A Roadmap for the New SBA with Karen Gordon Mills
Karen Gordon Mills is pledging to find new ways to help small businesses succeed as the new head of the Small Business Administration; “Today small businesses are suffering and the SBA has lacked the leadership and the resources to help them."

SBA loans are on track to fall more than 50 percent this year. Mills outlined her plans to get dollars flowing and the troubled SBA on track in a hearing before a unanimous confirmation vote in the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. To view Mills’ opening statement click here. The full Senate was also unanimous in approving Mills.

The Mills confirmation hearing prompted a webcast, “Insights from OPEN Forum: A Roadmap for the New SBA” airing on SBTV.com. You can join small business thought leaders as they examine the state of small business and what entrepreneurs need to know about government programs designed to help them succeed.  More

A New Kind of Google Search
Web giant Google is taking on a different kind of search today; one for entrepreneurial investment opportunities! Google Ventures plans to invest one hundred million dollars in the coming year in a wide range of industries. More

A Bit of Upbeat News from the Nation’s Production Lines
New manufacturing numbers show surprising increases with a 1.7 percent increase in new orders for February. It is the first increase in seven months according to the Commerce Department. The unexpected rise in new manufacturing orders is promising, but not enough for businesses to clear out built-up inventory and rev up production lines. Click here to see how manufacturers and educators are working together to insure trained employees are in place when the production lines return to full capacity. More

Spring into Action for Sales
Are you ready to spring into action to bolster sales; maximize cash flow and market to reach new customers? Check out these tips and tools to get sales soaring this spring:

• Perfecting Your Sales Process
• Defy the Downturn with a Supercharged Sales Force
• What Your Customer Wants
• Closing the Deal the Female Buyer

A Few Clicks to Help Market Your Business on TechTactics
SBTV.com’s TechTactics program focused on small business technology takes you to an online destination to market your enterprise. Internet Guru Mario Armstrong demonstrates how easy it is to take your company’s brand to a whole new level! Plus you will hear from a couple of entrepreneurs with a sizzling brand! More

Get Your Share of Federal Contracting $$ - SBTV.com Podcasts Offer Tips
Federal and local government stimulus measures promise profits for many small firms in the form of government contracts. There will be competition when pursuing these government contracting opportunities. Judy Bradt, CEO of Summit Insight, is on SBTV.com with a podcast to tell you what your competitors don't want you to know about government contracts. More

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