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Trump Administration Puts American Entrepreneurs Center Stage in $1 Million Pitch Competition
Fox News, Approved, National

Trump Administration Puts American Entrepreneurs Center Stage in $1 Million Pitch Competition

By Ashley J. DiMella | Fox News Five small business finalists will compete live in Washington, DC, on Sept 18 for a share of growth capital. FIRST ON FOX: The Small Business Administration is bringing a celebrity panel to Washington next month to judge five entrepreneurs competing for a share of a $1 million prize pool, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned. "As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, the SBA is celebrating America’s legacy of free enterprise through the Million Dollar Pitch Competition—a historic live event showcasing the essential contributions of America’s small businesses," SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler told Fox News Digital. Entrepreneurs from across the nation submitted their ideas earlier this year, leaving five finalists to ...
Trump Administration Reviews $88 Million in Pandemic Loans to Planned Parenthood
Breitbart, Approved, National

Trump Administration Reviews $88 Million in Pandemic Loans to Planned Parenthood

By Katherine Hamilton | Breitbart The Small Business Administration (SBA) is probing whether affiliates of abortion giant Planned Parenthood illegally received $88 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. “At the height of the pandemic, affiliates of Planned Parenthood took $88 million in taxpayer dollars to fund their abortion-on-demand agenda—and the Biden administration made sure they got nearly every cent forgiven, even after the first Trump administration protested,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler told The Daily Signal.  “Six years later, the Trump SBA holds the same conviction: Planned Parenthood Federation of America was never eligible to receive a dime in pandemic-era relief from taxpayers,” she added.&...
U.S. Small Business Administration to move regional offices out of ‘sanctuary cities’
Approved, denvergazette.com, National

U.S. Small Business Administration to move regional offices out of ‘sanctuary cities’

By Luige Del Puerto | Denver Gazette The U.S. Small Business Administration will relocate its regional offices away from "sanctuary cities," the office's new administrator said in a memo issued on Monday. The memo didn't specifically cite Denver, though a Congressional panel has singled out Denver and a few other urban centers as "sanctuary" jurisdictions.   "To better serve Main Streets across America, especially in rural areas, SBA will relocate regional offices currently based in sanctuary cities to less costly, more accessible locations in communities that comply with federal immigration law," the memo from SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE