FEMA


Let It Snow

When adversity threatened to kill one small business, some corrections put them right back in the running.  Read story

SBA Offers Help to Charley Victims

August 17, 2004 -- As millions of Floridians began digging out from one of the worst hurricanes in state history, the Small Business Admi...  Read story

SBA to Help Florida Businesses

Feb. 12, 2007 -- The Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans of up to $1.5 million to busin...  Read story

Green Travels

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Focus on the Mission

In the weeks ahead, Congress will consider President Bush's nomination of Steven C. Preston as the new head of the Small Business Administration. As the ...  Read story

SBA Opens Business Center for Flood Victims

May 1, 2007 -- The Small Business Administration on Tuesday announced the opening of disaster-recovery centers and a business-assistance ...  Read story

SBA Offers Discounted Loans for Disaster Victims

Oct. 4, 2004 --As home and business owners throughout Florida and the Southwestern U.S. pull things together for a fourth time this hurric...  Read story

Business Owners Across Northeast Still Reeling from Floods

Strong winds and record-high rainfall have shuttered businesses in New York, New Jersey, and across New England.  Read story

Massachusetts Businesses Still Reeling from Floods

Record rainfalls have caused days of disruption and millions in property damage.  Read story

Post-Katrina Recovery Must Be Carefully Planned

Chubb offers a checklist to help business owners pick up the pieces after disasters strike.  Read story

Hurricane Katrina, Disaster/Emergency Response Article - Inc. Article

Recovery from a disaster involves a thorough understanding of the circumstances -- and help. To that end, Inc.com has assembled news stories and commentary o...  Read story

Study: Almost Half of Résumés are Bogus

A new six-month review of résumés found that a surprising number contained "major misrepresentations."  Read story

House Passes Revamped Disaster-Loan Bill

As this year's hurricane season approaches, lawmakers seek to fix post-Katrina problems.  Read story

SBA, Others Gear Up For Relief Effort

September 8, 2005 --With local business development agencies turning to relief efforts, the U.S. Small Business Administration is expectin...  Read story

Katrina Strains Businesses Outside Its Path

September 2, 2005 --Montgomery, Alabama's 6,000 hotel rooms have been full since Sunday, but evacuees fleeing Katrina's destruction contin...  Read story

Feds To Help Businesses Hit By Hurricane

August 31, 2005 --With Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi still reeling from the impact of Read story

Mail

The Good, the Bad, the Underfunded Robb Mandelbaum's feature about the Small Business Administration was the most balanced article I have read...  Read story

New York City Offers Loans for Blackout-Burned Businesses

Mayor Bloomberg proposes $10,000 low-interest loans, but some small business owners say it’s not enough to cover damages from the 10-day power outage.  Read story

The 24-Hour Recovery Plan

These days, even the smallest companies are putting backup plans in place.  Read story

Democrats Push More Disaster Aid for Small Businesses

A new bill seeks to remedy problems that arose during last year's hurricane season.  Read story

Disaster Recovery Planning 101

Ann Machado has spent a lot of time preparing for disasters. As CEO of Creative Staffing, a temporary employee agency based in hurricane-prone Miami, she ...  Read story

Mail

This month's letters to the editor.  Read story

Data Disasters

Hurricanes. Floods. Tornados. Fires. Earthquakes. Explosions. Extended power outages. Disgruntled employees. Hackers. And, most recently, terrorist attack...  Read story

Anna Bradley Picks a Fight

She was broke, alone, and physically devastated--and then she picked up on a little-remarked federal requirement called Section 508. With that, Anna Bradley ...  Read story

Letter From Ground Zero: Down But Not Yet Out

They didn't lose their lives on September 11, but they did lose businesses and customers. Hundreds of millions of dollars that were supposed to have come to ...  Read story

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