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Please join Small Business Administration (SBA) senior Administration officials including Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, on a conference call to discuss health insurance tax credits for small businesses under the Affordable Care Act. The conference call will be held TODAY, Tuesday May 18, at 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time.
You are encouraged to dial in a few minutes early to ensure participation in the entire call.

Please note: this call is for background information only and not intended for press purposes.

WHO: Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration and other senior Administration officials

WHAT: Briefing call on health insurance tax credits for small businesses under the Affordable Care Act

WHEN: Tuesday May 18, 6:00pm EDT

HOW: Please call (800) 230-1951 and ask the operator for the “Health Care Call”

May is National Small Business Month.  MetroAction salutes the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation and determination that makes small businesses the engine of our economy and our nation’s economic recovery.  Local small businesses are proving their resiliency as they continue to drive economic growth and job creation in northeastern Pennsylvania.   (more…)

In honor of Women’s History Month, MetroAction salutes women-owned businesses.  2002 census statistics show that there were nearly 6.5 million woman-owned businesses in 2002, with women owning 28 percent of all non-farm businesses.  Providing 7.1 million jobs, there’s no doubt they are bolstering the economy!

Despite the great entrepreneurial strides women have made, a 2009 report developed under contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) indicated that women are still much less likely to become self-employed than men.

MetroAction knows that America’s entrepreneurial women are capable of creating opportunity and wealth in our communities that can carry our nation to economic recovery and beyond.  We’re working to make that kind of success possible for women entrepreneurs in the nine counties we serve by providing counseling, training and small business financing.
We invite women entrepreneurs, at every business stage, to learn more by logging on to www.MetroAction.org or phoning (570) 341-0270.

Did you know that MetroAction offers loans up to $50,000 for small businesses that aren’t able to obtain bank financing?

Since 1997, MetroAction has helped more than 200 small businesses obtain over $2.8 million in financing.  We cover 8 counties in northeastern PA, including Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming.

We’ve funded restaurants, child care providers, manufacturers, doctors, technology companies, attorneys and many other business types. In today’s economy, with banks tightening their credit policies, start-up and expanding small businesses are having a harder time finding the credit they need. (more…)

This article is provided by the Greater Scranton Area SCORE Chapter.

It can be frustrating for a small business trying to land its first sale to a public institution, government agency or major corporation. One of the most helpful steps—meeting personally with the right person—is often the most difficult to take. But a fast-growing program from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering hope to small business owners. (more…)

This article is provided by the Greater Scranton Area SCORE Chapter.

Finding the right type of financing, or finding ANY financing for that matter, is often one of the most difficult parts of starting and building a solid small business. You may have a terrific plan and be a talented workaholic, but finding funding is another matter. (more…)

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The SBA is excited to announce that we have improved our 504 loan program to help America’s small businesses lead the way to economic recovery.  The program is administered by approximately 270 Certified Development Companies (CDC) across the nation in partnership with a commercial lender and the SBA. (more…)

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If your small business is stressed meeting expenses during these economic times, the U.S. Small Business Administration has a new loan program designed just for you. (more…)

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The SBA will be hosting a FREE program to explain how small businesses can take advantage of opportunities included in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

The program will be held at the University of Scranton on July 29 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  Register today!

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I recieved an email that gave some very disturbing news about a scam targeting small businesses… (more…)