The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) this week announced that a four-day National Small Business Virtual Summit has been scheduled for the week of May 2 through May 5. Beginning on Monday, May 2, the summit will feature a plethora of virtual events throughout the week, each of which will provide guidance and focus on…
Read More »Next week, the U.S. Small Business Administration will host its annual Small Business Week Summit to celebrate the 31 million small businesses operating around the country. SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman announced the theme of this year’s event as “Celebrating Resilience and Renewal”. The event is a free, three-day virtual conference with a series of educational…
Read More »Hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and the impact that COVID fears have had on attendance at in-person meetings for most organizations, the Small Business Administration will host its annual Small Business Week Summit virtually again this year. The 2021 SBA Small Business Summit will take place from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM ET on September…
Read More »Despite the challenging economic trials that small businesses are facing with the coronavirus shutdowns and other government restrictions, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is still trying to help small businesses succeed. Next week, September 22 – 24, the agency will sponsor its annual National Small Business Week Conference. The 2020 event however, will be…
Read More »In the wake of the government shutdown last month, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has extended the deadline for the 2019 National Small Business Week Awards nominations until next Monday. All nominations packages must be hand delivered to the nearest SBA Office as they must be submitted by 3:00 EST on Monday, February 4, 2019. …
Read More »We noted that the Small Business Administration in conjunction with the SCORE Association will be hosting a virtual conference to celebrate small business week on May 1 through May 3. The array of webinars available, all of which are free and open to the public, can be accessed here. And finally, the monthly Miller Pulse…
Read More »With Congress still on its “spring break”, it has been relatively quiet from a legislative and regulatory perspective at the federal level, but we noted a few items we wanted to apprise our readers of. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is celebrating Small Business Week the week after next, April 30 – May 5 with…
Read More »Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez made headlines over the past week on two different occasions and with two different issues. First, he joined activists, elected officials and others to endorse legislation that was newly introduced by Washington Senator Patty Murray and Virginia Congressman Bobby Scott. The so-called “Raise the Wage Act” would increase the…
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