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Inc. June 2006 Fred P. Hochberg |
Focus on the Mission In the weeks ahead, Congress will consider President Bush's nomination of Steven C. Preston as the new head of the Small Business Administration. As the reins get passed, it's a good time to take stock.  |
CFO January 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Small Business, Big Problems Lousy morale, decrepit systems, and a crushing workload: Can a private-sector CFO save the SBA?  |
Entrepreneur July 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Troubled Waters It's been a year of scandal, criticism and change at the SBA.  |
Entrepreneur January 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Requisite Relief What can Congress do to help small businesses hit by the hurricanes? New York Democratic congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Arizona Republican congressman Rick Renzi offer some answers.  |
Inc. June 2006 Mike Hofman |
Can This Man Turn Around the SBA? Never heard of Steve Preston? Few had, until he was nominated to run the Small Business Administration.  |
Entrepreneur March 2006 Jackie Larson |
After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater.  |
Inc. March 2004 Gossage & Wasserman |
SBA Slams the Door on Borrowers In an e-mail sent out on the evening of Jan. 6, the SBA announced that 7(a) loans were going on indefinite "holiday." Through the program, the agency's most popular, the SBA backs loans for thousands of small businesses that have a hard time raising money through conventional means.  |
Popular Mechanics December 2005 Benjamin Chertoff |
Katrina Images Pictures of New Orleans, southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast during an intensive examination of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.  |
Inc. September 2003 Elizabeth Wasserman |
Time to Fix the SBA The Small Business Administration is in bad need of an overhaul. Here's Inc.'s bold plan to fix the SBA -- delivered just as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.  |
Entrepreneur April 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Lending a Hand? The massive post-Katrina rebuilding effort has re-ignited an ongoing complaint among entrepreneurs-small companies do not get a fair share of federal contracts.  |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Forget Me Not Is anyone in Washington paying attention to entrepreneurs?  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2006 Lorna Pappas |
Opportunity & Optimism After last years devastating hurricanes, the Gulf Coast rebuilds. With rebuilding comes tremendous investment opportunities for those with vision and patience, and the first to act may be getting the best deals.  |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Sara Wilson |
In The Hot Seat Steve Preston, 46, is the 22nd Administrator of the SBA, a job which has come under much scrutiny lately. Here, he talks about his plans.  |
Entrepreneur June 2004 Stephen Barlas |
Good Measure The Small Business Administration is looking for a new system to classify small business size. These standards are most important with respect to eligibility for loans and small-business set-aside contracts offered by other federal agencies.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Steve McLinden |
Space Crunch In a city facing one of the most profound real estate challenges in modern history, the opportunities and impasses seem to square off against one another in almost every neighborhood, and the New Orleans-area multifamily sector is no exception.  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Keliger |
Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?  |
Entrepreneur October 2001 Joanne Y. Cleaver |
Is SBA S.O.L.? With a general lack of respect from lawmakers and entrepreneurs alike, some say the agency has outlived its usefulness. Can the SBA be saved?  |
Entrepreneur August 2009 Jason Meyers |
The New Orleans Saints In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a new entrepreneurial culture is taking hold in New Orleans.  |
Inc. November 2004 Darren Dahl |
Despite Smaller Loans, SBA Breaks Records Why 2004 was great for the Small Business Administration.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 David A. Twibell |
Community Investing Special loan funds for underserved communities are popping up like condos. Now you can help clients jump into the lending pool.  |
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Aaron Pressman |
Why These Bonds Will Stay Afloat Federal aid and rainy-day funds should ease fears about Gulf Coast munis.  |
Entrepreneur April 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Help Needed? Does Uncle Sam owe entrepreneurs a helping hand, or should the government just get out of small business's way? Two experts face off.  |
Inc. February 2008 Robb Mandelbaum |
Soldiering On to Remake the SBA Steven Preston talks about efforts to improve the SBA's processes - and its image.  |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Back in Business, Better Than Before A look at how one regional bank is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Interested investors should be aware that much of that growth has already been priced into Hancock Bank's stock.  |
