SBA blog

Janice Jucker and her husband Robert were preparing to fill bakery orders for their Houston-area client's Rosh Hashanah celebrations last August 25 when Hurricane Harvey hit.

The SBA provides vital resources to America’s entrepreneurs, who rely on the counseling and training services we provide to help start and grow small businesses.

A tax credit reduces your tax bill dollar for dollar, making it a valuable write-off if you can claim it. There are a number of tax credits that may reward you for taking certain action to help your employees or your business operations.

Applying for business credit may be as simple as entering your information into an online form or filling out a hard application; but how can you improve your chances of approval?

You’ve probably heard of “brand advocates” who help promote products they use on social media. (Maybe you even have some online brand advocates of your own.) But did you realize that your business has brand advocates off-line as well?

The U.S. Small Business Administration (@SBAgov) will host a Twitter chat, Business Success Her Way in honor of Women’s History Month on March 22 at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

March 29 is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day—a day to celebrate the value that family-owned small businesses bring to their communities.

SBA salutes women entrepreneurs on International Women’s Day and announces expansion of Women’s Business Centers Last summer I met an entrepreneur who told me her business simply would not exist without the loan she got through the SBA.

The need for good business planning is as strong as ever, and the potential benefits are as important as ever. Every business owner ought to have a business plan. But the best strategies for business planning are different than they used to be.

Have you ever thought about starting a B2B franchise? B2B, short for business-to-business, is a sector of franchising that’s a bit under the radar. That’s because these franchises are not as visible as food or retail franchises.