How SBA’s Reorganization Could Help Companies Recover From A Crisis

When disaster strikes, can small businesses count on the federal government for the resources they need to recover? Isabella Guzman is the administrator of the Small Business Administration. She discusses the agency’s recent reorganization and how it will improve the help it provides to companies after a flood, hurricane, tornado, or other disaster. Quotes We must be highly responsive and provide simple products to support disaster survivors. This includes helping them rebuild, collect necessary data, setting up local responses, and providing technical assistance. - Isabella The SBA's expansion during the pandemic helped millions of small businesses through programs like the Paycheck Protection Program, and now they want to use this momentum to raise awareness about the resources available to support small businesses. - Isabella Featured Guest Isabella GuzmanSBA Administratorhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelcguzman https://proxy.www.sba.gov Chapters 00:00 Introduction01:02 SBA’s reorganization for disaster recovery and resilience 03:00 Two phases of reorganization 04:31 SBA's commitment to disaster recovery 05:58 SBA’s network of support 08:08 SBA's disaster response and recovery efforts 10:36 Transforming SBA services for resilience 11:44 Different types of disasters that SBA responded 13:03 Lessons learned throughout the years 15:58 Post-analysis for every disasters and crisis 1816 pre-crisis preparation of SBA 19:11 SBA and FEMA coordination during a crisis 20:08 Best practices for businesses before a crisis 21:58 The budget allocation of the govt for the SBA 24:06 Small business loans and opportunities for growth 26:20 The challenges ahead for SBA 27:37 Final takeaways Produced by Heartcast Media http://www.heartcastmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices