SBA adds Andover nonprofit to loan pilot
The U.S. Small Business Administration selected a Minnesota nonprofit lender as one of 20 organizations to use a new business finance program.
View ArticleHow women in business can win federal contracts
Women-owned small businesses now have a better shot at landing federal government contracts, and an expert on how to win those contracts shared her ideas Wednesday at a conference in Minneapolis.
View ArticleSBA offers business start-up advice online
Janice Washington, a consultant and former business owner, will answer questions about the early steps to take when starting a business.
View ArticleSBA loans drop, but demand remains
Minnesota borrowing through Small Business Administration programs dropped 39 percent in the first half of fiscal 2012 from the same period a year ago, but lenders and agency officials say demand...
View ArticleWells Fargo honored for SBA lending
For the second time in three years, Wells Fargo & Co. is the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Large 7(a) Lender of the Year.
View ArticleU.S. Bank top small business lender in Minnesota
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp made more Small Business Administration loans than any other lender during the 2013 fiscal year.
View ArticleFor borrowers, a breath of fresh air
Both bankers and borrowers report the lending climate for businesses is heating up, albeit moderately.
View ArticleEntrepreneurial: Ex-sales exec helps franchisees clean up
Tired of corporate politics, Cindy Banchy left her job and bought the master franchise of Vanguard Cleaning Systems, which provides cleaning services for business and industry.
View ArticleSBA names Entrepreneur Fund ‘Micro Lender of the Year’
The Entrepreneur Fund has made 637 microloans worth $6.5 million total since 1989.
View ArticleSBA loan approvals resume after Congress lifts lending limit
President Barack Obama signed a bill raising the lending authority for the Small Business Administration's biggest loan program, known as the 7(a) program.
View ArticleHow women in business can win federal contracts
Women-owned small businesses now have a better shot at landing federal government contracts, and an expert on how to win those contracts shared her ideas Wednesday at a conference in Minneapolis.
View ArticleSBA offers business start-up advice online
Janice Washington, a consultant and former business owner, will answer questions about the early steps to take when starting a business.
View ArticleSBA loans drop, but demand remains
Minnesota borrowing through Small Business Administration programs dropped 39 percent in the first half of fiscal 2012 from the same period a year ago, but lenders and agency officials say demand...
View ArticleWells Fargo honored for SBA lending
For the second time in three years, Wells Fargo & Co. is the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Large 7(a) Lender of the Year.
View ArticleU.S. Bank top small business lender in Minnesota
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp made more Small Business Administration loans than any other lender during the 2013 fiscal year.
View ArticleFor borrowers, a breath of fresh air
Both bankers and borrowers report the lending climate for businesses is heating up, albeit moderately.
View ArticleEntrepreneurial: Ex-sales exec helps franchisees clean up
Tired of corporate politics, Cindy Banchy left her job and bought the master franchise of Vanguard Cleaning Systems, which provides cleaning services for business and industry.
View ArticleSBA names Entrepreneur Fund ‘Micro Lender of the Year’
The Entrepreneur Fund has made 637 microloans worth $6.5 million total since 1989.
View ArticleSBA loan approvals resume after Congress lifts lending limit
President Barack Obama signed a bill raising the lending authority for the Small Business Administration's biggest loan program, known as the 7(a) program.
View ArticleSBA head sees a lack of loans and workers
NEW YORK — Six months into her tenure as head of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon sees a split among small business owners — they are increasingly optimistic, she says, but many are...
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