On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Transportation (DoT) announced the rollout of the Access to Capital Initiative (ACI), a joint effort between the SBA and DoT to help...more
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the rollout of the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative, a joint effort...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced increases to licensing and examination fees relating to the Small Business Investment Company program by way of an annual inflation adjustment. The new fees, set forth in...more
On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Treasury released interim final rules related to the expansion and extension of the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the...more
1/11/2021
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On December 21, 2020, Congress approved a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package (the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”)), which included revisions and extensions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it is rolling out a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. The SBA claims the new, more streamlined...more
10/14/2020
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So you’ve retained funds provided under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program in the CARES Act. What next? We’ve compiled a checklist to maintain your compliance with the program’s conditions and reduce the risk of audit...more
On April 30, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”) released further details regarding three lending programs (the “Main Street Facilities”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...more
On April 23, 2020, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “Act”), which provides approximately $484 billion in relief in addition to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...more
On April 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued a new interim final rule that provides implementation guidelines for interpreting its Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). As discussed in our main...more
On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”), in consultation with the Department of Treasury, issued a frequently asked questions page (the “FAQs”) as additional guidance on the implementation...more
4/9/2020
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Tax Relief
Small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19 may apply for special loans provided or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The program provided $349 billion available for two types of loans, both of which are now available...more
REMINDER: SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation has revised the semi-monthly draw application schedule for the 2019 holiday season with the first revised deadline occurring on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The deadline for...more
On September 17, 2019, the Licensing Department of the Investment Division of the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced that, effective immediately, all license applications should be submitted electronically...more
On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced that it will charge a new fee on draws of committed SBA leverage made on and after October 1, 2019.
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Small Business Investment Companies (“SBICs”) are generally prohibited from investing in passive (i.e., non-operating) small businesses under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (the “Act”) and its implementing...more