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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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