The Small Business Administration has unveiled a new map of historically under-utilized business zones as part of an effort to modernize the agency’s federal contracting programs. SBA said June 28 the map is designed to
MoreThe federal government has exceeded its small business contracting goal of 23 percent in fiscal year 2016 by awarding 24.34 percent or $99.96 billion of total contract funds to small businesses. The Small Business
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The Small Business Administration has launched a funding competition for nonprofit and private organizations that provide federal procurement training to veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. SBA said Thursday the Veteran Federal Procurement
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William Manger, formerly managing director at New York City-boutique investment bank Brock Capital Group, has returned to the Small Business Administration as associate administrator for the office of capital access. He will oversee the
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Joseph Shepard, formerly president and managing partner at investment banking services provider Archway Capital Management, has rejoined the Small Business Administration as associate administrator for the office of investment and innovation. Shepardâs
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Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the Small Business Administration, has appointed StreetShares CEO Mark Rockefeller and Michael Phipps, managing director at The Millennium Group International, as members of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development.
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The Small Business Administration will launch a new $1.2 million competition that aims to expand access to entrepreneurial education and microloans to formerly incarcerated individuals. SBA said Thursday the Aspire Challenge will
MorePresident-elect Donald Trump has appointed Thomas Bossert, president of risk management consulting firm CDS Consulting and senior fellow of the U.S. Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, to be his assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism. The
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Linda McMahon, a former Senate candidate in Connecticut, has been nominated by president-elect Donald Trump as head of the Small Business Administration, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Peter Nicholas writes the nomination
MoreThe Defense Department and Small Business Administration have introduced an online forum for military spouse entrepreneurs to connect with business mentors through LinkedIn as part of DoD’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program. SBA
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