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Loeffler in Suwanee

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Small Business Adminstrator Kelly Loeffler visits Georgia to commemorate Trump's first 100 days

Small Business Administrator and former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler was in Georgia Monday to celebrate President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.

April 29, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler arrives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

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Small Business Administration to relocate 6 offices in so-called 'sanctuary cities'

The Small Business Administration said it will relocate six of its regional offices in so-called "sanctuary cities," part of a broader Trump administration effort to crack down on cities that it deems have immigrant-friendly policies.

March 07, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Mike Macans stands for a portrait outside of his home in Anchorage, Alaska, on Feb. 23, 2025. Macans served in the U.S. Army for five years and was most recently working as a disaster recovery coordinator for the Small Business Administration. He was officially terminated from his job on Feb. 11, 2025.

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Fired in Trump's chaotic purge, an Army vet says he's never felt more betrayed

Mike Macans is one of an unknown number of Small Business Administration employees who were fired, unfired and fired again as part of the Trump administration's deep cuts to the federal workforce.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Kelly Loeffler, President Donald Trump's choice to be the administrator of the Small Business Administration, appears before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

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Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia senator, to lead Small Business Administration

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration. The Senate approved Loeffler on a 52-46 vote Wednesday.

February 19, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Education Department, Linda McMahon, seen here in December, has come out in support of school choice and "parental rights in education," and in opposition to "political indoctrination in classrooms."

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Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The U.S. Education Dept. may be next

McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive. She'd be stepping into an agency the president hopes to dissolve.

February 11, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
 Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler exits an Atlanta polling place in October while working as a poll monitor during the 2024 election. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Trump taps former Georgia U.S. Sen. Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

Former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Small Business Administration. Trump made the announcement Wednesday night on his social media site Truth Social, citing her business background and her help to “secure the Big Election Win in Georgia!”

December 05, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin

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Did pandemic business support work?

The U.S. launched the Paycheck Protection Program in April 2020 to save jobs and businesses from the worst effects of the pandemic. Today on the show, a post-mortem on the controversial program and whether it fulfilled its objective. Also, we hear from one company that voluntarily paid back its PPP loan — with interest — even though it could have qualified for forgiveness.

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February 06, 2024
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer,
  • Darian Woods,
  • and 2 more
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Small Business Administration head Isabel Guzman visits Clark Atlanta University

Isabel Guzman, who leads the Small Business Administration, visited Clark Atlanta University Monday to promote small business resources to students. 

February 06, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Wells Fargo has fired more than 100 employees whom it says personally defrauded a pandemic relief program from the Small Business Administration.

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Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Employees Accused Of Coronavirus Relief Fraud

The employees' alleged actions were outside of their work responsibilities and do not involve Wells Fargo's customers, the company said. The bank says it's cooperating with law enforcement.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley

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