Entrepreneur August 2009 Amy Cosper |
Editor's Note: After the Storm A new business culture breaths life into New Orleans.  |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Tim Beyers |
When Katrina Strikes Again She'll be back at some point. Will you be ready? The ugly truth is that too many Americans are economically vulnerable and would need to subsist on credit and government handouts in the wake of a disaster.  |
Reason February 2006 Matt Welch |
Fruit Use Affordable-housing advocates in New Orleans want to revive arcane terminology in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, so that -- in theory, anyway -- the 50,000 to 100,000 water-damaged properties in the area can be quickly rehabilitated by the state.  |
Inc. September 2003 Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs.  |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Carrie Crockett |
Throw the Casinos Something, Mister! Six months later, how are Gulf Coast casinos faring? Will Mardi Gras provide any relief?  |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec |
When the Chips Are Down Many commercial real estate professionals are working to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here are a few of their stories: Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA)... Jerry Wallace Interests... etc.  |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Margaret Leonard |
Rebuilding After Katrina Investors and operators of more than 10,000 businesses in New Orleans have lost uncounted millions. The same storm also brought opportunities worth billions in redevelopment and restoration of a city.  |
Entrepreneur July 2003 C.J. Prince |
Makeover Magic The SBA may give its underused 504 loan program a face lift. How will that help you?  |
Inc. February 2006 Clay Risen |
With Friends Like These As the heads of the Small Business Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, these people are in a position to help businesses -- but lately they haven't done much.  |
Entrepreneur April 2004 Julie Monahan |
Quick Fix Do SBA express loans really shortchange entrepreneurs?  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 |
Briefs Ripe Targets: Family Business Owners... SBA Loan Demand Still High... What the Women Are Telling You...  |
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 |
They Don't Teach This In B-School Here are the stories of two men and their colleagues, Gulf Coast residents who, when their world was torn apart by Katrina, deftly managed their way through the storm.  |
BusinessWeek July 23, 2009 |
The SBA's Karen Mills on Thawing Credit How the Administrator of the Small Business Administration says her agency is helping get banks to lend to small business again.  |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
In the Wake of Katrina: A Broader View The effects of Hurricane Katrina will ripple throughout the entire U.S. economy.  |
Entrepreneur January 2006 Chris Penttila |
Easy Target? Budget-cutters in Congress have set their sights on the SBA.  |
U.S. Banker March 2011 Steve Garmhausen |
SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time.  |
Fast Company November 2005 Chuck Salter |
Diving Right In Correspondence from the Gulf Coast.  |
U.S. Banker December 2010 Rob Garver |
SBA Aims to Attract More Banks The lower fees and higher guarantees enacted for the government s small-business lending programs have some in the industry optimistic that interest by banks might surge.  |
Entrepreneur August 2010 David Port |
But Where Is the Money? While small business gets talked up in the economic recovery plan, lending to small business is still down from what it was two years ago. Entrepreneurs are grumbling. And Karen G. Mills, head of the SBA, is taking questions.  |
Entrepreneur June 2003 C.J. Prince |
Caps Off to You! More small-business opportunities can flow freely now that the SBA has finally removed its 7(a) loan cap.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster.  |
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.  |
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Gene G. Marcial |
Home Solutions Is Rebuilding After A Storm Home Solutions of America was selected for a $13.7 million New Orleans infrastructure project.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Christopher G. Hurn |
SBA Solutions In the hyper-competitive commercial real estate marketplace, successful brokers and agents can utilize a relatively little-known financing source to help clients secure the ideal property for their needs, the Small Business Administration 504 loan program.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
Against Katrina, Casinos Lose Big Casino operators were battered by Hurricane Katrina, but they'll recover in time. Investors, take note.  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 |
Laissez les Bons Ingenieurs Rouler In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, engineers are orchestrating the drying out of power plants, the rebuilding of power transmission systems, and the reconstruction of levees.  |