Coleman Report

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…

January 15, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Community Bankshares Adds Hurn, Gilpin, Sexton, Dunn, Bland, Amador, Pierson, Craig as Phoenix Lender Services Chris Hurn, the new holding company President, says, “Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, yet accessing the capital they need remains a challenge, At Phoenix, we’re not just offering loans—we’re delivering…

January 14, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — Senate Small Biz Chair Wants to Extend COVID Loan Recovery Period  “Con artists took advantage of small businesses’ pain during COVID to defraud government programs designed to help hardworking Americans,” says the incoming Small Business Committee Chair Joni Ernst. “While we are $36…

January 13, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher SBA to Open 2 Disaster Offices Tomorrow for California Wildfires — Have Your Customers Get Appointments Scheduled ASAP for Uninsured Losses The California fires are personal to me, as I have many friends who have lost homes and businesses in the Altadena/Pasadena area. Do not underestimate the emotional…

January 13, 2025 Delaney SextonContributing Editor SBA is Offering Disaster Funding for Businesses and Residents Affected by the California Wildfires “I was devastated to hear that five of my constituents have lost their lives from the Eaton Fire, and my thoughts are with their families and all those suffering from this week’s devastation. My top…