Small Business Administration (SBA)

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This page offers help in the location of information about the Small Business Administration (SBA). Included are links to SBA's official site with information on government services, regulations and resources, government contracting and procurement information, information about obtaining small business counseling, a SBA page to help women in business and the formal definition of a "small business".

SBA Business Development Program
SBA's 8(a) Business Development program is intended to help small businesses be successful for the future. Companies like yours, just starting or in a growth stage, can benefit from the wide-range of services we offer support for government contractors, access to capital, management and technical assistance, and export assistance just to name a few.

Federal rules that may affect small business.
Advocacy page to learn about and comment on newly proposed federal rules that may affect small business.

Small Business Administration
Official site with information on government services, regulations and resources.

Office of Women's Business Ownership
The U.S. Small Business Administration is doing more than ever to help level the playing field for women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the world of business. The SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership is leading the way.

SBA Counseling and Resources
Information about obtaining small business counseling on a walk-in, telephone, or online basis.

What is a Small Business?
Small business defined by the SBA. For the purposes of this Act, a small-business concern, including but not limited to enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries, shall be deemed to be one which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agricultural enterprise shall be deemed to be a small business concern if it (including its affiliates) has annual receipts not in excess of $500,000.

Small Business Newsletters
The FREE SBA newsletters listed offer a wide variety of information and business opportunities for small businesses. Subscribe to one or many and receive e-mail notification as soon as items are published.

SBA Programs & Services
Guide for locating appropriate programs for financing, business counseling and training and federal government contracting within US Small Business Administration.

Central Contractor Registration
Assists small businesses to register to conduct business with the US Government.

BusinessLaw.gov
BusinessLaw.gov is an online resource guide designed to provide legal and regulatory information to America's small businesses. Because it acts as a gateway to federal, state and local information, entrepreneurs can use BusinessLaw.gov to scan checklists to quickly define their problems and find solutions on topics ranging from federal advertising laws to local zoning codes.