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Special announcement
Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America’s 36 million small businesses.
Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses from accessing $170 million in SBA-guaranteed funding.
As a result of the shutdown, we wanted to notify you that many of our services supporting small businesses are currently unavailable. The agency is executing its Lapse Plan and as soon as the shutdown is over, we are prepared to immediately return to the record-breaking services we were providing under the leadership of the Trump Administration.
STEP, or the State Trade Expansion Program, is a U.S. Small Business Administration grant program that has assisted thousands of small businesses with getting grants and finding customers in the international marketplace.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, there are nearly 10 million women-owned small businesses in the United States right now.
If you’re looking to start or grow your business visit your local Small Business Development Center today for help with each step of your small business journey.