Key takeawaysBoth traditional banks and online lenders are included in Buy Side’s best small-business loans ...

A GAO report has found that the Small Business Administration needs to improve compliance with the credit elsewhere requirement and its 7 (a) loan program. For its 7(a) loan program, the Small ...

Explore the current interest rates for SBA-backed financing—including 7(a), 504 and microloans—and learn how these compare to ...

As economic uncertainty persists, small businesses are increasingly relying on SBA loans for refinancing, working capital and expansion. In the first quarter of 2025, loan approvals soared 38% year ...

On August 23, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule that would make significant changes to SBA’s recertification requirements. Most notably, the rule would change when ...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) annually issues a funding opportunity announcement with an estimate of total funding for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program. The SBDC Program ...

The SBA says it’s bringing back discipline after a stretch of loose lending. But in trying to clean things up, it's tangling up deals that don’t need fixing. Deals are falling apart as the SBA is set ...

Applicable to all solicitations issued on or after January 3, 2025, a Small Business Administration (SBA) final rule published earlier this month updates a number of regulations within the SBA ...

Fora Financial offers accessible loans and fast funding, but costs can be high.