Small Business Administration

Republican Joseph Harding pleaded guilty to charges including wire fraud and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud.

Small business owners in the greater Tampa Bay region and nearby counties are approved to receive $900 million in lending — so far — to help in recovery from Hurricane Ian.

New data on businesses that received federal dollars from the paycheck protection program is out. The numbers released Monday by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) show more than 4,000 Tallahassee businesses received loans.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is raising concerns that the federal Paycheck Protection Program could soon run out of money.…

Nearly all banks in Florida can now process applications for the federal paycheck protection program. Before, only certain banks were approved to give out…