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 story
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 story
Exporting—Financing and Pricing
Related Terms: Exporting The financing of export sales con... Read story
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 story
Loans for Exporters
By Inc Staff | Apr 1, 1993
Chart showing number of SBA loans to exporters has increased 20-fold since 1987. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans
By Amy Gunderson | Sep 1, 2003
A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
SBA Partners with "The Donald"
Jul 9, 2007
The Small Business Administration and Trump University have teamed up to launch a free online training course for entrepreneurs looking to start a busines... Read story
Study Finds Small Firms Drive Growth
Dec 13, 2006
Dec. 13, 2006 -- Urban economic centers rely more on small businesses for growth than older business districts, according to a report iss... Read story
SBA: Review Disaster Plans
May 15, 2007
With storm experts warning of another active hurricane season, the Small Business Administration is urging small-business owners to prepare for the worst.... Read story
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