The U.S. Small Business Administration today issued the following statement by SBA Administrator Karen Mills on today’s proposal by President Barack Obama to raise the maximum loan size
Oct
21
2009
21
2009
Oct
20
2009
20
2009
Water: More than a Peripheral Issue
Join us on October 28th in Chico for the Sacramento Valley Forum, a day-long annual event focusing on issues in California’s Sacramento Valley This year’s theme focuses on how communities can balance the changing economic,
Oct
16
2009
16
2009
SBA Launches Online Course: Winning Contracts – A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs
Women who own small businesses will be able to use a new online U.S. Small Business Administration training course to learn how to identify and take advantage of federal contracting opportunities. The new training course, Winning Federal Contracts: A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs,
Oct
11
2009
11
2009
SBIR Program Update: USDA-National Institute of Food & Ag
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has just released both its PHASE I and PHASE II instruction sheets for the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) program. The details of these phased programs can be found in PDF format by clicking first on the Resources tab and then clicking on the [...]
Oct
11
2009
11
2009
SBA, Dun & Bradstreet: A New Way to Lead Your Business
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) will present a 30-minute, interactive webinar on how small businesses can succeed through innovation Oct. 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. (ET).
Oct
3
2009
3
2009
NSF Announces Pentagon-Financed Research Awards
After a long delay, the National Science Foundation today announced 17 projects that will receive support under a Pentagon-financed program to encourage social-science research on matters of war and national security. The projects were solicited and reviewed by the science foundation,
Oct
2
2009
2
2009
09-68 SBA Announces PRIME Grants
The U. S. Small Business Administration announced today that 58 non-profit organizations from 32 states and the District of Columbia will receive grant funding under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act (PRIME) to assist low-income and very low-income entrepreneurs with training and technical assistance to start,
Oct
2
2009
2
2009
Congress Reauthorizes for Two Years the SBIR and STTR programs
It is rather exciting to hear that Congress has reauthorized the SBIR and STTR programs for an additional two years. This allows companies to apply now for
Oct
2
2009
2
2009
Legislation to Watch, Oct ’09
The following pieces of legislation are currently being discussed in Congress. Each of the following bills presents new opportuniities for innovative companies to showcase their technologies and processes as a result of these bills.