U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet hosts Veteran Woman business owners for a special Veteran's Day Google Hangout-On-Air.
The participants discuss the various support mechanisms the SBA offers to aspiring small business owners and existing businesses. Particular emphasis is given to programs from Veterans of the Armed Services and Woman-Owned-Businesses.
Many of the SBA programs offering Small Business Grants, Loan Programs and Counseling Programs for women are offered through state agencies.
The Small Business Administration has constituted the Secondary Market Lending Authority program, one which aims to provide liquidity for the secondary market, thereby ultimately encouraging new lending opportunities from banks of Small Business Administration guaranteed loans.
The Recovery Capital Loans Program provides financial assistance to small business with less than 500 employees to obtain a deferred payment loan from the agency, in order to meet existing debt payments, thereby giving the business the opportunity to refocus their business strategy.
Chief executive of HCT, Dai Powell, shares the experiences and practical lessons he learned along the way when teaming up with Ealing Community Transport to deliver site transport during the Olympic Park construction.