The head of the US Small Business Administration and the voice in President Biden’s cabinet for the more than 34 million small businesses in America visited Nebraska on Wednesday. Director Isabel Casillas Guzman visited a local small business that has just started here in Omaha. Elevator Co-Warehousing and Community is one of many small businesses in Nebraska that has received assistance from the SBA. CEO Guzman saw firsthand today how SBA has helped the company reach the next floor. The Biden administration says nearly 20 million new business applications have been filed during its tenure.” The SBA has been touring the country celebrating the historic growth of small businesses where we see new applications for commercial applications are historically high, 60 percent higher than historical averages,” Guzman said. Of them, 75,000 were in Nebraska alone on Wednesday Elevator Co-Warehousing gave CEO Guzman a special tour The company said it provides space, equipment and community for other small businesses according to its Co-Founders Emiliano and Shannon. Lerda.” A lot of what we do here is we help businesses get out of their homes, out of their garages which is a great place to start a business but maybe not a great place to grow a business,” said Emiliano. this by renting storage space, offices and meeting spaces all on a monthly membership basis with no background or credit checks required.” I am very proud of their success,” said Guzman. “They were it’s a tough job; they did a really tough job. The determination, the determination, the knowledge that went into this business is amazing but we’re happy to be a part of that journey.” Guzman’s visit comes just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. The SBA says it is seeing the fastest growth rate in Latino business in three decades. see if there is anything we can do to help them open doors and connect them with resources we will absolutely do it and that way, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month,” Emiliano said. helped Last year, the SBA reached a record $3 billion in loans to Latinos. Click here for the latest articles from KETV NewsWatch 7.
The head of the US Small Business Administration and President Biden’s cabinet voice for America’s more than 34 million small businesses visited Nebraska on Wednesday.
Director Isabel Casillas Guzman visited a small local business that started right here in Omaha. Elevator Co-Warehousing and Community is one of many small businesses in Nebraska that has received assistance from the SBA.
CEO Guzman saw firsthand today how SBA has helped the company reach the next floor. The Biden administration says nearly 20 million new business applications have been filed during his tenure.
“SBA has been touring the country celebrating the historic growth of small business where we are seeing new business applications at a historic high, 60 percent above historical numbers,” said Guzman.
Of these, 75,000 were in Nebraska alone. Wednesday Elevator Co-Warehousing gave Director Guzman a special tour. The company says it provides space, materials and community for other small businesses, according to Co-Founders Emiliano and Shannon Lerda.
“A lot of what we do here is we help businesses get out of their homes, out of their garages which is a great place to start a business but maybe not a great place to grow a business,” Emiliano said. .
Elevator does this by renting warehouse, office and meeting space to members on a monthly basis with no background or credit checks required.
“Elevators were able to benefit from an SBA loan as well as technical assistance to get them up and running and I’m proud of their success,” Guzman said. Really. The determination, the determination, the knowledge that went into this business is amazing but we’re happy to be a part of that journey.”
Guzman’s visit comes in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. The SBA says it’s seeing the fastest rate of Latino business growth in three decades.
“As I am from Argentina and I come to this country with nothing but a vision of what our life could be, so when I see other businesses starting up even though I am not far from them if there is have what we can do to help them open doors and connect them with resources we will do it fully, that way, we celebrate Hispanic Importance Month,” said Emiliano.
Elevator Spaces is one of the many Latino businesses the SBA has helped in the past year. In 2023, the SBA reached a record $3 billion in lending to Latinos.
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