Warwick Flood Damage Meeting: FEMA, SBA Offer Help
By: Rob Borkowski on April 11, 2024 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi and Representatives from FEMA are hosting a Warwick flood damage meeting for people dealing with recent flooding today from 5 to 7 p.m. at […]
SBA Offers September Flooding Disaster Loans
By: Rob Borkowski on January 11, 2024 in Business, News to You
WASHINGTON, DC – Low-interest flooding disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Rhode Island businesses and residents following a Presidential disaster declaration due to severe […]
KSA Marketing Founder Attends 10,000 Small Biz Summit
By: Rob Borkowski on July 26, 2022 in Business, News to You
WASHINGTON, DC — Forty-one Rhode Island small businesses attended Goldman Sachs’10,000 Small Businesses Summit July 19-20, including Katie Schibler Conn, founder of KSA Marketing in Warwick. She and […]
SBA Extends Pandemic Disaster Loan Deadline Through 2021
By: Warwick Post Staff on December 31, 2020 in Business, COVID-19
WASHINGTON. DC — The U.S. Small Business Administration moved the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster declaration till Dec. 31, […]
SBA: RI Counties Eligible for Tropical Storm Isaias Disaster Loans
By: Warwick Post Staff on December 8, 2020 in Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in […]
SBA: PPP Loan Forgiveness Streamlined
By: Rob Borkowski on October 9, 2020 in Business
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a simpler Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness process for loans $50,000 or less. The initiative, in cooperation with in […]
Remington House Property Owner Charged in PPP Fraud
By: Rob Borkowski on May 5, 2020 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the ownership of The Remington House property. Warwick Post regrets, and has corrected, the error. WARWICK, RI — David Butziger, 51, […]
SBA Offers $300K in Grants Aiding Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurs
By: Rob Borkowski on July 9, 2019 in Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Adminstration wants to give service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs a fighting chance, so they’ve set aside $300,000 so eligible organizations can prepare them. Up to […]
SBA Names Bristol County Savings Bank 7(a) Lender of the Year
By: Rob Borkowski on October 30, 2018 in Business
PROVIDENCE — The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Bristol County Savings Bank, which recently opened a loan office in Warwick, as the Fiscal Year 2018 Rhode Island 7(a) Dollar […]
SBA, Better Business Bureau Team Up Offering Businesses Seminars
By: Rob Borkowski on May 25, 2018 in News to You
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island District Office announced that they have signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum with the Better Business Bureau allowing them to work together to offer free educational opportunities to the local small business community, starting in June.
SBA Honors 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Award winners
By: Rob Borkowski on May 15, 2018 in Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration honored the 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Award winners May 11 at the “Salute to Small Business” luncheon on Friday, May 11, at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, including Doctor’s Choice and Jade Manufacturing in Warwick.
SBA Names Donald Boyle Small Business Manufacturer of the Year
By: Rob Borkowski on March 30, 2018 in Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Donald Boyle, president of Jade Manufacturing Company Inc., as the Small Business Manufacturer of the Year.
SBA Disaster Loans Available to Westgate Condo Renters
By: Rob Borkowski on May 11, 2015 in Business, News to You
The deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by the March 11 Westgate condo fire is June 5.
Avedisian, SBA, Chamber, Celebrate Small Business Week at Shatz & Co.
By: Rob Borkowski on May 7, 2015 in Business
Mayor Scott Avedisian, SBA RI District Office Director Mark Hayward, and Lauren Slocum, Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce president visited Frank Shatz & Company, a 2013 SBA loan recipient, Wednesday morning during National Small Business week.