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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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Today,?Administrator Guzman visited *New Hampshire [ [link removed] ]* 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 [ https:/www.facebook.com/SBAIsabel?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ], *and?*Twitter [ [link removed] ]*?to see photos and videos of all her visits to small businesses across America.?

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Join the SBA Office of Government Contracting and Business Development for a call on Wednesday, January 19 at 2:00 pm ET and get your questions answered about the 8(a) program. The *8(a) program [ [link removed] ] *is a robust nine-year program created to help firms owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

To join, call 202-765-1264 and enter ID: 217121169.

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Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities? Learn how you can give back this?Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17, 2022.

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Earlier this week, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman joined John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman of the Council on Underserved Communities, to hold the first meeting of the reconvened council. Established in 2010, the Council on Underserved Communities provides advice, ideas and opinions on SBA programs, services and issues of interest to small businesses in underserved communities.?

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This week, Assistant Administrator for the SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership Natalie Cofield and the SBA South Dakota District Office attended the grand opening of the new Women's Business Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which will provide counseling and training for women entrepreneurs. Learn more about WBCs and find one near you.

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Are you interested in government contracting? Join the U.S. General Services Administration for a free webinar on January 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET about the GSA Multiple Award Schedules Program and how to get on the GSA Schedule.?The GSA Schedule (also referred to as Multiple Award Schedule and Federal Supply Schedule) is a long-term government wide contract with commercial firms providing federal, state and local government buyers access to more than 11 million commercial supplies, products and services at volume discount pricing.

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*Four Business Tips for 2022*

If 2020 was about the resolve and adaptability of the American small business owner, 2021 has been about the grit and determination to build back stronger than ever before. The economic recovery is well underway, and the SBA remains ready to help prospective, new, and experienced business owners alike in the year ahead. 2022 is poised to be an exciting year, but it won?t be without its challenges.?

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The cold winter months are among us and winter?weather brings concerns about heat and maximizing its retention, frozen pipes and access to your place of
business. Make sure your business is prepared with this checklist.

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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] ]*.?

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