1 An Overview of SBA Programs Herbert Austin District Director U.S. Small Business Administration Dallas/Fort Worth District Office 4300 Amon Carter Blvd. Suite 114 Fort Worth, TX (817)

2 SBA- Small Business Administration  A Small Federal Agency with a Huge Mandate  Advocate and Champion for the 28 Million small businesses of the Country  The mission of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is to support small businesses from start-up to the realization of their ultimate goals. 2www.sba.gov

3  Top priority is to ensure that the health of small businesses remain strong so they may continue to:  Prosper  Create Jobs  Innovate  Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. Economy, creating 2/3 of all net jobs during the last few years  The country’s economy can only be strong when the small businesses are strong. 3www.sba.gov

4 Counseling and Training 1. Contracting Support2. Capital Access3. There are 3 ways the SBA can help build, start, and grow businesses: (3 C’s )

5 Counseling and Training  SCORE ( Service Corps Of Retired Executives )  SBDC- Small Business Development Centers  Women’s Business Centers  Online Small Business Training Network  Free On-Line SBA Courses  Free one-on-one counseling*  Low-cost classes in basic and advanced business skills* *(Resource Partners) For businesses at any stage from start-up to mature

6 Contracting Support $500 Billion + per year (FY2014) U.S. Government: The World’s Largest Customer Federal Contracts =

7 Small Businesses: 23%= <100 Billion PROCUREMENT TARGETS: $500 Billion + per year Contracting Support

8 Accessing Capital  The SBA does not make direct loans to business owners (except to assist with recovering from a natural disaster).  What the SBA does is to guarantee loans made by qualified lenders to qualified business owners.  The Dallas/Fort Worth District which encompasses 72 counties approved 1982 loans to business owners totaling $1,046,054,800 in guaranteed loans in the past 12 months as of September 30, 2015.

9 Thank you For more information about your local SBA resource and events, visit the SBA website at:

10 Herbert Austin District Director U.S. Small Business Administration Dallas/Fort Worth District Office 4300 Amon Carter Blvd, Suite 114 Fort Worth, TX (817)