SBA blog

If you’re shopping at a farmers’ market this summer, you’re likely enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables that are the end results of a season of hard work. You may also be supporting a business that’s just getting started.

April is National Volunteer Month, a time to recognize the people who give their time and talents to benefit others.

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.

January is here, and it’s back to business as usual. Or is it?

Small businesses employ almost half of all workers in the United States and have been responsible for much of the post-2008 economic recovery through their hiring efforts.

October is National Women’s Small Business Month. Seems hard to believe today, but thirty years ago, some state laws prevented women from getting a business loan without having a male relative co-sign for it.

Born to a single mother in Argentina, Lorena Cantarovici says she grew up constantly on the verge of homelessness.

To succeed in small business, entrepreneurs must be committed to learning throughout their careers. That learning doesn’t stop once they gain the expertise and confidence to become business mentors.

Rose Morris is the ‘mompreneur’ behind The Safety Sleeper™, the winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2017 Exporter of the Year Award.

For small business owners, it can be difficult to find good job candidates. Small businesses often times have to compete in the job market with large employers offering an attractive menu of fringe benefits.