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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.

If you need disaster assistance, please visit sba.gov/disaster.



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- Establish business credit
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- Pick your business location
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- Choose your business name
- Register your business
- Get federal and state tax ID numbers
- Apply for licenses and permits
- Open a business bank account
- Get business insurance
- Manage your business
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- Hire and manage employees
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- AI for small business
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# Need funding for your small business?

Learn about SBA loans

- ## Make a payment to SBA

Learn how to make a payment on your SBA loan or check your account balance and due date.

Make a payment
- ## Log into your SBA account

Check your account status, update your information, and get access to other portals.

Access your SBA login
- ## Upcoming events

SBA and our partners host virtual and in-person educational trainings to help start and grow your business.

Find upcoming events



## Make Onshoring Great Again
SBA's onshoring portal helps connect businesses with verified U.S. manufacturers, producers, and suppliers.

Find onshoring resources

## Browse business topics

- ### Plan your business

You've got a great idea. Now, make a plan to turn it into a great business.

- Market research and competitive analysis
- Write your business plan
- Calculate your startup costs
- Establish business credit
- Fund your business
- Buy an existing business or franchise
- ### Launch your business

Turn your business into a reality. Register, file, and start doing business.

- Pick your business location
- Choose a business structure
- Choose your business name
- Register your business
- Get federal and state tax ID numbers
- Apply for licenses and permits
- Open a business bank account
- Get business insurance
- ### Manage your business

Run your business like a boss. Master day-to-day operations and prepare for success.

- Manage your finances
- Hire and manage employees
- Pay taxes
- Stay legally compliant
- Buy assets and equipment
- Marketing and sales
- AI for small business
- Strengthen your cybersecurity
- Prepare for emergencies
- Recover from disasters
- Close or sell your business
- Hire employees with disabilities
- ### Grow your business

When business is good, it's time to expand. Find new funding, locations and customers.

- Get more funding
- Expand to new locations
- Merge and acquire businesses
- Become a federal contractor
- Export products
- Women-owned businesses
- Native American-owned businesses
- Veteran-owned businesses
- Military spouse businesses
- Rural businesses
- Minority-owned businesses

## How we help small businesses

- ## Free business counseling

Get business advice from our partnering organizations and experts.

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- ## SBA-guaranteed business loans

Find an SBA lender near you to help fund your business.

Use Lender Match
- ## Home & business disaster loans

Apply for a low-interest disaster loan to help recover from declared disasters.

Apply for assistance
- ## Federal government contracting

Learn how to find and win small business government contracts.

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## Start and grow your business

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Want to be an entrepreneur? Learn how to get started on your business in 10 steps.

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