SBA Success Story
Biotech Company Grows Faster with the Help of SBA Programs
Hevré Le Calvez, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, of Abbiotec, LLC, a biotech company developing life science tools for the research market, started his business in 2007. He was well prepared with a Ph.D. in Cellular Biology and Microbiology (1994) and several years of research and biotech experience, with companies such as The Burnham Institute, Active Motif, LLC and Abgent, Inc. However, he decided he could use some help on the business side, so he sought guidance from SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business. The counselors at SCORE helped him to set-up the business, provided training through a couple of financial workshops and assisted him in getting an SBA 7(a) loan for $413,000, from Seacoast Commerce Bank. As an ongoing SCORE client, Le Calvez utilizes the wealth of business knowledge available through the counselors to help him successfully grow Abbiotec™.
SBA Simplifies Online Disaster Loan Application
Applying for disaster recovery assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration just got easier thanks to revisions made to its electronic loan application, significantly reducing the number of screens an applicant must read while filling out the form.
"Our goal is to provide support for those rebuilding after a disaster, and we wanted to make the process more user-friendly," said SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills. "Whether it's a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or devastating flood, the SBA can step in to help communities get back on their feet by providing access to both home and business recovery disaster loans. To make the loan application process more streamlined and simplified, we have taken a different approach with the online applications. This improvement will make those first steps toward recovery more convenient."
The new online application is easier to read, and users will spend less time filling out the form.
Event Photos
Left to Right: Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego; Congresswoman Susan Davis and Julie Talley, SBA Lead Economic Development Specialist, San Diego, at an annual congressional SBA district update meeting.
Left to Right: Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego; Gary Peterson, Pres./CEO, Gapcon.com and Jake Fishman, Senior Analyst, Gapcon.com at the Gapcon convention and conference in Mission Valley.
Left to Right: Michael Camuñez, Assistant Secretary, U S Dept of Commerce; U S Ambassador to Mexico, Anthony Wayne; Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego and Thomas Topuzes, Pres./CEO, Thomas Topuzes & Associates, LLC
Ruben Garcia, SBA District Director, San Diego, with Lorise Maynard, Public Affairs (Left) and Emily Yanushka, Program Manager (Right), Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) San Diego County Water Authority at a SCOOP Committee Meeting.
Note: After 18 years with the San Diego County Water Authority, Lorise Maynard is retiring, on June 29th. We wish her a very happy retirement!
Left to Right: Jennifer Fairbanks, Loan Officer and Frank Mercardante, CEO, San Diego Private Bank; Maria Hughes, Lender Relations Specialist and Anthony Vigil, Deputy District Director, SBA San Diego; Michael Valenti, SVP-SBA Div. Mgr. and Brian McClendon, SVP-SBA Reg. Sales Mgr., San Diego Private Bank, and Ruben Garcia, District Director, SBA San Diego. Welcome San Diego Private Bank! Our newest SBA lender in San Diego County.
Free Disaster Preparedness Webinar
July 10, 2012
What Are the Top Five Disaster Risks to Small Businesses?
Tips on Mitigating Threats Shared at Free Webinar
Hosted by SBA and Agility Recovery
Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to losses caused by natural disaster, cyberattacks, and – on a smaller scale – structural failure due to random events like faulty sprinkler systems or localized fires.
One of the first steps in creating a business continuity plan involves assessing risk. Join Agility Recovery and the U.S. Small Business Administration in a live online discussion on Tuesday, July 10 to learn how to protect your business from the risks that could force you to close your doors for good.
SBA has partnered with Agility to offer business continuity strategies at its "PrepareMyBusiness" website. Visit
www.preparemybusiness.org to access past webinars and get additional preparedness tips.
The SBA provides disaster recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit
www.sba.gov/disaster.
A presentation followed by a question and answer session.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 -- 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT
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