A sole proprietorship,also known as a sole tradership,individual entrepreneurship or proprietorship,is a type of enterprise owned and run by one person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity. A sole trader does not necessarily work alone and may employ other people.
Linda Marie McMahon is an American political executive,business executive,and performer. She served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019.
Steven C. Preston is the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. He formerly served as the 14th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2008 to 2009 and the 22nd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2006 until his appointment as HUD Secretary. Before entering public service,Preston spent nearly 25 years in financial and operational leadership positions in the private sector.
Lloyd Alan Chapman is the current president and founder of the American Small Business League.
Santanu K. "Sandy" Baruah is an American politician from the state of Oregon and is the president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by assisting in the economic recovery of communities after disasters". The agency's activities have been summarized as the "3 Cs" of capital,contracts and counseling.
Fred Philip Hochberg is an American businessman and civic leader. After nearly two decades as an executive,including five years as President at the Lillian Vernon Corporation,he then served in various leadership roles at U.S. government agencies,non-profit organizations,and in academia. From 2009 to 2017,he was chairman and president of the Export–Import Bank of the United States,becoming the institution's longest-serving chairman.
Karen Gordon Mills is an American businessperson and former government official who served as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She was nominated by President-elect Barack Obama on December 19,2008,confirmed unanimously by the Senate on April 2,2009,and sworn in on April 6,2009. During her tenure,her office was elevated to the rank of Cabinet-level officer,expanding her power on policy decisions and granting her inclusion in the President's cabinet meetings. On February 11,2013,she announced her resignation as Administrator and left the post on September 1,2013.
Jovita Carranza is an American businesswoman who served as the 26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2020 to 2021,having previously served as the 44th Treasurer of the United States from 2017 to 2020. She was appointed to both roles by President Donald Trump. Before that she served as the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009. Appointed by President George W. Bush,Carranza was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to her first appointment to the SBA,Carranza served as Vice President of Air Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its facility in Louisville,Kentucky.
Maria Contreras-Sweet is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as the 24th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2014 to 2017. She was the executive chairwoman and founder of ProAmérica Bank,a commercial bank focusing on small to mid-sized businesses with a specialty in the Latino community. Born in Guadalajara,Mexico,Contreras-Sweet immigrated to Los Angeles,California and has since been involved in both the private sector founding a private equity firm and in public service as the California Secretary of Business,Transportation,and Housing under Governor Gray Davis.
Rebel A. Cole is the Lynn Eminent Scholar Professor of Finance in the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton,Florida,where he has taught since August 2016. He teaches graduate-level classes in corporate finance and financial institutions.
Allen Morris Thomas is an American politician. He was appointed on December 6,2021 by President Biden and the White House as Regional Administrator for the Southeast Region of the United States Small Business Administration.
Ashley D. Bell is an American attorney,political advisor,and government official serving as Regional Administrator of the Small Business Administration for Region IV,which is in the Southeastern United States. In October 2019,it was announced that Bell would serve as a White House Policy Advisor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Office of American Innovation.
Christopher Michael Pilkerton is an American lawyer and former Acting Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration.
Hector Vincent Carrillo Barreto Sr. was a Kansas City entrepreneur. He was an advocate for the political and economic growth of Mexican-Americans and Latinos. Barreto Sr. was a founder of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) and served as part of President Ronald Reagan's transition team.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a $953-billion business loan program established by the United States federal government during the Trump administration in 2020 through the Coronavirus Aid,Relief,and Economic Security Act to help certain businesses,self-employed workers,sole proprietors,certain nonprofit organizations,and tribal businesses continue paying their workers.
Hannibal "Mike" Ware is the inspector general of the United States Small Business Administration. Ware was sworn into office on May 24,2018.
Hector Barreto could refer to:
Isabella Casillas Guzman is an American government official serving as the administrator of the Small Business Administration in the Biden administration. She assumed office on March 17,2021. She is the fifth Latina woman to ever have served in the Cabinet of the United States.
Dilawar Syed is a Pakistani-American businessman,entrepreneur,and government official. He currently serves as Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the United States Department of State. He is President’s Biden's nominee to serve as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration.
