SBDC Counselors recently received some well earned praise and appreciation. Administrator Karen Mills was recently appointed to President Obama’s cabinet. She’s still making sure that everyone knows about counselors like ours. She just gave an interview to WNYC New York Public Radio. She talks about the SBA, her Cabinet appointment, small business loan levels and […]
Filed under: Karen G. Mills, President Obama, SBA, SBDC Blog, UNF SBDC, WNYC by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, February 9th, 2012
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Karen Mills, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration affirms in a USA Today interview that small businesses are indeed the backbone of our economy and need access to capital to continue growth and create jobs. She continues to urge Congress to pass the small business aid bill in front of them.
Filed under: Karen G. Mills, SBDC, Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration, Unfsbdc Blog by Small Business Resource Center Monday, August 30th, 2010
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Raymund Flandez of the Wall Street Journal continues to keep us informed on program changes in SBA financing. The SBA 504 program has recently been changed to allow for refinancing. SBA 504 is a popular fixed asset financing program that is guaranteed and requires a smaller cash injecture from the borrower than normal. Contact the […]
Filed under: ARRA, Coleman Publishing, Karen G. Mills, Raymund Flandez, SBA 504, Small Business Blog, Small Business Loans, UNF SBDC, Wall Street Journal by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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As the SBA continues to prod banks to do more lending in the small business community-at-large, thy are giving awards to banks who have been participating right along. Here are the winners as reported by Kelly Faircloth for Inc. Magazine. The Small Business Administration recognized financial institutions devoted to helping small firms through their lending […]
Filed under: 7a, BBVA Compass Bank, Inc. Magazine, Karen G. Mills, Kelly Faircloth, SBA 504, Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, small business finance by Small Business Resource Center Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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There is not a lot of detail in this release, but it looks encouraging. We are posting this verbatim as announced by the SBA. We are including eligibility critera as listed on the SBA web site at the end of this article. This loan is not for startups. The UNF SBDC will post more on […]
Filed under: Arc Loans, Karen G. Mills, SBA, SBDC, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Monday, May 18th, 2009
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We are hoping that there is relief in sight so that our clients at the UNF SBDC have better access to loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration is the smallest Federal agency in our government and this may well be a part of the problem. Another issue may be that the SBA’s team surrounding Administrator […]
Filed under: 7a, ARRA, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Karen G. Mills, SBA, SBA 504, Stimulus, UNF SBDC by Small Business Resource Center Monday, April 27th, 2009
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Tucker Echols Staff Reporter Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills is filling out her management team. Mills, who was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, has named a baker’s dozen of executives to help run the agency. Heading Mills’ executive team will be Ana Ma as chief of staff. Ma has served as chief […]
Filed under: Karen G. Mills, Small Business Administration by Small Business Resource Center Monday, April 27th, 2009
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For those of you who were handicapping the potential pick for who would lead the U.S. Small Business Administration, the race is over and Karen G. Mills from Maine is the winner. Here is some information on Ms. Mills as submitted in a Portland Press-Herald article. President-elect Barack Obama on Friday officially named a Maine […]
Filed under: Bowdoin College, Brookings Institute, Karen G. Mills, Maine Technology Institute, Portland Press-Herald, Small Business, Small Business Administration, Solera Capital, UNF SBDC by Small Business Resource Center Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
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