Isabel Guzman: Nominee Currently: Jovita Carranza
The agency, which supports small-business owners and entrepreneurs, has been under fire recently for its management of a loan program intended to help small businesses weather the pandemic.
Isabel Guzman
Director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate
Guzman served as senior adviser and chief of staff in the federal agency during the Obama administration. She has run her own small businesses and previously worked at a commercial bank.
Source: Washington Post
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2021-01-20 Coalition urges Senate to confirm Guzman for SBA administrator The ADA and more than 80 other organizations are asking the Senate to confirm Isabel Guzman as administrator for the Small Business Administration.
In a Jan. 15 letter to the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, the groups — led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — praised lawmakers for supporting the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act. They urged committee members to “expeditiously schedule a confirmation hearing” so that Ms. Guzman and the agency can continue helping businesses suffering from the pandemic.
“Unfortunately, the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on entrepreneurs, their employees and their communities,” the groups wrote, adding that 62% of small businesses “fear the worst is yet to come.”
2021-01-12 LAVA Congratulates Isabel Guzman for Nomination to Biden Cabinet In this inaugural installment of VC/DC Alert!, LAVA and LAVA Gov congratulate Isabel Guzman, a long time member of LA’s venture/startup ecosystem, for her selection by the Biden-Harris administration to head the Small Business Association (SBA).
2021-01-08 Biden Picks California Official Isabel Guzman to Head SBA Guzman served as a deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the administrator at the SBA during the Obama administration, and has run her own small businesses.https://products.gobankingrates.com/r/d9360ea31bf06ea8b9d0ef49288e28fb
Since April 2019, she’s been director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, part of that state’s Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
2021-01-07 Governor Gavin Newsom Statement on President-Elect Biden’s Appointment of Isabel Guzman as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration “Isabel Guzman embodies the story of the California and American Dream. As the daughter of a small business owner, Isabel was raised witnessing the power and opportunity of American entrepreneurism. With Isabel’s appointment, President-Elect Biden has chosen a true champion for small businesses to be our country’s next SBA Administrator.
“For almost two years, she has worked tirelessly as part of my Administration to ensure California’s small businesses have a seat at the table. Her leadership has been fundamental in guiding this state through the ongoing economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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