{"id":121008,"date":"2021-05-22T00:05:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T07:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=121008"},"modified":"2021-05-22T09:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T16:14:03","slug":"sba-launches-getting-back-on-track-help-is-here-webinar-series-to-help-americas-small-business-owners-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=121008","title":{"rendered":"SBA Launches \u201cGetting Back on Track: Help Is Here\u201d Webinar Series to Help America\u2019s Small Business Owners &#038; Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230; Last Thursday, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MjAuNDA4NDgyMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NiYS5nb3Y_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.fUaDPqeX2O0lDrHxEKO-bnzTV67xUb4UhwilRhlCuh0\/s\/1165271606\/br\/106740198548-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Small Business Administration<\/a> and the non-profit Public Private Strategies Institute launched a new regional webinar series, <strong><em>\u201cGetting Back on Track: Help is Here,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to provide Main Street entrepreneurs with the information and resources they need to continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The educational webinars will feature speakers from The White House, the SBA, Members of Congress, and small business leaders, and will provide updates on the American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-115235\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sbalogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sbalogo.jpg 480w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sbalogo-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sbalogo-123x70.jpg 123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"main-table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"main-body\" width=\"100%\" data-govdstyle=\"all\" data-govdtitle=\"Main Body\">\n<div align=\"left\">\u201cThe\u00a0<strong><em>&#8216;Getting Back on Track: Help is Here&#8217;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0webinar series is an important outreach effort to help small businesses recover, rebuild and gain resiliency,\u201d said SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman. \u201cSmall businesses are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel as marketplaces and main streets reopen thanks to strong vaccination rates.\u00a0 We are empowering small businesses\u00a0to reopen fully and safely by connecting them with\u00a0helpful resources and tools, including the Biden-Administration&#8217;s tax credits that cover paid time-off for employees getting vaccinated.\u00a0We all must double down on our efforts to help our beloved small businesses survive and get our economy back on track.\u201d<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\u201cThis webinar series is designed to reach the hardest-hit small business owners across the country with regionally focused conversations connecting them to local resources and to give them the steps they need to build back better,\u201d said Rhett Buttle, Public Private Strategies Institute senior advisor. \u201cThe program will focus on three key areas:\u00a0 economic recovery and access to capital options, digital tools, and resources to allow small business owners to be vaccine leaders with their employees and communities.\u201d<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">The new series builds on a successful national webinar series hosted by the SBA and Public Private Strategies Institute, highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s action to create additional access to the Paycheck Protection Program for America\u2019s smallest businesses. That webinar series provided resources and information to more than 80,000 small business owners across the country.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">To join one of the regional webinars in this series and learn more about programs that will help\u00a0 small businesses get back on track, register at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MjAuNDA4NDgyMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5wdWJsaWNwcml2YXRlc3RyYXRlZ2llcy5jb20vYmFjay1vbi10cmFjaz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.iJzEWtxjWlYdhdqB86tv-WhjtHG_ZtPJRwW47YxNlz4\/s\/1165271606\/br\/106740198548-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Back on Track: Help is Here<\/a>!<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong><u>Schedule<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, May 20, 2021 \u2013 4 p.m. EDT: Region 4 Serving &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, May 27, 2021 -2 p.m. EDT: Serving &#8211; Community Organizations and Groups<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, June 3, 2021 &#8211; 2 p.m. EDT: Region 5 Serving &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, June 17, 2021 &#8211; 2 p.m. EDT: Region 9 Serving &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, June 24, 2021 &#8211; 2 p.m. EDT: Region 6 Serving &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, July 8, 2021 &#8211; 2 p.m. EDT: Region 1 Serving &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, July 15, 2021 \u2013 2 p.m. EDT: Region 7 Serving &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, and<strong>\u00a0Region 10 Serving<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, July 22, 2021 \u2013 2 p.m. EDT: Region 2 Serving &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and The U.S. Virgin Islands<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, July 29, 2021 &#8211; 2 p.m. EDT: Region 8 Serving &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Thursday, August 5, 2021 &#8211; 2 p.m. EDT: Region 3 Serving &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC, and West Virginia<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ###<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><em>Cosponsorship Authorization # 21-0501-14: The SBA\u2019s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"gd_p\" align=\"center\">###<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"bottom-body\" width=\"100%\" data-govdstyle=\"all\" data-govdtitle=\"Bottom Body\">\n<div class=\"gd_p\" align=\"left\"><strong>About the U.S. Small Business Administration<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"gd_p\" align=\"left\">The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of business ownership. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MjAuNDA4NDgyMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNiYS5nb3YvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.8gwoOZxMB_80gh6Cl5Ws4FYbfueijGP8YlZ4WwJFI_A\/s\/1165271606\/br\/106740198548-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.sba.gov<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230; Last Thursday, the\u00a0U.S. Small Business Administration and the non-profit Public Private Strategies Institute launched a new regional webinar series, \u201cGetting Back on Track: Help is Here,\u201d\u00a0to provide Main Street entrepreneurs with the information and resources they need to continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. 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