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Inc.
September 2003
Elizabeth Wasserman |
Time to Fix the SBA The Small Business Administration is in bad need of an overhaul. Here's Inc.'s bold plan to fix the SBA -- delivered just as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.   |
Inc.
May 1, 2007 |
What the SBA Actually Does for Small Business An overview to services the SBA provides such as capital and contract assistance. |
Inc.
June 2006
Olympia J. Snowe |
How to fix the SBA Here is one senator's plan to make the SBA even more effective. |
Entrepreneur
June 2004
Stephen Barlas |
Good Measure The Small Business Administration is looking for a new system to classify small business size. These standards are most important with respect to eligibility for loans and small-business set-aside contracts offered by other federal agencies. |
Inc.
May 2007
Robb Mandelbaum |
Does the SBA Still Matter? To get past the partisan debate in Washington, we went to a district office to find out what the SBA really does and whom it really helps. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Vincent Ryan |
Small Business, Big Problems Lousy morale, decrepit systems, and a crushing workload: Can a private-sector CFO save the SBA? |
Inc.
March 2004
Gossage & Wasserman |
SBA Slams the Door on Borrowers In an e-mail sent out on the evening of Jan. 6, the SBA announced that 7(a) loans were going on indefinite "holiday." Through the program, the agency's most popular, the SBA backs loans for thousands of small businesses that have a hard time raising money through conventional means. |
U.S. Banker
March 2011
Steve Garmhausen |
SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time. |
Inc.
June 2006
Fred P. Hochberg |
Focus on the Mission In the weeks ahead, Congress will consider President Bush's nomination of Steven C. Preston as the new head of the Small Business Administration. As the reins get passed, it's a good time to take stock. |
U.S. Banker
December 2010
Rob Garver |
SBA Aims to Attract More Banks The lower fees and higher guarantees enacted for the government s small-business lending programs have some in the industry optimistic that interest by banks might surge. |
Entrepreneur
April 2004
Julie Monahan |
Quick Fix Do SBA express loans really shortchange entrepreneurs? |
CFO
December 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Small Consolation Despite the lip service paid to the importance of small businesses, efforts to ease their credit woes have come up short. |
Entrepreneur
August 2010
David Port |
But Where Is the Money? While small business gets talked up in the economic recovery plan, lending to small business is still down from what it was two years ago. Entrepreneurs are grumbling. And Karen G. Mills, head of the SBA, is taking questions. |
Inc.
June 2006
Mike Hofman |
Can This Man Turn Around the SBA? Never heard of Steve Preston? Few had, until he was nominated to run the Small Business Administration. |
Inc.
September 2003
Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
Entrepreneur
August 2006
Lloyd Chapman |
Feel Cheated? The SBA's corruption scandals should fuel your fire. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
Small Business Loans: Stimulus Opportunities If you've ever thought about starting your own business, now is the time to do it. Uncle Sam wants to help you out with small business loans. |
Entrepreneur
October 2003
Stephen Barlas |
Growing Up Congress is set to increase the lending ceilings on SBA programs. |
Inc.
November 2004
Darren Dahl |
Despite Smaller Loans, SBA Breaks Records Why 2004 was great for the Small Business Administration. |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
C.J. Prince |
Makeover Magic The SBA may give its underused 504 loan program a face lift. How will that help you? |
Entrepreneur
June 2003
C.J. Prince |
Caps Off to You! More small-business opportunities can flow freely now that the SBA has finally removed its 7(a) loan cap. |
CFO
November 1, 2004
Randy Myers |
Squeezing the SBA Small-business borrowing may get more expensive. |
Entrepreneur
May 2004
Stephen Barlas |
Feeling the Pinch A new proposal seeks to get the SBA's 7(a) loan program back on its feet. But what could it mean for you? |
Inc.
