Small Business Administration

  • A political pawn\'s purpose is simple. And there are two kinds of pawns--those who see it coming, and those who don\'t.

    July 20, 2009
  • A new tool from the Office of Management and Budget allows people to track federal IT investments using real-time information. The IT Dashboard lets people see whether specific IT projects are on schedule and provide…

    July 09, 2009
  • Consumer lending continues to lag in this sluggish economy, but the Small Business Administration is trying to insulate thousands of veterans-turned-business owners. SBA’s Patriot Express loan program has lent more than $315-million dollars to give…

    July 01, 2009
  • The Small Business Administration and Housing and Urban Development are two agencies that ranked well in the latest “best places to work” survey. The rankings were released this week by the Partnership for Public Service.…

    May 22, 2009
  • What does it take to be the Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year? Rey Almodovar is the co-founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation. He just won this year’s…

    May 21, 2009
  • Small businesses are no small force to be reckoned with. They generate an estimated 60 to 80 percent of new American jobs. A handful of companies are being recognized during next week’s National Small Business…

    May 15, 2009
  • A one-day summit, hosted by the National Women’s Business Council and the Small Business Administration, focused on seeing the “economy through a different lens.” Margaret Barton, the Executive Director of the National Women’s Business Council,…

    March 03, 2009
  • In a notice on FedBizOpps.gov, GSA says as of now the contract will include two levels with four functional areas in each level.

    February 27, 2009
  • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains lots of money for federal agencies and the Small Business Administration is one of them. Eric Zarnikow, SBA’s Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access, tells us…

    February 25, 2009
  • In the second part of our interview wth Molly Wilkinson, Chief of Staff at the Small Business Administration, she’s leaving the SBA after a few years as chief of staff, and talking about her experience…

    January 16, 2009
  • In the second part of our interview wth Molly Wilkinson, Chief of Staff at the Small Business Administration, she’s leaving the SBA after a few years as chief of staff, and talking about her experience…

    January 16, 2009
  • In our continuing conversations with leaders transitioning out of government, we spoke with Molly Wilkinson, Chief of Staff at the Small Business Administration. She shared her personal triumphs and challenges of working at the SBA.…

    January 16, 2009
  • A lot has happened over the past eight years at the Small Business Administration. The agency has had to face many challenges over the years, but has had many successes, as well. Sandy Baruah is…

    January 09, 2009
  • Guy Timberlake CEO American Small Business Coalition December 1st, 2008

    December 01, 2008
  • Preparing an agency for transition to a new administration takes a lot of hard work, diligence, and planning. Sandy Baruah, acting administrator at the Small Business Administration, joins us to talk about how his agency…

    November 10, 2008