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SUMMARY:Celebrating Women's History Month
DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin the U.S. Small Business Administration on March 31\, 2
 022 for an online event celebrating Women’s History Month. You will hear
  from industry experts including Natalie Madeira Cofield\, SBA Assistant A
 dministrator for the Office of Women’s Business Ownership\; Candace Wate
 rman\, President and CEO of the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)\; and
  Alisa Sheard\, SBA Acting Deputy Director for the Office of Government Co
 ntracting and Business Development. The discussion will focus on financial
  wellness for women-owned small businesses\, the importance of increasing 
 equity and access to opportunities that help uplift and support women entr
 epreneurs\, and SBA initiatives and resources that support existing wome
 n-owned small businesses and new startups as they pivot and grow in a post
 -COVID world.\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Inspired: Small Business Success 
 Story\nIn celebration of Women's History Month\, we are highlighting small
  business owners like Princess Ousley who is making an impact on the econo
 my and her community. Over a decade ago\, Ousley and her business partner 
 founded Florida-based Elite Business Strategies\, an 8(a) firm. Ousley wor
 ked with her local Small Business Development Center\, which helped her fo
 recast business growth and connect with a Procurement Center Representativ
 e. Ousley developed a crisis management plan and added a supply component 
 to the business. This proved critical when the pandemic first hit and the 
 demand for personal protective equipment soared. Through her established b
 usiness relationships\, Ousley was able to boost supplies\, helping to mee
 t the needs of federal agencies.\n\nRead more\n\n\n\n\nThis week\, Admini
 strator Isabella Casillas Guzman led the Presidential Delegation to Chile 
 to attend the Inauguration of Gabriel Boric as President of the Republic
  of Chile. Administrator Guzman also visited Michigan to meet with small b
 usiness owners and leaders. Follow the Administrator on Instagram\, Face
 book\, and Twitter to see photos and videos of all her visits.\n\n\n\n\n
 \nInterested in government contracting? SBA Associate Administrator for th
 e Office of Government Contracting and Business Development\, Bibi Hidalgo
  discussed how small businesses can take advantage of government contracti
 ng opportunities during an interview with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis\, Jr.\, h
 ost of The Chavis Chronicles.\n\nWatch\n\n\n\n\n\nHelp Improve NIST Cybers
 ecurity Resources  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NI
 ST) is seeking comments on the challenges organizations are facing from a 
 technology supply chain perspective to inform a public-private partnership
 \, the National Initiative for Improving Cybersecurity in Supply Chains (N
 IICS). NIST is seeking comments about needed tools and guidance and how NI
 ICS might be aligned and integrated with the cybersecurity framework. This
  information will help NIST to identify and prioritize supply chain-relate
 d cybersecurity needs across sectors.\n\nSubmit your comments\n\n\n\n\nPay
 check Protection Program borrowers: If your loan is $150\,000 or less\, yo
 u may be eligible to apply for direct forgiveness through SBA using our o
 nline portal. Follow the steps below.\n\n 	Find out if your lender is par
 ticipating.\n 	Watch a video about how to use the portal.\n 	Apply for fo
 rgiveness.\n\nFor additional information\, visit the SBA website.\n\n\n\n\
 nThanks to vaccines\, small businesses across America have opened back up.
  Keep the momentum going by getting vaccinated.\n\nFind a vaccine provider
  near you.\n\n\n\nU.S. Small Business Administration\n409 3rd St\, SW. Was
 hington DC 20416\nwww.sba.gov
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