U.S. Small Business Administration
Your Small Business Resource

Who We Are
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) develops and supports entrepreneurs through a vast network of local, regional and national resource partners. Founded in 1953, the SBA has delivered about 20 million loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses.

Our Mission
The SBA’s mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters. The SBA advocates for America’s 22.4 million small businesses by taking leadership in building a productive partnership between the American people and its government.

Dedicated Service
The SBA is dedicated to assist small businesses achieve financial viability. Small businesses keep the ‘American Dream’ intact, and our nation’s economy reaps the benefits of small businesses’ ingenuity, daring innovations and flexibility.

The organization is continually developing new programs to answer the need of the diverse population of small business owners. Specifically, the SBA designed the Women’s Business Council to promote bold initiatives, policies and programs designed to support women’s business enterprises at all stages of development.

Committed to Growth
The SBA uses it’s own Office of Women Business Ownership to promote the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business issues paramount to the viability and sustainability of these small businesses. Additional programs available to women fall in such categories such as:

• Technical Assistance (Training & Counseling)
• Financial Assistance
• Contracting Assistance
• Disaster Assistance Recovery
• Special Interests
• Advocacy, Laws & Regulations

Empowering Women
During the past three years, the Colorado District Office of the SBA has sponsored an economic development summit and a financing program for women business owners. Many of these women identified the need for more education and training, and the Colorado District Office of the SBA with their commitment to growth, will collaborate with the NAWBO-Denver chapter to present In Good Company, the premier conference for Colorado women business owners. This conference will foster growth, education and opportunity by highlighting strategies and tactics that are successful for entrepreneurial women in their respective industries.

For more information please visit www.sba.gov/co.

SBA's participation in this cosponsorship is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs, services and cosponsored activities are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: Jeanette DeHerrera, Business Development Specialist, 303-844-2607 x226 or jeanette.deherrera@sba.gov.

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