May 1, 2007 |
Performance Stats for the SBA Is the SBA doing more with less? The numbers say yes. But critics question whether the agency is reaching those who need it most. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
C.J. Prince |
New Way to 7(a) With no more federal subsidy, entrepreneurs are uncertain about the future of small-business loans. |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Chris Penttila |
Easy Target? Budget-cutters in Congress have set their sights on the SBA. |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Help Needed? Does Uncle Sam owe entrepreneurs a helping hand, or should the government just get out of small business's way? Two experts face off. |
Entrepreneur
August 2008
C.J. Prince |
Something to Bank On Community banks have plenty of money to lend, but intense scrutiny has raised the bar. |
Entrepreneur
July 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Troubled Waters It's been a year of scandal, criticism and change at the SBA. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Amy Barrett |
For Entrepreneurs, Credit Eases--a Bit Lending to small businesses has increased from a drip to a trickle, thanks chiefly to SBA guarantees. |
Entrepreneur
April 2005
Stephen Barlas |
Thin is In New rules at the SBA, expected to be finalized during the first half of 2005, hope to prevent small businesses that have grown large, or have been acquired by big business, from continuing to be counted as small businesses by federal agencies when reporting procurement data. |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Sara Wilson |
In The Hot Seat Steve Preston, 46, is the 22nd Administrator of the SBA, a job which has come under much scrutiny lately. Here, he talks about his plans. |
Inc.
February 2008
Robb Mandelbaum |
Soldiering On to Remake the SBA Steven Preston talks about efforts to improve the SBA's processes - and its image. |
U.S. Banker
February 2010
Alan Kline |
It's Too Soon to Pull the Plug on Higher SBA Coverage In the nine months after the stimulus bill was passed, lenders originated more than $16 billion in SBA-backed loans. It s fair to say that many of those loans would not have been made if not for the increased guarantee. |
Entrepreneur
September 2004
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Race to the Top Polls show that for most Americans, the war is a secondary issue compared to the economy. For small companies, this is even truer. A look at the issues shaping President Bush's and Senator Kerry's entrepreneurial agendas. |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Requisite Relief What can Congress do to help small businesses hit by the hurricanes? New York Democratic congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Arizona Republican congressman Rick Renzi offer some answers. |
Inc.
December 1, 2002 |
Mail Family Dispute... No Relief?... |
U.S. Banker
April 2011
Barbara Morrison |
Midsize Is Now a Fit for SBA By utilizing new SBA options offered through legislation redefining small business, banks can help small and midsize businesses benefit from better access to credit. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 28, 2014 |
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit In part three of her series on the state of small-business lending, Karen Mills discusses how public-private partnerships and government guarantee programs have the potential to enhance economic growth. |
U.S. Banker
October 2009
Emily Flitter |
Karen Mills is Big on Small Business The stimulus bill thrust the Small Business Administration back into the spotlight and its new administrator is determined to make sure it stays there. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005 |
Briefs Ripe Targets: Family Business Owners... SBA Loan Demand Still High... What the Women Are Telling You... |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
Rieva Lesonsky |
Golden Age Let's all wish the SBA a happy 50th anniversary. |
Entrepreneur
January 2003
C.J. Prince |
Plastic Rap The pros and cons of the latest trend -- using credit cards to finance your business. |
Entrepreneur
June 2002
C.J. Prince |
Show and Tell A new act sheds some light on small-business lending to keep discrimination in check... |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2009 |
The SBA's Karen Mills on Thawing Credit How the Administrator of the Small Business Administration says her agency is helping get banks to lend to small business again. |
Entrepreneur
August 2003
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Give 'Em Credit They're not just for car loans and home mortgages. Now credit unions are making business loans. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Alix Stuart |
Capital vs. Confidence Banks say they want to lend to smaller companies, but credit remains tight. Is relief in sight? |
Salon.com
August 25, 2000
Janelle Brown |
Count-Me-In for cash A new nonprofit makes it easy for women -- even with bad credit -- to snag biz loans on the Net. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Real Threat to the U.S. Economy While big companies grab the headlines, small businesses need credit they can't get. |
Entrepreneur
October 2005
Christopher Moraff |
Sizing Things Up Under fire for giving too many contracts to big business, the SBA fights back. |
