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SBA New York Minority Small Business Champion of the Year – Elina Lecour, Esq. (Lecour Law, P.C.)

Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship Focal Point of Metro New York SBA National Small Business Week Honors

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New York District has announced its 2022 National Small Business Week award recipients, recognizing a city-based educational game creator as Small Business Person of the Year.

Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Administration Expands SBA Pilot Program Targeting Access to Capital for Underserved Entrepreneurs

Mar 31, 2022 05:33 AM EDT By Jessel Thomas

Vice President Kamala Harris unveils improvements to SBA Community Advantage Pilot Program at a White House event with SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, extending it to 2024.

Senators Applaud SBA Administrator Guzman’s Decision to Extend Additional Deferment to Existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Borrowers

Mar 20, 2022 08:14 PM EDT By Jessel Thomas

Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced a major policy change to the SBA's COVID economic relief portfolio to provide more flexibility to small business owners impacted by the pandemic.

In Celebration of Black History Month, SBA Administrator Announces New Funding to Expand Outreach Centers for Women Entrepreneurs Through Minority Serving Institutions

Feb 09, 2022 04:34 AM EST By Jessel Thomas

At least $1.5 million will be awarded to support the expansion of the SBA’s Women’s Business Centers across Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and higher education institutions serving Hispanic, tribal and AAPI communities.

SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman Releases Statement on Hispanic Heritage Month

Sep 22, 2021 09:04 PM EDT By Mark Smith

Shortly after the start of the National Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman has released a statement.

Latina Businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet Confirmed as Head of Obama's Small Business Administration

Mar 28, 2014 07:58 PM EDT By Robert Schoon

In a time when congressional action is slow, at best, the U.S. Senate confirmed the third-ever Latina to head a Presidential Cabinet position. On Thursday, Maria Contreras-Sweet, a long-time leader in the Hispanic business community, was confirmed as the head of the Small Business Administration.

Maria Contretras-Sweet is the Second Hispanic Nomination to President Obama's Second-Term Cabinet

Jan 21, 2014 10:53 AM EST By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

President Obama's choice to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA), an agency that provides contracts and loans to help small business gain government contracts, is former California official Maria Contretras-Sweet. Her official nomination was announced at a White House event last Thursday. She is the second Hispanic nomination to Obama's second-term cabinet, preceded by Labor Secretary Tom Perez. And, she will be the eighth woman in Obama's current cabinet.