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Photos of multiple people with the following text, Women's History Month online event on March 31, 1-2 pm EDT [ [link removed] ]
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Join the U.S. Small Business Administration on March 31, 2022 for an online event celebrating Women?s History Month. You will hear from industry experts including Natalie Madeira Cofield, SBA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Women?s Business Ownership; Candace Waterman, President and CEO of the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP); and Alisa Sheard, SBA Acting Deputy Director for the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development.
The discussion will focus on financial wellness for women-owned small businesses, the importance of increasing equity and access to opportunities that help uplift and support women entrepreneurs, and?*SBA initiatives and resources [ [link removed] ]*?that support existing women-owned small businesses and new startups as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world.
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Photo of three people around a laptop with the following text, Virtual Women's Business Summit on March 29-30, 2022 [ [link removed] ]
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In celebration of Women?s History Month, join the SBA's Office of Women?s Business Ownership and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center for the virtual Women?s Business Summit on March 29-30, 2022. The free event will include power-packed panels, inspirational fireside chats, and 'Ask an Expert' workshops to help you build, scale, and grow your business. Panels and discussion topics include:
* Innovation and Investment
* Building an Equitable Recovery Framework for Women Entrepreneurs
* From Essential Worker to Essential Entrepreneur: CARE Economy Entrepreneurship Opportunities
* The $100B Marketplace: Contracting Opportunities for Women-led Firms
* Exporting & E-Commerce
* The Changing Landscape for Entertainment and Hospitality Industries
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Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story
In celebration of Women's History Month, we are highlighting small business owners like Princess Ousley who is making an impact on the economy and her community. Over a decade ago, Ousley and her business partner founded Florida-based Elite Business Strategies, an 8(a) firm. Ousley worked with her local Small Business Development Center, which helped her forecast business growth and connect with a Procurement Center Representative.
Ousley developed a crisis management plan and added a supply component to the business. This proved critical when the pandemic first hit and the demand for personal protective equipment soared. Through her established business relationships, Ousley was able to boost supplies, helping to meet the needs of federal agencies.
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Photo of two people with the following text, Building a Better America live webinar on March 16 at 4:00 pm ET [ [link removed] ]
Join the SBA and?Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) for a webinar on March 16, 2022 to learn about?critical resources and information including how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the American Rescue Plan, and Made in America create opportunities to help small businesses thrive.
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This week,?Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman led the *Presidential Delegation to Chile [ [link removed] ] *to attend the Inauguration of?Gabriel Boric?as President of the Republic of Chile. Administrator Guzman also visited *Michigan [ [link removed] ]* to meet with small business owners and leaders. Follow the?Administrator on?*Instagram [ [link removed] ], Facebook [ [link removed] ], *and?*Twitter [ [link removed] ]*?to see photos and videos of all her visits.
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Interested in government contracting? SBA Associate Administrator for the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Bibi Hidalgo discussed how small businesses can take advantage of government contracting opportunities during an interview with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., host of The Chavis Chronicles.
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Help Improve NIST Cybersecurity Resources?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on the challenges organizations are facing from a technology supply chain perspective to inform a public-private partnership, the *National Initiative for Improving Cybersecurity in Supply Chains (NIICS) [ [link removed] ]*. NIST is seeking comments about needed tools and guidance and how NIICS might be aligned and integrated with the cybersecurity framework. This information will help NIST to identify and prioritize supply chain-related cybersecurity needs across sectors.
*Submit your comments [ [link removed] ]*
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Getting It Right - Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities: Three Part Webcast Series for Retirement and Health Plan Sponsors
Operating an employee benefit plan can be challenging for small businesses?who have limited time, resources, and access to professional help with benefit
programs. To help increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities
when operating a retirement or health benefit plan, the Department of Labor is presenting the?Getting It Right ? Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities webcast series.?The three part series will help employers and service providers understand how the fiduciary?responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) apply to?employer-sponsored retirement and health plans and provide information on how to avoid?common problems in managing a plan.
* *Register: March 22, 2022 [ [link removed] ]*
* *Register: March 24, 2022 [ [link removed] ]*
* *Register: March 29, 2022 [ [link removed] ]*
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prepare for tax season [ [link removed](HAV)%202022 ]
Join the IRS for a series of online meetings in 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
*Learn more [ [link removed](HAV)%202022 ]*
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Illustration of a laptop with text that includes, PPP Forgiveness Portal [ [link removed] ]
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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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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] ]*.?
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