Posts Tagged ‘SBA office of Advocacy’
Main Street Monday – Washington Holds Joint Hearing on Strengthening Voice of SBA Office of Advocacy
June 3, 2019 By Mary Miller Contributing Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday – Washington Holds Joint Hearing on Strengthening Voice of SBA Office of Advocacy In Washington, D.C. last week, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Chairman of…
Read MoreMain Street Monday — Small Business Borrowing Conditions Gradually Improving
August 24, 2015 by Victoria Williams, Economist SBA Office of Advocacy Quarterly Lending Bulletin Small business borrowing conditions continued to improve gradually in the first quarter of 2015. For example, the percent change in small business loans outstanding (in amounts of $1 million or less) remained positive or unchanged for the sixth consecutive quarter (Figure…
Read MoreMain Street Monday — SBA Office of Advocacy Highlights Barriers to Small Biz Growth
April 27, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday The Office of Advocacy has released a study examining the challenges holding back small innovators. Lessons from the 3D Printing Industry, which I am fascinated with,identifies the barriers hindering the growth and development of small innovative companies, and offers solutions to those barriers. Eleven key…
Read MoreThe Top Five Stats Small Business Lending Professionals Must Know
April 16, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report I confess, I didn’t know them all, but this month’s SBA’s Office of Advocacy monthly newsletter recaps the small business stats we should all know cold: Here are my top five “need to know” small business stats: 1) Historically, small business creates 63 percent of new…
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