Women’s Pre-Qualified Loans Cut Down On Banker Stress
Need help filling out your loan application package? The Women’s Pre-Qualification Pilot Loan Program was developed to promote the Small Business Administration’s business loan programs to current and prospective women small business owners. It also provides specialized support and assistance… Continue reading
$1,000,000 For Companies Hurt by Defense Cuts
This Program provides financial help to small defense-dependent firms that have been affected adversely by defense cuts that have diversified into the commercial market. The loans are from banks but the SBA guarantees payment to the bank. Loans are guaranteed… Continue reading
Small Business Administration (SBA) Export Loans
This agency makes loans and loan guarantees to small business concerns as well as to small business investment companies, including those that sell overseas. It also offers technical assistance, counseling, training, management assistance, and information resources, including some excellent publications… Continue reading
60 Places For Women To Get Help To Start A Business
Sometimes you just need someone to show you the way. The Women’s Demonstration Program has 60 sites across the country where women are trained and counseled in the skills necessary to launch their own businesses. These sites get money from… Continue reading
One Page Gets You A $150,000 Business Loan
A one-page form is all you have to fill out to apply for a loan of up to $150,000 for your business through the government’s LOWDOC Loan Guarantee program. Contact your local office of the U.S. Small Business Administration to… Continue reading
$1,000,000 To Start or Expand A Business
The loans are from banks but the SBA guarantees the loans to the banks. CapLines finances small businesses short term, cyclical working capital needs. Under the Caplines guidelines, there are five distinct short term working capital loans: Seasonal line, Contract… Continue reading
$1,000,000 To Sell Your Goods and Services Overseas
Loan offers long-term funds to small businesses engaged or are preparing to engage in international trade, as well as those businesses adversely affected by import competition. The loans are from banks but the SBA guarantees payment to the bank. The… Continue reading
Help for Women to Get 5% of Government Contracts
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 establishes a 5 percent government-wide goal for contract awards to small businesses owned by women. One way the Small Business Administration is helping to ensure that these new goals are achieved is through… Continue reading
$1 Billion To Work On Ideas
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is a highly competitive program that encourages small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. Each year, ten federal departments and agencies are required to… Continue reading
$25,000 For Small Businesses
Economic Ventures is an SBA Intermediary for U.S. Small Business Administration’s/SBA entrepreneurs. Funds can be used for working capital or to purchase inventory, supplies, furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment. The maximum loan is $25,000 and maximum repayment term is 6… Continue reading
