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Photos of people with the following text, Save the date, October 14 at 12:00 pm ET, SBA celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

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Did you know that there are over 4 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., making them the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses? Earlier this week, SBA Administrator Guzman, the fourth Latina Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the highest-ranking Latina serving in President Biden?s Cabinet, released a *statement* [ [link removed] ]to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.

The SBA will also host an online panel discussion for Hispanic Heritage Month on October 14, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Additional details including the registration link will be available soon.

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National Small Business Week Virtual Summit- Watch the Video Recordings

In case you missed it! Earlier this week, the SBA and others celebrated National Small Business Week 2021. The event included a Virtual Summit which featured webinars and panel discussions on bouncing back from the pandemic,?trends transforming the workforce,
tips for selling online, how to integrate?brick-and-mortar and eCommerce and email marketing best practices for small businesses. The event also featured guest speakers like Jennifer Lopez, Mark Cuban, Jos? Andr?s and others.?

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Photo of two people in front of a computer with the following text, Women's Business Center. The SBA logo is at the bottom. [ [link removed] ]

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The SBA announced the launch of two Women?s Business Centers in Puerto Rico, hosted by Ana G. M?ndez University, Gurabo Campus (UAGM-Gurabo), and Friends of Puerto Rico this week. The new centers will carry out the mission of helping women-owned small businesses throughout Puerto Rico start, grow, and expand their businesses and reflect the agency?s priority to increase access for women entrepreneurs to resources in socially and economically disadvantaged communities.

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This week, Administrator Guzman visited Puerto Rico 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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Paycheck Protection Program borrowers: If your loan is $150,000 or less, you may be eligible to apply for direct forgiveness through SBA using our?*online portal [ [link removed] ]*. Follow the steps below.


* *Find out [ [link removed] ]*?if your lender is participating.?
* Watch a *video [ [link removed] ]?*about how to use the portal.
* *Apply [ [link removed] ]* for forgiveness.

For additional information, visit the* SBA website* [ [link removed] ].

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Photo of a person in a lab with the following text, SBIR/STTR. The SBA logo is at the bottom. [ [link removed] ]

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This week, the SBA announced?84 winners for the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and eight winners for the Small Business Innovation Research Catalyst competition, a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale, receiving a combined total of $5.4 million in awards.?

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Text: Help businesses fully reopen. Get vaccinated. Find vaccines near you at vaccines.gov. Illustration: businesses on main street [ [link removed] ]

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Thanks to vaccines, small businesses across America have opened back up. Keep the momentum going by getting vaccinated.?*Find a vaccine provider near you [ [link removed] ]*. Learn how businesses can?*get tax credits [ [link removed] ]*?for allowing employees to get vaccinated.?

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