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SBA Announces 15 Appointments to Advisory Council on Underserved Communities
Fifteen individuals from across the country have been appointed to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s [SBA] Council on Underserved Communities [CUC].Building on SBA’s core programs and Recovery...
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President Obama Proclaims May 15-21 National Small Business Week 2011; Small...
President Barack Obama [pictured] hailed small-business owners as the backbone of the nation’s economy in his proclamation of the week of May 15-21 as National Small Business Week. The President...
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Artist George Rodrigue Creates Wine Label for Prêt à Boire Rosé Napa Valley 2010
This just in: GoodBiz113 profilee George Rodrigue ["Louisiana Artist Brings Post-Katrina [Blue Dog] Relief to New Orleans"] has created "A Bouquet of Rosé" for the wine label of Amuse Bouche's...
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SBA Office of Advocacy Releases Study, 'Factors Affecting Entrepreneurship...
Are veterans more likely to become entrepreneurs than otherwise demographically similar individuals?Using one measure of entrepreneurship -- self-employment -- both past research sponsored by SBA’s...
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Artist George Rodrigue's Foundation Offices Move to New Orleans Art District
We just learned that GoodBiz113 profilee George Rodrigue ["Louisiana Artist Brings Post-Katrina [Blue Dog] Relief to New Orleans"] has relocated the offices for his namesake foundation from Metairie,...
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Stonyfield Farm Welcomes New Spring Life on Its Family Farms
This just in from GoodBiz113 profilee Stonyfield Farm ["Recycline-Stonyfield Farm Partnership Milks Resources to Benefit the Environment, Consumers and Each Other"]...While the pastures are turning...
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FEMA: Throwing Away an SBA Application Is Like Throwing Away Money
One of the most important messages that state and federal officials would like to share with homeowners, renters and business owners in the Mississippi counties that are recovering from the severe...
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SBA Introduces New Mobile Application for Small-Business Owners, Entrepreneurs
Smartphone users interested in starting or growing a small business can now find helpful resources at their fingertips via a new SBA mobile application from the U.S. Small Business...
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Sens. Landrieu, Snowe Honor Entrepreneurial Spirit in America
Late yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution introduced by Senators Mary L. Landrieu [D-La., pictured] and Olympia Snowe [R-Maine], chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward; GoodBiz113 Ramping Up to Showcase Increased...
As Memorial Day weekend winds down and today's hot Minnesota breezes beckon summer, we're making time to reflect on GoodBiz113's just-shy-of-five-years history.Looking Back...In September 2006, we...
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Business Community Launches Support for Missouri Disaster
Though survivors of the deadly May 22 tornadoes in Joplin have lost much, one company seeks to ease their burden by providing self-service storage services. A community partner with the Federal...
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SBA's Free Online Tool Helps Small Businesses Develop an Export Business Plan
Small businesses interested in starting or expanding sales of their goods and services overseas now have access to a new, free online tool that will gauge their readiness to export and help them...
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Artist George Rodrigue Creates Latest Painting in Front of Audience at...
As temperatures climb toward 100 degrees [yes, even here on the "Minnesota tundra"], we've just learned that GoodBiz113 profilee George Rodrigue ["Louisiana Artist Brings Post-Katrina [Blue Dog] Relief...
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Landrieu Votes Against Snowe Regulatory Amendment, Citing Lack of...
Today, United States Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D-La., pictured], chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, voted against a regulatory reform amendment by Sen. Olympia J. Snowe...
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Department of Energy Announces Up to $36 Million to Support Development of...
As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to cut foreign oil imports, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced up to $36 million to fund six small-scale projects -- in California,...
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DOE Offers Support for Innovative Manufacturing Plant That Will Produce...
Today, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $275 million loan guarantee to Calisolar Inc. to commercialize the company's innovative solar...
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Artist George Rodrigue Creates LSU-Clad Blue Dog Print to Raise Funds for New...
This just in: GoodBiz113 profilee George Rodrigue ["Louisiana Artist Brings Post-Katrina [Blue Dog] Relief to New Orleans"] has created a special print -- "A Number One Tiger Fan" [pictured] -- to...
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Tickets Now on Sale for 2011 Life is good® Festival; Fundraiser Helps Kids...
GoodBiz113 profilee Life is good® ["Life is good® Festivals Unite Communities, Help Kids Face Unfair Challenges"] is excited to announce the lineup for its 2011 Life is good Festival.Set to take place...
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SBA Urges Disaster Survivors to Beware of Recovery Scams
The U.S. Small Business Administration is urging disaster victims seeking federal aid to be alert to scam artists posing as federal officials, and to be cautious about any solicitations for fees to...
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Ex-Im Bank's Global Access for Small-Business Initiative Hits Benchmark;...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States [Ex-Im Bank] reached a new milestone this month, when the 1,000th small-business customer joined the list of first-time users of the Bank's export finance...
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Small Businesses Win a Record $97.95 Billion in Federal Prime Contracts
After reviewing the Small Business Administration’s fifth annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard, United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu...
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SBA Licenses Its First Public-Private Impact Investment Initiative Fund in...
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that InvestMichigan! Mezzanine Fund will be the first licensed Impact Investment Fund in the SBA’s new Impact Investment Initiative. The fund...
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President Obama Announces New Jobs Initiatives for Rural America; Investments...
Today, at the White House Rural Economic Forum, President Obama [pictured above, during yesterday's town hall meeting in front of the Seed Savers Exchange, in Decorah, Iowa] will announce new jobs...
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Hillary Clinton Is Our True Small-Business Champion
“When my dad ran his small printing business -- he printed drapery fabrics in Chicago -- it put food on the table; it gave us a good, solid, middle-class home and lifestyle. And I don’t think it’s...
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Now Is the Perfect Time to Start a Small Business
"The world searched for how to start a small business more than how to get a job in 2021." -- Google Year in Search 2021Since, well, most everything shut down nearly 22 months ago -- thanks to COVID-19...
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