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In honor of Women's Equality Day on August 26th, join Administrator?Isabella Casillas Guzman and Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business Ownership, Natalie Madeira Cofield, for "Economic Equality for Women Entrepreneurs: A Conversation in Celebration of Women?s Equality Day 2021".
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*Important!* The deadline to apply for a Shuttered Venue Operators Grant is?today (August 20th). Apply by 11:59 p.m. PT. So far, the program has helped more than 10,000 cultural institutions get back on track.?
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Since the opening of the Paycheck Protection Program Direct Borrower Forgiveness Portal on August 4, the SBA has received* more than 340,000 submissions [ [link removed] ]* from borrowers with PPP loans of $150,000 or less. For help submitting your application through the portal, watch this?*training video [ [link removed] ]*.?
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Join the SBA for an online panel discussion on August 26 with rural-owned small businesses as they share their small business stories and how they utilized SBA and USDA economic aid to pivot during the pandemic. You will also learn about resources available from the SBA and USDA to help rural entrepreneurs compete in the marketplace: launch or expand businesses; receive counseling; funding opportunities; and help to recover or rebuild from disasters.
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Join the SBA September 13 ? September 15, for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit to?learn new business strategies, meet other business owners, and chat with industry experts. This free online event will include educational webinars, updates on resources for small businesses and a networking chat room for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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This week,?Administrator Guzman visited Minnesota and Michigan to meet inspiring small business owners who were able to pivot, recover and grow with help from SBA programs and resources. *Follow the?Administrator on Instagram [ [link removed] ], Facebook [ [link removed] ], and?Twitter [ [link removed] ]*?to see photos and videos of all her visits to small businesses across America.?
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Interested in government contracting? Below are some resources to help you along the way.
* Check out Associate Administrator of SBA?s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Bibi Hidalgo's,* interview [ [link removed] ]* with the Federal News Network to learn how the SBA is working to boost federal contracting opportunities for small, disadvantaged businesses.
* *Register [ [link removed] ]* for the SBA's webinar on August 24, which will cover programs and resources to help you contract with the federal government.??
* *Register [ [link removed] ]* for the ChallengeHER webinar on August 26, which will cover?overlooked opportunities in federal contracting.?
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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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Lender Match [ [link removed] ]
Did you know that SBA's Lender Match connects small businesses with SBA-approved lenders, community development organizations and micro-lending institutions?
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Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story
Luis Salinas, co-owner of the Burrito House in Schuyler, Nebraska knows how important community is to small business success, especially during tough times like the pandemic.
The family-owned business has been serving up food for more than 20 years and grew its customer base mainly by word of mouth.
Luis, his brother Jose, and their father run the business, which helps feed the community, including packing plant employees, truck drivers, and other essential employees. When the pandemic hit, the business closed for two weeks, gradually re-opened, and pivoted to takeout.
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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.?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?
SCORE, Small Business Development Centers,?Women?s Business Centers, Veterans Business Outreach Centers and other resource partners are providing free virtual business mentoring and training by phone, email, and video.
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