The U.S. Small Business Administration has
launched MY BIZ for Women, a new online tool designed to provide
comprehensive business information to women entrepreneurs.
The Web portal provides information on starting
and growing a small business, including gaining access to capital and
contracting opportunities.
Other resources link women to other government
agencies and SBA resource partners that offer business counseling, a
state-by-state listing of SBA's Women's Business Centers and more.
One item that caught my attention is the Gulf
Opportunity Pilot Loan (GO Loan) Program. Under this program, the SBA
is initiating a one year Gulf Opportunity Pilot Loan (GO Loan) Program to
expedite small business financing to those communities severely impacted
by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under this unique initiative, the Agency
will provide its full guaranty and streamlined and centralized loan
processing to qualified lending partners that agree to make expedited SBA
7(a) loans available to small businesses located in those disaster areas.
Visit
My Biz
for Women by clicking this link.
