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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.   |
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. |
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. |
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.
June 2006
Olympia J. Snowe |
How to fix the SBA Here is one senator's plan to make the SBA even more effective. |
Entrepreneur
October 2001
Joanne Y. Cleaver |
Is SBA S.O.L.? With a general lack of respect from lawmakers and entrepreneurs alike, some say the agency has outlived its usefulness. Can the SBA be saved? |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 9, 2014
Carmen Nobel |
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation Karen Mills left her post as SBA Administrator for a joint fellowship at Harvard to tackle a question she's faced her whole career: How can the United States drive innovation and turn it into jobs? |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
Inc.
September 2003
Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
April 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Lending a Hand? The massive post-Katrina rebuilding effort has re-ignited an ongoing complaint among entrepreneurs-small companies do not get a fair share of federal contracts. |
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
May 2002
Chris Sandlund |
The Golden Egg Regardless of what term you use to describe the current economy, the fact remains that investors are sitting on a whole lot of cash. We know -- for 2 1/2 decades, we watched them make it... |
CFO
November 1, 2004
Randy Myers |
Squeezing the SBA Small-business borrowing may get more expensive. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
February 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
For the People Landing government contracts is tough for small firms -- but it can be done. Learn from these entrepreneurs, and Uncle Sam could become your biggest client. |
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. |
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. |
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
July 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Troubled Waters It's been a year of scandal, criticism and change at the SBA. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
Are Small Businesses Still Struggling for Credit? There's an ugly outlook for U.S. unemployment: The Federal Reserve is projecting an unemployment rate of 9.1% to 9.5% for the end of this year, and 8.1% to 8.5% by the end of 2011. And much of that will come down to small businesses. |
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. |
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? |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Chris Penttila |
Easy Target? Budget-cutters in Congress have set their sights on the SBA. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
Joshua Kurlantzick |
United Nation Post-election, can the parties reach out to entrepreneurs on the issues that matter most? |
Inc.
August 2005
Darren Dahl |
Federal Contracts Draw New Scrutiny New questions about federal contracts for small businesses that aren't small. |
Entrepreneur
December 2003
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Washington Watch Congressional representatives discuss the state of small business in today's economy. |
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. |
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? |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 4, 2014 |
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering Lending to small businesses has not returned to levels seen before the financial crisis. Karen Mills, former head of the US Small Business Administration, explains the reasons. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 21, 2014 |
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy? A former head of the US Small Business Administration, analyzes the current state of availability of bank capital for small business. |
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
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. |
Entrepreneur
October 2003
Stephen Barlas |
Growing Up Congress is set to increase the lending ceilings on SBA programs. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 25, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Obama Says Stimulus is for Helping People, Not Banks In his speech before Congress President Obama expressed his confidence in the banking system itself, reassuring Americans that their money was safe in the nation's banks. What he said was of concern to him was the credit crisis. |
Entrepreneur
June 2004
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Taking Charge Should government help entrepreneurs create jobs, or just get out of their way? |
Entrepreneur
August 2006
Lloyd Chapman |
Feel Cheated? The SBA's corruption scandals should fuel your fire. |
Entrepreneur
August 2009
Carol Tice |
The Venture Capital Infusions Federal incentives mean more money for VC firms -- but what do they mean for you? |
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Forget Me Not Is anyone in Washington paying attention to entrepreneurs? |
Inc.
February 2006
Clay Risen |
Best Friends In D.C.: Power Brokers & Activists Operatives and advocates with serious clout. |
Entrepreneur
April 2004
Julie Monahan |
Quick Fix Do SBA express loans really shortchange entrepreneurs? |
Entrepreneur
January 2007
Kristin Edelhauser |
Down to Business The midterm election may bring changes for entrepreneurs. |
