The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce the release of a new resource for business owners focused on Government Contracting through Ascent, SBA’s free interactive platform packed with resources for women small business owners. Ascent, launched in January 2021, is the first-of-its-kind e-learning platform specifically designed to help nearly 10 million American women entrepreneurs grow … Read more
US VIRGIN ISLANDS— Governor Albert Bryan jr, met with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell while in Washington Friday to discuss the progress of ongoing recovery projects in the Territory. Friday’s meeting continues the ongoing discussion between Governor Bryan and Administrator Criswell on the progress of critical recovery projects funded by FEMA and the pace of the agency’s … Read more
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. is out of the Territory for the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meetings in Washington, D.C., and he also has scheduled meetings with a number of federal agencies. During the NGA conference, Governor Bryan, who is a co-chairman of the NGA’s Community Renewal Task Force with Missouri Governor Mike … Read more
Monday, January 24, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. ST. THOMAS – The 34th Legislature will convene into regular session on Monday, January 24, 2022,at 11:00 a.m. to consider Bill No. 34-0187 which is an Act changing the date for commencing the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to January 24, 2022. Senate … Read more
Nominations for 2022 awards are now open! Deadline to submit is January 11, 2022 at 3pm ET. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and our nation’s economy. All nominations should … Read more
On Thursday, December 9th, the Occupancy Tax Efficiency Act (Bill 34-0070) was approved by the Rules & Judiciary Committee. The bill now includes an amendment (Amendment 34-397) created specifically to expand the language to re-define “hotelkeeper or innkeeper” to include booking agencies and deeming the activities of such organizations as doing business in the Virgin … Read more