Tag: Mark S. Hayward
Piechota named new U.S. SBA Rhode Island district director
PROVIDENCE – The former U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware district director will be heading north to the Ocean State to lead the SBA’s Rhode...
Marx named U.S. SBA’s acting Rhode Island district director
PROVIDENCE – Catherine Marx, the current Connecticut district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration, will at least temporarily oversee the administration’s district office...
SBA recognizes 2023 Rhode Island lenders of the year
PAWTUCKET – A total of 262 loans were made in Rhode Island by 46 different lending institutions across the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a),...
Rhode Island SBA lending exceeds $138M in fiscal year 2023
PROVIDENCE – More than $138 million in U.S. Small Business Administration lending was provided for small businesses in Rhode Island during fiscal year 2023,...
SBA awards Chafee Center $150K to support small-businesses exporting
SMITHFIELD – The John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University on Wednesday received a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business...
Partnership forged to support Providence’s small businesses
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center announced Thursday they have formalized...
New SBA loan rules spark debate among politicians, lenders
Impending changes at the U.S. Small Business Administration are stirring up whirlwinds of controversy – in Rhode Island and in Washington, D.C. – as...
SBA hosts ‘Salute to Small Business’
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host its annual “Salute to Small Business” luncheon on Wednesday, honoring the 2023 National Small Business...
SBA reports ‘banner’ year of 504 loans for R.I. small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration reported its highest-ever fixed-assets funding for Rhode Island small businesses for the year that ended Sept. 30,...
Warren businesses highlighted ahead of Small Business Saturday
WARREN – As elected officials and locals crowded into downtown businesses on Tuesday morning for a Small Business Administration walking tour, the scene stood...