Small business start-ups largest in Southeast

ATLANTA - The Southeast has the largest number of small business start-ups in the country with new business applications reach a record 16 million. Release: Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)  joins SBA…

SBA, SGBC will host free Economic Recovery Workshop

VALDOSTA - The U.S. SBA will partner with the South Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce to host Economic Recovery Workshop. Release: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will partner with the South Georgia…

Lowndes Business Recovery Center permanently closing

LOWNDES, CO. - The U.S. SBA announces the permanent closing of the Business Recovery Center located at the Lowndes County Civic Center. Release: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it is permanently closing its…

Tifton cakery wins GA Rural Small Business of…

TIFTON - Coles Cakery in Tifton is one of the 2023 National Small Business Week Award Winners announced by the Georgia SBA. Release: the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Georgia District Office announced the district’s…

Georgia SBA releases FY 22 loan activity

ATLANTA - The Small Business Administration of Georgia's District Office announces the Fiscal Year 2022 loan approval activity. Release: The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Georgia District Office has released SBA  loan approval activity in the…

SBA helps entrepreneurs with small business resources

ATLANTA - The Small Business Administration helps entrepreneurs by offering counseling and educational resources. Release: Photo: Terri Denison, Georgia District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. When asked what they need to…

SBA announces $44.8 billion in signature lending programs

Release: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the agency reached $44.8 billion in funding to small businesses through more than 61,000 traditional loans for fiscal year (FY) 2021. “In the midst of a once-in-a-generation…