How SBA Can Help You Start, Grow, Expand, or Recover Your Business
From U.S. Small Business Administration
The SBA's own overview of the programs behind small businesses — funding, counseling, and disaster recovery — and how to tap them at each stage of your business.
What this video covers
A brief promotional overview of the core programs offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). It outlines local business counseling, SBA-backed loan guarantees through local lenders, disaster recovery loans, and access to federal contracting set-asides. It provides a high-level map of available government resources rather than specific tactical how-to instructions.
Best for: U.S. small business owners seeking funding or advisory support; Businesses and homeowners in declared disaster areas; Businesses interested in bidding on federal government contracts; Not applicable to businesses operating outside the United States
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Key points
- 00:25 SBA-guaranteed loans are issued by participating local lenders, not directly by the SBA itself
- 00:48 SBA disaster recovery loans are available to homeowners and renters as well as businesses
- 01:00 Approximately $500 billion in prime federal contracts are awarded each year
- 01:04 23 percent of prime federal contract dollars are mandated to be set aside for small businesses
Summary, chapters and plan written by Bizer from the video, not by U.S. Small Business Administration.
