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SBA.gov Website Focuses on Specific Needs of Small Businesses

by nicoj, Community Moderator

  • Created: April 4, 2012, 10:08 am
  • Updated: April 4, 2012, 10:09 am
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After gathering feedback in small business focus groups in Baltimore, Richmond and Washington D.C., SBA is moving ahead with a series of communication initiatives that highlight how its programs and services can help entrepreneurs. In the process, the agency’s website at SBA.gov is pulling in increased traffic and engaging more entrepreneurs via social media.

Using a variety of tactics, including the SBA.gov website, email campaigns and social media, we’re packaging and sharing information about our programs to provide small business owners with a one-stop resource built around key topics.

For example, through targeted outreach and social media, one topic -- how small businesses can sell to the federal government and tap into the $100 billion that the government awards to small businesses each year -- saw a 72 percent increase in visits to the government contracting classroom page. Those visits resulted in a 255 percent registration increase in “Gov’t Contracting 101” courses.

Another topic highlights resources for women-owned businesses and has spurred a 92 percent total increase in page views by current or aspiring women small business owners. Other topics include tips to help reduce their taxes and how to take advantage of the President’s Startup America campaign.

The SBA has listened and acted and is putting the needs of small businesses front and center to demonstrate SBA’s continued commitment to better serve the needs of the nation’s 29 million small business owners.

Interested small businesses and prospective entrepreneurs should go to http://www.sba.gov/  and follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Blogs.

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madtteam | Window Shopper | 8/18/2012 - 6:04 am

Best part that SBA is providing necessary and essential info on how
organization could get started in government acquiring and buy.
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Salena | Window Shopper | 8/8/2012 - 10:01 am

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procurementinfo | Window Shopper | 7/27/2012 - 12:53 am

Small businesses should also be getting support from local Government
Agencies. Great thing that SBA is providing necessary and important
information on how small business could get started in government contracting
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really a great thing.. Thank you for this post
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Kikku | Window Shopper | 6/18/2012 - 3:40 pm

That's really a great thing.. Thanks
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james jones | Window Shopper | 6/9/2012 - 3:12 pm

I'm trying to start a business that will benefit both commerical and
residential people. I have heard of all of the money the president has
alottedfokr grants to open new businesses. However I haven't found one
goverment ofice from federal right on down the state city county village the
has a clue where this grant money is or haw to apply for it. I have sent a
copy of my business plan to the president's office. I'm sure some one there
answers his mail and know how to go about finding this grant money and what
has to be done to quilify for it.

martingrant123 | Window Shopper | 5/22/2012 - 9:34 am

Let's not forget that in today's economy the banks are shying away from
helping small business entrepreneurs and that is the wall hard to climb or
overcome. If something can be done on this front, the effort will be highly
appreciated.
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Duraskirt | Window Shopper | 5/11/2012 - 10:19 pm

I clicked on the how sell to the government link and was a bit cofused. I
guess I expected to see a list of departments with varying products needs. Or
maybe a search area where I could type in what I have to sell and a possible
match.

Thank you SBA!
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marykabrown | Window Shopper | 5/7/2012 - 3:41 am

It is a great news for the small business owners. SBA helps are highly
appreciated. If you lists the helps, it will be very much useful.
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