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U.S. Small Business Administration | June 14, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that private sector and profit organizations are eligible to compete for funding to provide federal procurement training to veteran and service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs. The application for the same will be accepted till July 12, 2021. Two awardees will use the $500,00 total funding to engage in the Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program (SB-OVVT-21-001) with grants from SBA’s Office of Veterans Bu...

Visa Inc. | June 24, 2020

Visa alongside nearly 20 leading small business solution providers, today announced a new online resource for small businesses, Visa Small Business Hub, to help entrepreneurs build stronger customer relationships and expand their businesses. With a focus on how to start, run and grow a strong, digitally-enabled business, Visa Small Business Hubs are now live in more than 20 countries and tailored to each region’s unique SMB needs. Each Small Business Hub delivers a broad range of tools, sp...

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Pitney Bowes | March 23, 2022

Pitney Bowes Inc., a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today announced it has partnered with Funding Circle, a leading online small business lending platform, to provide loans to their small business customers. Powered by Funding Circle’s world class machine learning and technology platform, Pitney Bowes will offer small business term loans to their customers, who will benefit from Funding Circle’s streamli...

WUSA9 | April 30, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced more than $8 million in additional funds for D.C. Small Business Recovery Microgrants Program. The city has already invested $25 million in the fund to provide relief to local small businesses for expenses including employee wages and benefits, rent, and other operating costs. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) has since received over 7,000 applications for the grant program. The Department of Housing and ...