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January 29, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Miriam Torres Baltys Named Coleman SBA Woman Lender of the Year Miriam Torres Baltys Miriam Torres Baltys CDC Small Business Finance From Momentus’ nominating statement, “With a career spanning over 20 years dedicated to serving small businesses, Miriam Torres Baltys stands as a prominent figure in the field…

EXTRA — Kelly Loeffler’s SBA Administrator Senate Small Business Committee Testimony for Tomorrow’s Hearing “Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Members of the Committee. It’s a great honor to appear before you today as President Trump’s nominee for Administrator of the Small Business Administration. I’m as humbled to be here today as I was serving…

January 28, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Near, Paley, Long, Mazurek, Drew: SBA Marketing Award Winners — Holtmeyer & Monson: LSP of the Year Coleman SBA Marketing Executives of the Year Lindsey Paley and Amanda Near, TMC Financing Lindsey Paley and Amanda Near have been the driving force behind TMC Financing’s exceptional marketing and public…

January 27, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Coleman Report, Phoenix Lender Services/Community Bank & Trust Announce SBA BDO Winners Jared Johnson  Jared Johnson  Vice President, Senior Business Development Officer  First Internet Bank  Jason Ward of TruView Business Advisors says “Jared Johnson is a deserving nominee for the Coleman Publishing SBA BDO of the Year Award…

January 24, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Kelly Loeffler Senate Hearing as 28th SBA Administrator Set for January 29, 2025 The upcoming hearing for the SBA Administrator by the Senate Small Business Committee is the earliest scheduled in the 21st century. Loeffler is poised to become the earliest installed SBA Administrator since President Kennedy’s nominee…

January 23, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Kelly Klein, Heath Deitrick, Antonio Gonzalez, Bryce Fennell Named Coleman’s 2025 Emerging SBA Lenders Sponsored by iBusiness Funding Kelly Klein, CDC Small Business Finance Kelly Klein Internal Sales Manager CDC Small Business Finance San Diego, California “Kelly Klein has played a key role in streamlining processes and driving…

January 22, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher President Trump’s DEI Executive Order and its Impact for SBA  SBA will place all employees of its DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility) office on paid administrative leave by close of business today, January 22, 2025. Staff will continue to receive full salary and benefits. However, they are “not…

January 21, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Former SBA Administrator Urges SBA to Continue as a Stand Alone Agency When questioned by Inc. reporter Melissa Angell about the perennial call to fold the SBA into the Commerce Department, Isabel Guzman says: “SBA is highly efficient and agile as a result of its independence. I don’t…

Your SBA lending team is invited to participate in Coleman’s 32nd annual SBA department compensation survey. Read about the report here Survey results will be bundled and sold along with other essential data needed to support your compensation plan to all stakeholders. Although survey participants will remain anonymous, they may submit an email address to…

January 16, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher The New Senate Small Business Chair — Joni Ernst “Helping my mom and dad around the family farm and watching my dad juggle the farm with his construction business taught me the value of hard work,” says Ernst. “In Iowa and across the country, small businesses are the…