Access to working capital is critical for the survival and growth of small businesses. And with the news from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index released Tuesday (Aug. 13) that — despite ongoing cost pressures and macro headwinds — small and medium-sized...
When it comes to the business landscape, more money commonly equals, or creates, more opportunities. And with the news that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has started soliciting insights on a new pilot program within the 7(a) Loan Program designed to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), putting...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to launch a working capital pilot program featuring a newly structured line of credit for small businesses that is designed to give greater flexibility than a traditional term loan. The 7(a) Working Capital Pilot (WCP) Program will launch later...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) reportedly plans to launch a working capital pilot program that will include government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million. The pilot program is designed to be attractive to both lenders and borrowers and to provide small businesses with working...
November 11, 2022
Recall the bleak summer of 2020, when you’d have thought Main Street small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) would be extinct by year’s end. It was understandably pessimistic, but it didn’t account for the sheer tenacity small business owners have repeatedly shown. As part of the SMB-TV series done in collaboration with PayPal, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster […]
July 08, 2020
And now: Stimulus funding as a tool for public shaming. Depending on how you look at it, the fact that roughly $130 billion is left under the Paycheck Protection Program...
April 24, 2020
The rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has, by any account, been a wild ride to date. As PYMNTS has reported in...
April 22, 2020
The unprecedented $2 trillion stimulus package pushed forward a little over a month ago was no doubt created and passed with the best of all possible intentions. After all, no...
October 01, 2024
The White House says it has made it easier for small businesses to refinance debt. The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a rule change Tuesday (Oct. 1) to its 504 Loan Program, which offers long-term, fixed rate financing for real estate and equipment with SBA-backed capital. “Coupled with the recent Federal Reserve interest rate cut, SBA’s new rule will […]
June 06, 2024
The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to launch a working capital pilot program featuring a newly structured line of credit for small businesses that is designed to give greater flexibility...
June 04, 2024
The Small Business Administration (SBA) reportedly plans to launch a working capital pilot program that will include government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million. The pilot program is designed...
May 02, 2024
The Small Business Administration (SBA) loaned out $390 billion to keep companies afloat during COVID. Now, many of those small businesses say they are struggling to pay back fees after defaulting on those loans,...
