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White House Ramps Up Small Business Working Capital Offerings
White House Ramps Up Small Business Working Capital Offerings
July 18, 2024  |  SMBs

When it comes to the business landscape, more money commonly equals, or creates, more opportunities. And with the news that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has started...

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White House Launches Working Capital Pilot Program for Small Business
White House Launches Working Capital Pilot Program for Small Business
June 06, 2024  |  SMBs

The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to launch a working capital pilot program featuring a newly structured line of credit for small businesses that is...

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SBA to Launch Working Capital Pilot Program
SBA to Launch Working Capital Pilot Program
June 04, 2024  |  Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) reportedly plans to launch a working capital pilot program that will include government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million....

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Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
May 02, 2024  |  Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) loaned out $390 billion to keep companies afloat during COVID. Now, many of those small businesses say they are struggling to pay back...

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SBA Launches Enhanced Lender Match Tool for Small Businesses
SBA Launches Enhanced Lender Match Tool for Small Businesses
March 04, 2024  |  Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched an enhanced version of its Lender Match tool that connects small business owners with SBA-approved lenders. The...

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SBA to Debut Changes to Boost Small Business Access to Credit
SBA to Debut Changes to Boost Small Business Access to Credit
July 31, 2023  |  SMBs

Sweeping changes to the federal program for small business lending will begin taking effect Tuesday (Aug. 1). Among the upcoming changes are simplified loan requirements,...

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SBA Lifting Moratorium on Licensing New Small Business Lending Companies
SBA Lifting Moratorium on Licensing New Small Business Lending Companies
April 14, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Non-federally chartered banks will soon be able to make Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Effective May 12, the agency is lifting the moratorium on licensing...

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McDonald’s Conveyor Belt Drive-Thru Leads Spate of Takeout Tinkering
McDonald’s Conveyor Belt Drive-Thru Leads Spate of Takeout Tinkering
December 01, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurant brands look to secure consumers’ digital loyalty, McDonald’s is testing new store formats.  The quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand announced in a company blog post Thursday (Dec. 1)...

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Entrepreneurial Agility and Innovation Could Make or Break SMBs’ Holiday Season
Entrepreneurial Agility and Innovation Could Make or Break SMBs’ Holiday Season
November 11, 2022  |  Retail

Recall the bleak summer of 2020, when you’d have thought Main Street small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) would be extinct by year’s end. It was...

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