these businesses. The letter comes less than two months after Senate Democrats penned correspondence to Cordray asking for the same thing. Continue reading