How do I access names for my marketing database?
Marketing & Advertising mentor Lisa H. Buksbaum responds: Try to find a mentor or colleague in a comparable business to yours and se... Read more
U.S. Small Business Administration
Sounding the Sirens
Apr 23, 2003
With budget deficits growing, government-sponsored programs for small businesses are being cut back or altered. Yet many government resources are still av... Read more
Exporting—Financing and Pricing
Related Terms: Exporting The financing of export sales con... Read more
Wake Up!
By Judith A. Hayner | Oct 1, 1985
Come on, fellows: It's 1985 and women are everywhere, involved in everything, and visible no matter where you look -- with the possible exception of your ... Read more
Loans for Exporters
By Inc. Staff | Apr 1, 1993
Chart showing number of SBA loans to exporters has increased 20-fold since 1987. Read more
Who Gets SBA Loans?
By Inc. Staff | Jul 1, 1993
Chart showing percentage of SBA loan dollars in fiscal year 1992, broken down by industry. Read more
SBA Asks for Feedback on New Rules on Contracts
By Darren Dahl
Jan. 18, 2005 -- Following on the heels of a report that found that the government has been shortchanging small businesses when doling ou... Read more
SBA Approves Record Number of Loans
By Jonathan Steiman | Jan 24, 2005
Jan. 24, 2005 --Despite rising interest rates and higher fees, small business owners tapped a record number of Small Business Administrati... Read more
Number of Health Savings Accounts Increases
By Allen P. Roberts Jr. | May 18, 2005
May 18, 2005 --A recent study shows that employers are offering more healthcare options, and their employees are taking advantage of the o... Read more
Tough Timing for Proposed Return of SBA's VC Program
By Kasey Wehrum | Aug 9, 2005
August 9, 2005 --After freezing the Small Business Association's venture capital program in December due to poor performance, Congress is ... Read more
SBA Identifies Top Contractors
By Angus Loten | Dec 3, 2007
Many of the government's biggest small-business contractors have outgrown federal size standards. Read more
Bad Rules Sought for Review
By Michael Gadd | Sep 23, 2008
The SBA advocacy office is seeking bids for a list of faulty small-business regulations. Read more
SBA Loans Plummet
By Angus Loten | Oct 30, 2008
The shaky economy is reducing demand for government-backed small business loans, the agency reports. Read more
Thinking Global
By Laura Palotie | Oct 15, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Feds Short on Contract Target
By Angus Loten | Oct 23, 2008
Only three federal agencies met all their small-business contracting goals last year, the SBA reports. Read more
More Scrutiny for Small-Business Contracts
Nov 15, 2006
Nov. 15, 2006 -- Small businesses will be required to recertify their size at the end of the first five years of a federal contract, acco... Read more
Drought-Stricken Businesses Offered Loans
Jan 22, 2007
Jan. 22, 2007 -- The Small Business Administration is offering federal disaster loans to small businesses in Illinois hit by drought earl... Read more
Report: SBA Unprepared for Katrina
Feb 15, 2007
Feb. 15, 2007 -- A lack of planning by the Small Business Administration led to costly delays in assisting Gulf Coast small... Read more
Post Office, SBA Offer Entrepreneurship Videos
Mar 8, 2007
The Small Business Administration and the Postal Service have created a video-on-demand resource for entrepreneurs with advice and inspiration from successfu... Read more
House Takes Up Regulatory Relief Bill
Jun 18, 2007
House lawmakers this week are expected to take up legislation requiring federal agencies to review the impact of regulations on the nation's small busines... Read more
New Partnership for Disaster Response
Aug 29, 2007
On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced a partnership aimed at improv... Read more
Minority-Owned Businesses Up
By Christopher Caggiano | Apr 1, 2000
It seems that the rising economic tide of the 1990s did indeed lift all boats. The U.S. Small Business Administration estimates that the number of minorit... Read more
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans
By Amy Gunderson | Sep 1, 2003
A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. Read more
Where to Find Business Help
By Stephanie L Gruner | May 1, 1997
Where do small-business owners get information to help them run their companies? According to a recent survey, the most popular sources are magazines and ... Read more
How to Protect Your Invention
By Inc. Staff | Apr 28, 2009
Advice and tips on how to protect a new invention from copycats and competitors Read more
The Credit Card Option
By Deb Weidenhamer | May 1, 2005
When it comes to financing start-up businesses, women rank low among banks and other institutions, leaving options such as credit cards to get the business o... Read more
A Seat at the Transition Table
By Seth Goldman | Jan 16, 2009
Earlier this week, I had the chance to participate in a discussion at the Obama-Biden Transition Office with other leaders of the sustainable business com... Read more
Out of Business
By Carole Matthews | Mar 25, 2004
According to the Small Business Administration, about 34% of business with fewer than 500 employees close within two years of opening, and 50% fold after ... Read more
The "D" Word
By Renee Oricchio | Oct 7, 2008
As if the "R" word wasn't bad enough, the "D" word is apparantly being discussed at more than a mere whisper. A Read more
A Dozen Ways To Borrow Money
By Joan G. Ford | Dec 1, 1981
To get bankers to open their pockets, you have to know their language. Here's a primer on the ways banks lend money. Read more
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