Tag: Small Business Administration

Small business lending reaching ‘new normal’

Small business lending reaching ‘new normal’

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 10:11 am

SBA agenda: Communicate, counsel, loan faster

Joyce Rosenberg · June 11, 2014 4:57 pm

Despite pushback from numerous lawmakers on the House Small Business Committee, the new head of the SBA, Maria Contreras-Sweet, insists a new $2.5 million agency program will launch. (AP/ Evan Vucci)

SBA launches new million-dollar initiative, despite Congress’ disapproval

Kelly Cohen · May 14, 2014 4:00 am

Bill French Jr., owner of W. L. French Excavating Corporation, stands on his company property in Billerica, Mass., Monday, April 7, 2014. Behind him is equipment he bought with small business tax breaks before they expired at the end of last year. He spent $2 million on equipment, and estimates the deductions saved him $1.1 million. French has put more purchases on hold, hoping the Senate Finance Committee will vote to revive the tax breaks. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Small businesses in limbo again on tax breaks

Joyce Rosenberg · April 9, 2014 3:32 pm

Maria Contreras-Sweet, Chairwoman of PROMERICA Bank, arrives to speak at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) in Washington, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama to nominate California businesswoman to lead Small Business Administration

Jim Kuhnhenn · January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., suggested at a Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight hearing Wednesday that several small international organizations run by the federal government consider consolidating. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

Claire McCaskill scares two agency heads, suggests they consolidate

Luke Rosiak · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

An inspector general's report found that theÃÂ Small Business Administration's HUBZone program is not working as intended. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Firms receiving most money from federal small business program were ineligible

Michal Conger · November 23, 2013 5:00 am

Flaws in the Small Business Administration allow large businesses to get awards and contracts really meant for small businesses, the agency's inspector general found.

IG: Flaw in GSA’s awards program allows large businesses to get awards, contracts

Kelly Cohen · November 5, 2013 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Obama favors monument closures to ‘pressure’ Republicans

Joel Gehrke · October 8, 2013 12:00 am

One black-owned business said it was experiencing economic hardship in part because it had suffered through the employment of "disadvantaged" workers from government programs who lacked an appropriate work ethic. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Small Business Administration hardly bothers with ‘economic disadvantage’ scrutiny for minority contractors

Luke Rosiak · August 28, 2013 4:00 am