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SBA Lynx Payment offers additional benefits in addition to the RMAF Program

The credit card processing fee of a transaction accounts for a tiny proportion of the transaction value. However, when combining all the...

SBA Lynx Payment Support #StopAsianHate With Extra 5% Merchant Cost Forgiveness

Anti-Asian anti-discrimination and awareness-raising activities began to spread worldwide, stemming from protests in the United States...

As rules change, more retailers offer discounts for cash payments

When Ulika Jesus found his business deep in the red last year, he began offering discounts to customers who set aside their credit cards...

Merchant Cost Forgiveness Advance: Do You Qualify?

Small businesses impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for a Merchant Cost Forgiveness Advance of up to $300,000, as well as a Return...

PPP 1 And 2 Loans: What Expenses Are Considered Covered Costs?

A second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans brings many questions around funding eligibility and how the money can be spent...

4th Stimulus Check Update: How to get those bonus checks?

The US government's financial support to its citizens has continued in the form of more stimulus checks, with 2.2 million having been...

State Trade Expansion Program: 10 Years of Success

On Sunday, September 27, 2020, the U.S Small Business Administration marks the 10th anniversary of the State Trade Expansion Program...

How You Can Support Mom and Pop Businesses All Year Long

March 29 marked National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day — a day to appreciate the immense value and character that family-owned small...

Manufacturers are Leading our Nation’s Recovery

Join the SBA as we celebrate Manufacturing Day with a webinar focusing on the tools and services available to assist your export success...

Making Trade Simpler with Advance Rulings

As a small business owner, it can be hard to know how to get started in international trade. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)...

How SBA Helps Native American Small Business Owners Succeed

American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have a strong history of entrepreneurship and small business ownership. There are...

COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses

Our nation’s small businesses are emerging from an unprecedented economic disruption due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The U.S....

Small Businesses Are Driving the Trump Recovery

America’s small business sector is on the road to recovery, and it is happening much faster than the experts predicted. More than half...

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