by Wally Northway Published: April 19,2010
Tags: loans, SBA, small businesses
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi District of U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reached a milestone in mid-April, having guaranteed 700 loans valued at $130.7 million thus far in fiscal year 2010. “We’re fast approaching another record year in the number and dollar volume of loans guaranteed,” said Mississippi SBA District director Janita R. Stewart. [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: April 7,2010
Tags: lending, SBA, scams, small businesses
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is warning small businesses to use caution if they are contacted by firms offering to help them apply for funds available through SBA programs. SBA and SBA’s Office of the Inspector General (SBA OIG) have received several complaints from small businesses about abusive marketing practices, scams and [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 30,2010
Tags: business lending, SBA, small business, stimulus
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed legislation extending through April the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) ability to provide enhancements in its two largest small business loan programs. The enhancements, first made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, include a higher guarantee on some SBA-backed loans and fee relief. The SBA estimates [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: March 21,2010
Tags: Integrated Management Service, SBA, Small Business Administration’s Section 8(a) Business Development program
John Calhoun and Rod Hill founded their Jackson-based engineering firm in 1996. The only employees they had back then were themselves. Today, Integrated Management Services (IMS) employs over 200 and maintains offices in Greenville, Memphis, New Orleans and Detroit. Annually, the company manages construction projects with values that exceed $1 billion. Calhoun gives much of [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 5,2010
Tags: financing, SBA, small businesses, women-owned businesses
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a proposed rule aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The proposed rule is available for public comment for 60 days. This proposed rule identifies 83 industries in which WOSBs are under-represented or substantially under-represented in the federal contract marketplace. This [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 4,2010
Tags: loans, Obama, SBA, small businesses
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed legislation extending until March 28 the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA’s) ability to provide small business loans that are enhanced with special provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including a higher guarantee of SBA-backed loans and a waiver of loan fees normally paid by borrowers. [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: February 21,2010
Tags: Janita R. Stewart, Q&A, SBA, Small Business Administration
The role of the SBA Helping small business when it needs it most Janita Stewart is Mississippi district director for the Small Business Administration in Jackson. She recently sat down with the Mississippi Business Journal’s Nash Nunnery to discuss the SBA and other topics relating to small business in our state. Q – What exactly [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 5,2010
Tags: loans, President of the United States, recession, SBA, small businesses
WASHINGTON — In an effort to create more jobs, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to temporarily expand two lending programs for the owners of small businesses, an administration official said Friday. Speaking on the condition of anonymity because the president hadn’t yet announced the proposal, a White House official said the plan would temporarily [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: September 21,2009
Tags: H1N1 flu, SBA, swine flu, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington
WASHINGTON — U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator Karen Mills and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announce the availability of a preparedness guide designed to assist small businesses in planning for the possibility of an H1N1 flu outbreak this fall. [...]
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