CHRISTIANSTED — Do you or someone you know have what it takes to become America’s “Small Businessperson of the Year” for 2022? If so, the U.S.
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Social Security Administration Supports Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has been testing small businesses. Running a small business can be a 24-7 endeavor. Managing employees, inventory, scheduling, services, and marketing can
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Accelerate VI Gets $50,000 SBA Grant To Establish Tech Entrepreneurship In USVI
FREDERIKSTED — Accelerate VI, the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park’s tech accelerator program, has been selected as a winner of the
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Small Business Administration District Director Makes Annual Visit To Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands District Director Josué Rivera made his first official visit to the U.S. Virgin
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Greasy Spoon Owner Who Claimed $500K In Payroll Cops Plea To PPP Bank Fraud
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Back Street diner owner who claimed to have 15 employees and a nearly $500,000 payroll pleaded guilty to bank fraud after
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Social Security Administration Advises Small Businesses To File W-2 Forms Online
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, about 30 million small businesses in the United States employ tens of millions of people. Running a small
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SBA Announces Funding Opportunity To Support Small Business Innovation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the 2019 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The FAST Program is designed to
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SBA Boot Camp To Aid ‘Economically Disadvantaged Small Businesses’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands District Office will conduct a Federal Contracting Opportunities Boot Camp on
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SBA Announces Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competition In USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton has announced the launch of the Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot
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SBA To Offer Free Technical Assistance For Small Business Owners In USVI
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands district office will conduct a free series of workshops in the U.S.
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