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Small Business Administration

A February fire at the Hotel Hampton in Easton impacted a number of nearby businesses. PHOTO/DEBBIE JAKALA
Apr 7, 2026

SBA continues loan support for Easton businesses after February fire

The Small Business Administration continues to offer low-interest disaster loans to Easton businesses and residents affected by the February fire on Northampton Street.

Dec 5, 2025

National Small Business Week nominations deadline extended

The 2026 National Small Business Week awards nominations deadline has been extended.

Mar 21, 2025

Pottstown counseling office honored by SBA

A Pottstown counseling office that uses animals as part of therapy has been named the Eastern Pennsylvania Woman-owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. 

Feb 20, 2025

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices welcomes new SBA Administrator

The National Leadership Council of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices congratulated Kelly Loeffler as the new administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Jan 21, 2025

Goldman Sachs delivers policy playbook for small businesses

A new report from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices and the Bipartisan Policy Center offers a playbook to help grow the economy by tackling challenges faced by small businesses.

Jan 14, 2025

Small businesses receive record $183B in fed contracts from Biden-Harris Administration

U.S. small businesses have received record-breaking federal assistance from the Biden-Harris Administration.

Nov 4, 2024

Eastern Pa. sees rise in small business loan approvals

Small Business Administration lending across the 40 counties of Eastern Pennsylvania in Fiscal Year 2024 saw a significant increase in combined lending.

Oct 15, 2024

Pa. small businesses eye expansion into international marketplace

The Shapiro Administration is providing $800,000 to help Pennsylvania’s small businesses grow and expand into the international marketplace.

Oct 2, 2024

Pennsylvania receives SBA funding to boost exporting

Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Wednesday that $20 million in State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants have been awarded to 43 state and territory international trade agencies to provide financial support to small businesses in growing the volume and value of exports. 

Aug 12, 2024

Lehigh University leading $7M PRIME grant program

U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman on Monday announced 28 awardees for the 2024 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) grant awards, totaling $7 million. 

May 20, 2024

Reading florist receives SBA woman-owned small business award

The owner of the first Latina-owned florist shop in Reading has received the Eastern Pennsylvania Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year Award for 2024. 

May 10, 2024

Small Business Administration does more than back loans

A Conversation With: Small Business Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator John Fleming