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US Department of Energy Announces $121 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry today announced that the Department of Energy will award 113 grants totaling $121 million to 103 small businesses in 29 states. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for innovations during their Phase I grants competed for funding for prototype or processes development during Phase II.
Interview - Turning an Idea Into Action
Originally posted on the IFC Intranet on March 30th,2020
Strategy Analyst Khondoker Tanveer Haider spoke with Communications Consultant Gregory James Felder about the importance of youth engagement at IFC and launching the MSME Finance Competition. This is an edited version of their conversation.
Q: Khondoker is an interesting name. What does it mean? Can you tell us your story?
Special Offer for Members: Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Growth Program FIPEG 2020- Queen's University
Queen’s University is offering its cutting-edge program on Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Growth (FIPEG) for professionals who wish to learn about the latest innovations and strategies in the area of small and medium enterprise (SME) finance. Based on international best practices, this two-week program provides professionals with the new operational techniques, banking business models, and innovations that are required to build and maintain a successful SME banking portfolio.
BBVA Otorga Premio Open Talent De Inclusión Financiera a ePesos
Este año BBVA se alió para la entrega de este premio con el SME Finance Forum, iniciativa global de más de 140 miembros de los sectores público y privado, fundado en 2015 para incentivar el desarrollo del financiamiento a pymes.
Newly launched CapitalFront is bringing working capital financing and other lending products to SMEs.
It’s well-documented by this point that banks and other “traditional” avenues of financing are less than chomping at the bit to offer loans to small and mid-sized businesses. Frequently, the loan process is an arduous one and can take weeks or months. Many small businesses may not have the operating history in place to snag the funding they need.
Next Bank USA
As the global community that brings together the real innovators, thought leaders and influencers from all over the world— the people who are creating the future of financial services— Next Bank is the perfect place to showcase your brand and grow your business. Our audiences attend Next Bank events to hear from and interact with leading global experts who are improving financial services through design, innovation and entrepreneurship.
US Small Business Administration
Small business is America's most powerful engine of opportunity and economic growth. That's where SBA comes in. SBA offers a variety of programs and support services to help SMEs navigate the issues they face with their initial applications, and resources to help after SMEs open for business.
Biz2Credit - Business loan for Women
Approximately 22% of new registrants on Biz2Credit in July 2012 were women-owned businesses and more than 8.3 million businesses -- or 29% of all businesses -- are now owned by women.
Does market size structure affect competition? The case of small business lending
In this paper, a new measure of market structure is applied in two empirical analyses of the US banking industry to address concerns regarding the effects of the consolidation in banking.