Welcome to SBA

U.S. Small Business Administration Washington, D.C.

Dear Small Business Owner,

Thank you for subscribing to email updates from the U.S. Small Business Administration. I would like to take the chance to welcome you and provide a quick overview of what we do.  We want to make sure you know about all the ways SBA can help your small business succeed, grow and create jobs.

SBA’s core operations are focused around what we call the “Three C’s:” Capital, Contracting and Counseling.

• Capital: Through our Office of Capital Access, SBA guarantees loans to businesses to help them start, grow and succeed. 
• Contracting: Our Government Contracting and Business Development Office serves as an advocate on behalf of small businesses, helping ensure small businesses have access to the nearly $100 billion of federal procurements available to them.
• Counseling: Our Office of Entrepreneurial Development provides counseling and training to small businesses around the country through a national network of more than 14,000 resource partners including Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, Veteran Business Centers and SCORE. SBA-supported counseling and training makes a difference: Those who receive counseling and training are more likely to start businesses, their businesses are more likely to survive over the ensuing years, and they are better prepared to seek financing and to plan effectively for future business growth.

SBA also plays an important role in helping spur innovation and strengthen the nation’s competitiveness through successful investment and research and development focused programs.  We work hard to provide support to high-growth companies as well as main street businesses.

With foreign markets offering significant opportunities for America’s small businesses, SBA has guaranteed-loan programs and counseling assistance focused on helping entrepreneurs and small business owners begin or expand exporting.  SBA also serves as one of the leading federal agencies providing assistance to businesses of all sizes, homeowners and renters following natural disasters.

In addition to providing support to your small business in all these ways, we are also committed to robust oversight to make sure the benefits of all our programs go to those small businesses intended to receive them.  

So please take a moment to learn about all the other tools we have to help you succeed and grow.  Although we are headquartered in Washington, DC, we provide critical support and resources across every state through our 68 district offices and our resource partners.  I invite you to visit SBA Direct to find out what SBA resources are available in your area.  Check out the links below to see which of our opportunities might be right for you.

Karen G. Mills
Administrator


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