{"id":106516,"date":"2026-01-20T23:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/106516\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:12:26","slug":"u-s-small-business-administration-releases-2025-annual-report-the-bronx-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/106516\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Small Business Administration Releases 2025 Annual Report | The Bronx Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration<\/a> (SBA) published its 2025 Annual Report<\/a>, highlighting the historic Year One results of the agency under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler. The report documents the SBA\u2019s return to its statutory mission of strengthening small businesses and driving economic growth, and a reversal in course following four years of economic policy failures under the Biden Administration \u2013 characterized by massive inflation, bureaucratic expansion, weakened financial guardrails, unchecked fraud and crime, and a partisan agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter four tough years, 2025 marked Main Street\u2019s comeback because President Trump knows that small business<\/a> is big business<\/a> for America,\u201d said SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler. \u201cIt\u2019s why the Trump SBA prioritized capital access, deregulation, and Made in the USA \u2013 and helped generate all-time records for small business formation, confidence, and capital delivery. Thanks to the Trump economic agenda \u2013 including tax cuts, deregulation, and fair trade, job creators are spring-loaded for another historic year in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under President Trump, the SBA delivered record results in 2025, including more than $100 billion in capital access across its lending, disaster, and investment programs.\u00a0 The agency also took decisive action to crack down on fraud, eliminate waste, and restore program integrity \u2013 and created innovative programs to support reindustrialization and aggressive deregulation across the federal government.<\/p>\n

The report also illustrates the renewed strength of the vital Main Street economy one year into President Trump\u2019s second term. Small business optimism is rising and stands above its 52-year average, supported by cooling inflation, strong GDP growth, rising real wages, and robust private-sector investment driven by tax cuts, fair trade, and deregulation \u2013 each of these reversals from the Biden-era failures on Main Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe release of this report details what I\u2019m seeing on the ground across the Atlantic Region: small business is booming. From New York and New Jersey to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, small business confidence is at its highest levels. Entrepreneurs are genuinely excited about the tax savings, onshoring opportunities, and the SBA\u2019s dedication to innovation and investment. Overall, our small business climate \u2013 regionally and nationally \u2013 continues to climb upwards,\u201d \u00a0said SBA Atlantic Regional Administrator Matt Coleman<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cAs part of President Trump\u2019s economic agenda, the SBA will continue to enhance small business owners\u2019 entrepreneurial journeys in rural, urban and suburban communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key Highlights from 2025 Include:<\/p>\n

Delivering Historic Capital<\/p>\n

SBA delivered record capital to small businesses in FY25, guaranteeing 85,000 7(a) and 504 small business loans for a total of $45 billion, while the agency\u2019s Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program ended the year with a record $53 billion in portfolio volume.<\/p>\n

Enhancing Efficiency<\/p>\n

An SBA-wide reorganization reduced the agency\u2019s workforce by over 50%, while cost-cutting measures eliminated about $300 million in annual spending \u2013 as the agency cut waste and ended the partisan social policy agenda of the Biden Administration.<\/p>\n

Rebuilding American Industry<\/p>\n

SBA launched the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, focused on rebuilding American industry through small businesses to create good-paying jobs and bring supply chains back home.<\/p>\n

Eliminating Fraud<\/p>\n

SBA implemented citizenship and age verification checks on all loan applications, launched a full-scale audit of our 8(a) Business Development Program, and began pursuing an estimated $200 billion in pandemic-era fraud \u2013 working with law enforcement to put criminals behind bars and reclaim stolen taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n

Cutting Regulations<\/p>\n

SBA helped eliminate over $100 billion in red tape and is leading an Administration-wide Deregulation Strike Force to eliminate costly Biden-era regulations and lower prices for business owners and consumers alike.<\/p>\n

Putting Veteran and Rural Entrepreneurs First<\/p>\n

SBA expanded field-based outreach, cleared contracting certification backlogs for veterans, reduced discriminatory DEI contracting goals, and delivered targeted capital, counseling, and contracting in partnership with agencies like the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Labor.<\/p>\n

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About the U.S. Small Business Administration<\/p>\n

The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of entrepreneurship. As the leading voice for small businesses within the federal government, the SBA empowers job creators with the resources and support they need to start, grow, and expand their businesses or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, please visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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