Product Updates

Release Notes General Updates SBA

SPARK 8.0.1 Release Notes

The SPARK 8.0.1 release is planned for Saturday, April 27th. This update includes improvements to E-Tran Submission and Secondary Market Sales. The maintenance window will occur from 11:00 PM CT on Saturday, April 27th through 9:00 AM CT on Sunday, April 28th.

April 18, 2024

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will be undergoing routine maintenance beginning Saturday, April 20th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, April 21 at 10:00 AM CT . During...

April 17, 2024

Application/Intake

SPARK 8.0.0 Release Notes and Webinar

The SPARK 8.0.0 release is planned for Saturday, March 30th. This update includes visual updates to the Individuals, Businesses, and Financial Analysis features. Please join us for a release webinar on Thursday, March 28th at 11:00 AM CT, where you can see a demonstration and ask questions about the content of this release.

March 21, 2024

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will be undergoing routine maintenance beginning Saturday, March 16th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, March 17th at 10:00 AM CT ....

March 13, 2024

SBA

SBA and SPARK Update - Alternative Small Business Size Standards

The SBA recently announced an update to Alternative Size Standards through a rule issued on February 15th. These proposed changes will become effective as of...

March 11, 2024

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will be undergoing routine maintenance beginning Saturday, February 17th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, February 18th at 10:00 AM CT ....

February 14, 2024

Application/Intake

SPARK 7.9.9 Release Notes and Webinar

The SPARK 7.9.9 release is planned for Saturday, January 27th. This update includes the latest SBA form changes and enhancements to Sources & Uses. The maintenance window will occur from 9:00 PM CT on Saturday, January 27th through 10:00 AM CT on Sunday, January 28th. Please join us for a release webinar on Thursday, January 25th at 11:00 AM CST, where you can see a demonstration and ask questions about the content of this release.

January 19, 2024

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will be undergoing routine maintenance beginning Saturday, January 20th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, January 21st at 10:00 AM CT ....

January 17, 2024

SBA

SPARK Update on the New SBA Forms

Happy New Year from the SPARK Team! We wanted to share our timeline on the form updates released by the SBA over the past couple of weeks. This includes: In...

January 3, 2024

SBA

Resolved: E-Tran Errors Due to Principal Race Information

The SBA has resolved the issue causing Principal Race Information Required errors in E-Tran. If you encounter any further issues, please contact SPARK Support.

December 20, 2023