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BY Catherine Clifford
The government's small-business agency announces a pledge to support approximately 2,000 additional businesses.Women Entrepreneurs Can Win Larger Contracts Through SBA Set-Aside Program
BY Catherine Clifford
A ruling from the Small Business Administration lifts the cap on federal contracts set aside for women-owned small businesses.
Questions About Health Reforms? Ask the SBA
BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin
The agency has trained partners and employees to guide businesses through the upcoming health care reforms.
Obama's Budget: What's In It for Entrepreneurs
BY Catherine Clifford
The White House released its fiscal year 2014 budget proposal today. Here's a look at what's in it for small-business owners and entrepreneurs.
SBA Budget Whacked $92 Million By Sequestration
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration's budget has to be chopped by 5 percent across the board as a result of forced budget cuts.
SBA Lending Marches On Post-Sequester, But Anxieties Linger
BY Catherine Clifford
The third annual Small Business Lending and Investment Summit convenes in Washington this week and will focus on the importance of SBA-backed lending.
Sequester Countdown: What's in Store for the SBA
BY Catherine Clifford
Here is how the small-business agency is going to be affected by the $85 billion in government-spending cuts that will go into effect starting Friday.
SBA Aims to Clarify Health-Reform Law
BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin
The agency is seeking to dispel what it calls a common misconception: that all businesses will be required to provide health coverage to all employees.
Donald Trump for SBA Chief? Our Facebook Fans Weigh In
BY Catherine Clifford
We asked our readers who they want to replace Karen Mills at the helm of the Small Business Administration.
Karen Mills on the SBA: Successor Needs to Get the Word Out
BY Catherine Clifford
The outgoing chief of the Small Business Administration talks about her four years at the helm of the agency and what her successor needs to do.
SBA Debuts New Market Research Tool for Small Business
BY Randy Myers
Learning where your competitors are and how you stack up against them has never been easier thanks to a new tool from the SBA.
Karen Mills to Leave the SBA
BY Catherine Clifford
The head of the Small Business Administration announced Monday that she will be leaving her post.
Kauffman Foundation's State of Entrepreneurship: A Hopeful Outlook for 2013
BY Cheryl Winokur Munk
Industry watchers are hopeful that entrepreneurship is on the rise.
Obamacare Made Simple, Courtesy of SBA
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration is offering help on navigating the new health-care reform requirements.
What's Ahead for the SBA in 2013
BY Catherine Clifford
A look at what the federal government's small-business agency could be up to this year and beyond.
A Cluster of Clusters: Where the SBA Is Investing in Regional Economies
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration chose these 10 "clusters" or business networks as part of a 2010 pilot program to aid small businesses. We take a look at results to date.
The Northeast Powers Up Clean-Energy Entrepreneurs
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration has invested more than $1.5 million in fuel-cell technology innovation.
Alabama Aids Advanced Defense Entrepreneurs
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration has invested more than $1 million in a group of Northern Alabama small businesses focused on defense and space technologies.
Ohio Gets Strong On Flexible Electronics Entrepreneurs
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration invests over $1 million in a cluster specializing in the new science of flexible electronic components.
Illinois Sparks an Electricity Efficiency Cluster
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration invested more than $1 million to support entrepreneur participation in a growing ecosystem of 'smart grid' technology.
A Flock of Airports Lifts Up Michigan's Upper Peninsula
BY Catherine Clifford
SBA invests $1.2 million in aviation companies in the state best known for making cars.
San Diego Warms to Defense Technology Entrepreneurs
BY Catherine Clifford
The SBA invests in startups focused on cyber-security, unmanned air vehicles and renewable energy.
A Geospatial Tech Hub Puts Mississippi on Map
BY Catherine Clifford
SBA invests more than $1 million into a community of mapping and location-based technology startups surrounding the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
In Monterey Bay, an Agricultural Tech Cluster Blossoms
BY Catherine Clifford
Part of an SBA pilot progam, a unique California cluster aims to bring together tech entrepreneurs and the region's big farms to keep the agriculture industry thriving



