Financial Empowerment
Need a Boost to Your Business?
by Carol Douglas Lyles
Have You Checked Out the SBA lately? If not, maybe it is time you
did. According to Tameka Montgomery, SBA Official, last year SBA
Resource Partners helped over 1 million businesses.
“I
f you are thinking about starting
a business of your own, the SBA
has the resources to help you plan,
prepare and manage that business. The SBA
helps aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners just like you – over one million
each year – to start and grow their businesses.
The SBA’s nationwide network of Resource
Partners provides entrepreneurs with mentoring, training/counseling, business assistance
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and access to SBA’s programs and services. In
fiscal year 2015, our collective efforts helped
small businesses to get $4.7 billion in capital
infusion, start over 19,000 new companies,
and create and retain more than 55,000 jobs.
Under the direction of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development, more than one million small business owners receive business
counseling and assistance through one or
more of the SBA’s counseling and training pro-