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The?SBA?is now on?Instagram?-?@SBAgov
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 If you?re ready to take the next step and become a small business owner, jot down your ideas on paper and start writing your business plan. This December, we?re celebrating National Write a Business Plan Month and encouraging you to take the first ? and most important ? step on your entrepreneurial journey. Here are a few things to consider before you get started.
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Acting Administrator Pilkerton?s Statement on USMCA Agreement
U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton issued the following statement in response to a successful conclusion of negotiations between Congress and the Administration on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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Persistence and Creativity Help Turn Your Business Vision into Success
By Acting Administrator, Chris Pilkerton
Last month, the SBA and our network of Resource Partners held a number of workshops, trainings and counseling sessions for Entrepreneurship Month, Veterans Small Business Week and Small Business Saturday. All of these occasions helped to showcase the SBA?s resources and services dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs year-round. And recently, the hard work, ingenuity and talent of America?s entrepreneurs, especially those who are veterans, were fully on display during my recent visit to the Dallas, Texas area.
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Get Inspired: Small Business Success Story
Business owners Fernanda and husband Angelo Capraro were childhood friends from the village of Sant Elia in the south of Italy. Aside from their hometown, they had something else in common: both had grandmothers who baked incredibly tasty cookies using recipes handed down for generations.
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SBA Modifies Method for Calculating Annual Revenues for Small Businesses
On December 5, 2019, the SBA issued a final rule changing its method for calculating the average annual receipts used to prescribe size standards for small businesses. For all of SBA?s receipts-based size standards, and for other agencies? proposed receipts-based size standards, the SBA will calculate the average annual receipts using a 5-year averaging period (rather than the previous 3-year averaging period). This change is in accordance with the Small Business Runway Extension Act (SBREA) passed in December 2018.
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10 Things to do to Close Out Your Year
During the holiday season, it?s all too easy to focus on sales to customers (for many businesses this is the peak selling season) and spending time with family and friends. However, taking some time to address certain business matters can help make 2019 an even better year and help you start the new year off right. In the final days of December, here are some actions that can help you comply with the law, obtain tax benefits and position yourself for 2020.
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Are you SBA's Next Winner?
Have you submitted your National Small Business Week Award nomination? Nominations are due next month, no later than 3:00 p.m. ET on January 7, 2020. Tell us your story for a chance to receive one of the nation?s highest honors for small business achievement.
Submit your nomination
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