 Last week, Maria Contreras-Sweet joined SBA as the next Administrator. Learn more about this champion for American entrepreneurs who understands what it means to start a small business, and who has a proven track record of helping other small businesses succeed. > Read more
SBA and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. have teamed up for a webinar series this month to help entrepreneurs learn how to build business credit and how to prepare for a business loan. It's free, but registration is required. - Access to Capital: Preparing to Meet Your Lender
Wednesday, April 30 | 2pm ET
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 Learn about resource partners – with almost 1,500 locations across the U.S., Guam, and Puerto Rico – available to help veterans who want to start or grow their businesses. Get training, advice on small business loans and support on a wide variety of challenges small business owners face. > Read more
We've refreshed our online training course on franchising! To help you better determine if franchising is right for you, this improved, self-paced course defines franchising, types of franchises, helps you to identify resources to assist you in franchising a business and more. > Read More We've updated our training course on exporting and international markets! This improved self-paced course can help you determine if exporting is right for your business. It also helps with developing a business strategy and gives real-world examples and helpful tips to follow. > Read More
When it comes to financing, you probably already know that SBA doesn't lend money directly to small business owners and entrepreneurs, but has various programs to help get small business ventures financed – including with the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program. > Read more Interested in crowdfunding to finance your small business? Although it's not as simple as creating a campaign, clicking the submit button and waiting for an idea to go viral, there are some tips that can help you achieve crowdfunding success. > Read more Have you considered developing a plan for your small business? Do you know what elements you should include, like sources of financing and marketing ideas? Learn why it is important to have a small business plan during this free, one-hour webinar on Tuesday, April 22 at 2pm EDT. > Click to register  The SBA and Small Business Majority will continue to host free Affordable Care Act 101 weekly webinars so small business owners can learn the basics of the Affordable Care Act and how they can enroll in health insurance marketplaces. Join us every Thursday at 2pm ET: |
ChallengeHER Events – Insights for Women-Owned Businesses in Federal Contracting Join our ChallengeHER events to help women-owned small businesses learn about the WOSB Federal Contract Program and how to grow their businesses through federal contracting. - ChallengeHER — WOSB Opportunity Forum with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Round 2 with advanced programing.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 | 8am – 12pm
> Click to register
TIP: The BusinessUSA events calendar helps you sort by location, date, and event type from participating agencies. Find local events near you now in the BusinessUSA events calendar.
The Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Richmond are conducting a payments fraud survey to address the payments-related fraud experiences of businesses and financial institutions. Your responses will aid the understanding of payments fraud issues for small businesses, as well as strategies used to cope with these issues. The survey will remain open through May 9. >Take the survey | 
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