Assisting Small Business Owners

Already a small business owner?  The SBA and its resource partners have expertise to assist you with:

• Preparing your business for your deployment and managing your business
  - Free or low-cost online training through the Small Business Training Network at www.sba.gov/services/training/index.html
  - Free business counseling at www.sba.gov/services/counseling/index.html
  
• Selling goods and services to the government
  
• Obtaining SBA financing for:
  
   - Starting and growing a business
   - Major fixed-asset loans to purchase land and buildings
   - Surety bond guarantees for construction contractors who are veterans
   - Equity financing matching venture capitalists with your small business
   - Export assistance programs to help your business be part of the global economy
  

For more information, click on www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html

• Linking your small business with federal agencies and private corporations to improve procurement prospects
  
• Contracting opportunities for veterans who own businesses at: http://www.sba.gov/vets
  
• Recovering from declared disasters
  - MREIDL – Loans of up to $1.5 million are available for small businesses sustaining economic injury because an owner or essential employee has been called to active duty as a military reservist.  For more information, click on: http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/businessesofallsizes/militaryreservistsloans/index.html.
  - Physical Disaster Business Loans – Loans of up to $1.5 million are available for qualified businesses to replace or return business property to pre-disaster conditions.