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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 featuring special guest speaker, Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. 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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 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); Alisa Sheard, SBA Acting Deputy Director for the Office of Government Contracting; and Michelle Sherod, President and CEO of Accounting Legal & Logistics Solutions, Inc.
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?that support existing women-owned small businesses and new startups as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world.
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This week, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman visited Miami, Florida to meet inspiring small business owners who were able to pivot, recover and grow with help from SBA programs and resources. Administrator Guzman also participated in the?White House Initiative Latino Economic Summit in San Antonio, Texas. Follow the?Administrator on?Instagram, Facebook, and?Twitter?to see photos and videos of all her visits to small businesses across America.?
 Join the SBA and Public Private Strategies Institute for a webinar on March 30, 2022 for?critical resources and information about how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and American Rescue Plan create opportunities for small businesses.?Additionally, this webinar will feature training to help small businesses access and utilize these resources to grow their businesses and create jobs.
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Women Entrepreneurs Are Critical to America's Economic Recovery
By Natalie Madeira Cofield, Assistant Administrator, SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership
As we celebrate Women's History Month, it is important to take a step back and admire how far women entrepreneurs have come. In 2019, women-owned businesses employed more than 10 million workers and accumulated $1.8 trillion in profit. Today, more Americans are opening new businesses at a record rate -- there were 5.4 million new business applications last year alone. We know that women-owned businesses are a key driver of this growth, especially businesses owned by minority women.
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Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story
In celebration of Women's History Month, we are highlighting small business owners like Amna Javeri-Zaidi who is making an impact on the economy and her community.?The jewelry business is a family business for Javeri-Zaidi who owns Frisco, Texas-based?Javeri Jewelers, which has been in her family for five generations. Throughout her journey of business ownership, Javeri-Zaidi has received support from SBA and SBA resource partners. To help with her business plan, she reached out to SCORE,?the nation?s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors. To help expand her business, she applied for an SBA-backed loan from a lender she found using Lender Match.?
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Interested in government contracting? Join the SBA on March 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a webinar to learn about the?8(a) Business Development Program which helps firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals access contracting opportunities in the federal marketplace. Use this link to join the webinar.
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Looking for free online business training? SBA's got you covered with the digital learning platform - designed for the busy small business owner in mind.
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Do you own a small business in the agricultural sector? In celebration of National Agriculture Month, learn about funding options, programs and services that can help you grow your business.
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 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
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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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