 SBA’s Elevating Small Business Webinar: Celebrating Rural Entrepreneurship
Thursday, August 25 / 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT
Join the U.S. Small Business Administration for a virtual armchair discussion to celebrate Rural Entrepreneurship!
The discussion will focus on the importance of financial wellness, creating generational wealth through business ownership, and increasing equity and access to opportunities to help uplift and support Rural-owned small businesses. The panel will also discuss SBA initiatives and resources that support small business recovery, new Rural startups seeking to launch, and existing Rural-owned small businesses as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world, a priority of the Biden-Harris Administration and SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.
The holidays are fast approaching is your small business ready? A good business mentor will advise that if you wait until you urgently need financing to start looking for a lender, you’ve waited too long.
Visit Lender Match to connect with an SBA-approved lender. The free online tool matches you with potential lenders by your industry type, age of business, location and financial need.
What happens if do not hear back from a lender? SBA recommends to contact an SBA resource partner who can help you improve your chances of getting a small business loan.
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Consistent with new efforts to bring bad actors to account for their fraudulent acts, SBA commends the two new bills signed by the President. The bills expands the statute of limitations on EIDL and PPP fraud to 10 years. Read the statement by SBA Administrator Guzman here.
Learn how businesses can work together with SBA to prevent and report suspected fraud visit, Preventing fraud and identity theft.
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced grant awards to 32 industry-led workforce training partnerships across the country as part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
These projects will expand access to the workforce and increase labor participation through a focus on job quality and equity. The projects will serve and support a broad range of individuals from underserved populations across the country in urban and rural areas, including members of Latino, African American, Indigenous, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, as well as women, the formerly incarcerated, and those recovering from substance abuse disorders. Read more.
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The small business procurement scorecard is out! In FY21, the federal government exceeded its small business contracting goal, awarding 27.2%, or $154.2 Billion, in federal contract dollars to small businesses, a new record!
View the first-ever digital scorecard.
Register for the entire series or just the sessions that are of most interest to you:
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Is Owning a Business a Good Fit for You?
Wed, September 7, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Planning for a Healthy Business
Wed, September 14, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Banking Services
Wed, September 21, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Organization Types
Wed, September 28, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Time Management
Wed, October 5, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Financial Management
Wed, October 12, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Record Keeping
Wed, October 19, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Strong Business Credit
Wed, October 26, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Risk Management- Planning for the Unexpected
Wed, November 2, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Insurance - Choices for Businesses
Wed, November 9, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Tax Planning and Reporting
Wed, November 16, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Selling Your Business and Succession Planning
Wed, November 23, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Managing Cash Flow for Small Business
Wed. November 30, 2022 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
- Aug. 18, Email Marketing Strategies to Propel Your Business Growth
- Aug. 23, How to Project Cash Flow to Run or Save Your Business
- Aug. 23, Negotiation Basics
- Aug. 23, Entrepreneurship Startup Class in 5 sessions
- Aug. 23, Three Key Principles to Help Your Business Work for You
- Aug. 23, Veteran Verification Clinic Prep Class
- Aug. 23, SAM.gov: Friend or Foe?
- Aug. 24, Social Media for Small Business
- Aug. 24, Simple Steps to Starting Your Business (5 Session Series)
- Aug. 25, Growing Your Business with Google and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Aug. 25, How to Start a Business for Creative Types, Idea People, and Anybody with Passion
- Aug. 29, Choosing the Right Business Structure
- Aug. 30, Veteran Verification Clinic - Part 1
- Aug. 31, Multicultural Marketing
- Sept. 1, Digital Marketing 101
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Sept. 6, Your Marketing Roadmap - Ask the Questions You Need Answered
- Sept. 6, Dept of Administration - PTAC Orientation Class
- Sept 8, HUBZone Certification Process and Program Updates
- Sept. 13, TriState Webinar: Doing Business with the States of MN, ND & SD
- Sept. 13, Veteran Verification Clinic - Part 2
- Sept. 13, Business Builder Workshop: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Sept. 15, Buying a Business Workshop in Moorhead - Ownership Transition
- Sept. 15, Live Q&A - Expert Solutions and Advice for Hispanic-Owned Businesses
- Sept. 15, Quarterly Strategic Teaming Alliance Roundtables hosted by regional PTACs in alliance with Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Sept. 20, Business Types and Models that are Recession Resistant
- Sept. 20, Exploring Federal Contracting - The Basics
- August 23, Three Key Principles to Help Your Business Work for You
- August 25, How to Start a Business for Creative Types, Idea People, and Anybody with Passion
- Sept. 6, Your Marketing Roadmap - Ask the Questions You Need Answered
- Sept. 27, Federal Contracting - A Deeper Dive
- Sept. 29, Buying a Business Workshop in Fergus Falls - Ownership Transition
- Sept 29, 2022 Year-End Tax Planning for Your Business
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