3 posts for the price of one

From the Orlando Sentinel.
    The U.S. Small Business Administration has officially rolled out its revamped website, with improved navigation and new features. SBA also announced this month two new funding initiatives aimed at increasing the number of lower-dollar SBA loans going to entrepreneurs in underserved communities. The Small Loan Advantage and Community Advantage programs each include a streamlined application process for SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans of as much as $250,000. Such loans can be used as working capital or to buy equipment or real estate.
    And now for something entirely different....
    Tom O'Neal, founder and executive director of UCF's Business Incubation Program, presented a paper on fueling entrepreneurship to the Technology Transfer Society at George Washington University in Washington. O'Neal shared a paper on entrepreneurial ecosystems that focused on the network of support enterprises that benefit clients of incubation efforts.
   Japanese firm partners with local researchers to fight obesity

   Officials at Orlando's Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and Florida Hospital on Monday announced a major partnership with Asia's largest pharmaceutical company — an alliance that will explore new ways to treat obesity. Story link here.