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This National Entrepreneurship Week, February 12-19, 2022, take advantage of SBA's programs and services to help you start, grow, expand or continue to recover from the pandemic. The SBA business guide offers a variety of resources whether you are just starting your business or are looking to expand.
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Today,?Administrator Guzman visited Dallas 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, Facebook, and?Twitter?to see photos and videos of all her visits to small businesses across America.?
Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story
During Black History Month, we?re highlighting small business owners like Sam Brassfield who are making a big impact on the economy and their communities. While working as a radio marketer and on-air personality, Brassfield moonlighted with a catering company, where he discovered a passion for cooking. He decided to start his own business, helping to give back to the community by providing jobs.
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New Government Contracting Journey Added to the Ascent Digital Platform?
This week, the SBA launched Journey 6 of the Ascent e-learning platform focused on educating women business owners about venturing into government contracting to help expand their businesses.?The Government Contracting Journey 6 identifies opportunities and prepares businesses to pursue those prospects. The new journey has six components or excursions:
- Government As Your Customers ? helps you understand government as a customer.
- Government Contracting Opportunities ? evaluates contracting opportunities with local, state, and federal governments.
- Government Subcontracting Opportunities ? helps to identify subcontracting opportunities.
- Set-Aside Certifications - guides you through what is needed to plan and pursue federal government contracting certifications.
- Federal Solicitations ? analyzes the components of the federal solicitation process.
- General Services Administration (GSA) Contracts ? analyzes opportunities for GSA contracts.
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Join the IRS for a series of online meetings in February and March (divided by location/states) for small business organizations and owners. The meetings will include:
- Presentations from IRS leadership covering the top tax issues affecting small business owners regarding income, deductions, employment taxes and recordkeeping
- How to get ready for the 2022 filing season
- Tax scams targeting small businesses?
- How the IRS is reorganizing to better serve small business taxpayers
- Listening session to hear concerns, feedback and suggestions from participants
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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. Follow the steps below.
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Find out?if your lender is participating.?
- Watch a video?about how to use the portal.
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Apply for forgiveness.
For additional information, visit the SBA website.
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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.?
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