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SBA Reconvenes the Council on Underserved Communities

The SBA recently announced that it is reconvening the Council on Underserved Communities under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. In conjunction with the Biden-Harris Administration?s agenda, the restoration of the Council will help support the SBA?s prioritization of equity across its programs and initiatives. The Council will consist of 20 diverse stakeholders from every region of the country tasked with advising the SBA on strengthening and improving its strategies to help underserved communities.

The Council on Underserved Communities was established to focus on communities and populations that have traditionally faced barriers in accessing credit, capital and other resources necessary to start and grow businesses. The CUC's mission is to collectively provide SBA with input, advice, and recommendations on strategies to improve and strengthen equity among women, veterans, minority-owned businesses and/or businesses from low-to-moderate income or rural communities.

The SBA is currently soliciting nominations from the public. *The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, July 20, 2021*.

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Attention community organizations! Consider applying for SBA's Community Navigator Pilot Program. You can play a role in connecting underserved small businesses with resources they need to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic.?*The deadline to apply has been extended from July 12, 2021 to?July 23, 2021.*

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SBA and PPSI Educational Webinar Series, Getting Back on Track: Help is Here [ [link removed] ]

The SBA and Public Private Strategies Institute are hosting several webinars from June to August to help you get your business back on track. *Join us for our next webinar on July 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to:*


* Hear about what steps you can take now to learn and take advantage of new and existing programs that are available at the SBA
* Get an update regarding programs and recent policy announcements made by the Biden-Harris Administration
* Have your questions answered by SBA Leadership and small business experts
* Learn how you can become a vaccine leader in your community
* Discover tools and resources you can use to take your business digital

"The webinars in this series are open to any small business owner and leader. They are divided geographically by SBA regions and feature guest speakers from the corresponding areas. However, the majority of the information pertains to a national audience, so you may register for a webinar outside your location."

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Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. Apply at sba.gov/svogrant [ [link removed] ]

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The SBA is currently accepting applications for the?Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. To submit an application, visit *sba.gov/svogrant [ [link removed] ].*

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Did you know? Eligible businesses that allow employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine can receive a tax credit. Partner with a vaccine provider [ [link removed] ] to host an on-site vaccination clinic.

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Did you know that June is National Safety Month? Follow CDC guidelines to help prevent and reduce COVID-19 transmission and maintain healthy business operations and work environments.

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Mark your calendar: Starting on Thursday, July 15, nearly all working families in the United States will start receiving their Child Tax Credit.

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Government Contracting Webinar

Interested in contracting with the federal government? Join the U.S. General Services Administration for a webinar on *July 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT?*to learn how to create an effective federal marketing plan with a targeted approach to government contracting.

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Be Inspired: Small Business Success Story

During LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we?re highlighting inspiring small business owners like Priti Narayanan who are making a big impact on the economy and their communities.

A civil engineer who worked on large-scale transportation infrastructure systems, Priti was feeling burnt out at her job. One night, while walking with her wife in San Francisco, she was hit by a party bus in a near-fatal accident.

The event made her re-evaluate her life, and Priti decided to quit her job as an engineer to pursue a career in handcrafted ice cream. As a transplant to California, Priti wanted to combine the fresh local flavors with some of the classical dessert flavors from her youth in South India. In Mumbai where she grew up, kulfi was a popular frozen treat made with milk cooked with nuts, sugar and spices.

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Beware of malicious COVID-19 phishing [ [link removed] ]

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As a reminder*,?*SBA directly communicates from email addresses ending in* @sba.gov. *SBA also communicates via email updates/notifications using an email marketing platform, (the same one you are receiving this newsletter from). Those emails end in *@updates.sba.gov*.

If you applied for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and emailed the SVOG Support Center, you may receive an email back from a *zendesk.com* account. This is an authorized SBA contractor.

If you are being contacted by someone claiming to be from the SBA who is not using an official SBA email address, you should suspect fraud.?To report potential fraud, visit* sba.gov/covidfraudalert [ [link removed] ]*.

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Small Business Tax Credit Programs

Did you know that the?American Rescue Plan extends a number of critical tax benefits, particularly the Employee Retention Credit and Paid Leave Credit, to small businesses?

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Federal Coronavirus Resources

State, local, and federal agencies are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Check out *coronavirus.gov [ [link removed] ]* for updates from the White House's COVID-19 Task Force.?Go to *cdc.gov [ [link removed] ] *for detailed information about COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit?*covid-sb.org [ [link removed] ]*, the official federal resource website for U.S. small businesses affected by COVID-19.

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Virtual Mentoring and Training?

Offices around the country may be closed due to the pandemic, but SCORE, Small Business Development Centers,?Women?s Business Centers, Veterans Business Outreach Centers and other resource partners are providing free business mentoring and training by phone, email, and video.

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