The Indiana Statewide Certified Development Corp. has been recognized as the most robust lender through the SBA's 504 loan program.

The amount of money banks loaned through U.S. Small Business Administration programs shot up close to 30 percent in Indiana this year, a sign that the state’s small businesses—including Pat Wolfred’s CCA Inc.—have started coming back to life.

The U.S. Senate recently confirmed her appointment to the No. 2 job.

Federal loan programs that help fund company expansions are seeing more activity from program administrators in Indianapolis.

No incentive can make a bad deal bankable. But President Obama's stimulus measures are spurring some promising small businesses to begin borrowing again, despite the recession.

SBA loan approvals above $100,000 for the Indianapolis area for November 2009

Local loans issued through the Small Business Administration's popular 7(a) guarantee program plunged by an astonishing 64 percent for three of the city's four largest banks during 2009, while overall lending in the program slipped 17 percent in the metro area.

Small Business Administration loan guarantees for the month of September 2009 for Indianapolis area

Small business lenders in Indianapolis are supporting a proposal announced by President Obama Wednesday that would increase the size of government-backed loans.

SBA loan guarantees for the Indianapolis area for August 2009.

The economic stimulus package allocated $375 million to the U.S. Small Business Administration so it could offer more generous terms to small-business borrowers.

There's a smorgasbord available for small businesses in the federal stimulus package. The trick is figuring out how to get a plate. Plenty of local experts are serving up access to the buffet. And some entrepreneurs are digging in. But others consider the stimulus warmed-over leftovers.

These businesses have received loans from financial institutions with a guarantee from the SBA. Not all funds are disbursed immediately. Furthermore, some approved loans are subsequently canceled.