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COVID-19 EIDL Update:?As of May 16, 2022, the COVID-19 EIDL portal (covid19relief1.sba.gov, also known as the "RAPID portal") is closed. Borrowers who need copies of their loan documents can contact SBA at 833-853-5638. Please allow 3-7 business days to receive your materials.
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SBA offers support to the military community as they enter the world of business ownership. In recognition of Military Appreciation Month, check out SBA's?resources to help the military community start, grow, expand and recover small businesses.
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Join SBA and Public Private Strategies Institute on May 25, 2022 for a webinar in celebration of Small Business Month. Connect with resources on several topics including access to capital, contracting and procurement, community navigators, and more. The webinar will feature SBA Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Mark Madrid, SBA Associate Administrator for the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development,?Bibi Hidalgo and other key stakeholders.
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Join the SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation on May 25, 2022 for the launch of the inaugural America?s Seed Fund Startup Expo. Registration is free and open to the public, allowing innovation communities throughout the country to join and participate from afar. We encourage you to invite others from your network who might be interested in learning about the important work and impact of America?s Seed Fund and the innovative startups presenting at this inaugural virtual event! You can share SBA?s Twitter and LinkedIn posts (and the LinkedIn Event)
The program for this virtual event will feature a welcome and opening remarks from SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and showcase 12 incredible U.S.-based startups ? all funded through America?s Seed Fund ? that are leading innovators in the key areas of Climate & Energy, AgTech & Food Security, Supply Chain Resiliency, and National Security & Defense. The event will include presentations from each startup, as well as moderated panel discussions with industry leaders from each category.
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Join the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Women?s Entrepreneurship Webinar on May 25, 2022 to learn about?trade and entrepreneurship by women-owned small businesses. In this session you will hear from U.S., Mexican and Canadian small businesses, small business counselors, and government experts about tools and strategies that have helped women-owned SMEs grow their businesses and increase sales in North America.?
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 Join SBA's webinar on May 26, 2022 to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The webinar will feature an armchair discussion about the?importance of financial wellness, creating generational wealth through business ownership, and increasing equity and access to opportunities to help uplift and support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-owned small businesses. The webinar will also include SBA initiatives and resources that support small business recovery, new AANHPI startups seeking to launch, and existing AANHPI-owned small businesses as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world.
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Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story
During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we?re highlighting small business owners like Pushpinder Garcha who are making a big impact on the economy and their communities. Originally from India, Garcha came to America to further his education and eventually became a U.S. citizen. Garcha always knew he wanted to help others succeed?he just needed time to develop as a leader and entrepreneur first. With this goal of making an impact in mind, Garcha founded Golden Tech Systems Inc., a North Carolina-based firm.
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Are you a small business owner in the federal government marketplace? Join SBA's Mentor-Prot?g? Program Community of Practice webinar on June 2, 2022 to learn about joint ventures, the difference between teaming agreements and joint ventures, how to meet requirements, and much more.
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The application period is now open for?T.H.R.I.V.E.?Emerging Leaders Reimagined,?a free executive-level training series intended to give ambitious small business leaders a challenging opportunity to accelerate their growth through targeted training led by motivating leaders in small business development.?
The program allows participants to work with a network of experienced subject matter experts in core business topics. The new format also promotes an eco-system of business connections among business peers, government leaders, and the financial community.?
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