A PSA celebrating America's 30 million small businesses and their role in creating jobs and strengthening communities. National Small Business Week, run by the U.S. Small Business Administration for over 50 years, honors entrepreneurs who take risks and fuel the economy.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has led it for more than 50 years.
Welcome to National Small Business Week. Thank you for joining us in celebration of the true engines of our economy.
America's 30 million small businesses. National Small Business Week honors the innovators.
Who take a risk on an idea, invest in their communities and create jobs. Their skills and creativity not only support.
Their own families, they make our neighborhoods vibrant, places to live and work, and.
Fuel our nation's economic strength.
This week we honor the entrepreneurs who.
Make tough decisions every day.
Sacrificing short term perks for long term gain, investing in their futures, turning their visions into reality.
We celebrate those who challenge the status.
Quo, the risk takers and innovators who.
Look for new ways of creating products.
Or serving their communities.
We salute the courage and persistence of those who don't always get the attention or appreciation they deserve. National Small Business Week has been led by the U.S. small Business Administration for more than 50 years.
The SBA, an independent federal agency, powers the American dream by helping entrepreneurs start, grow and expand small businesses. The SBA has 68 district offices and an extensive network of resource partners across America, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. virgin Islands and Guam. They offer counseling on starting, scaling and succeeding in business, everything from how to draft a business plan to how to export products overseas. Many entrepreneurs need funding to start or expand their small business, and the SBA guarantees loans made by its lending partners to qualified borrowers, people who usually can't get funding from other sources. The SBA helps small business owners expand their customer base by training them to compete for government contracts, especially those set aside exclusively for small business owners. And the SBA helps people recover from declared disasters. It provides low interest loans to affected businesses of all sizes, as well as homeowners, renters and nonprofits so they can get back on their feet. The SBA supports small businesses at every stage, whether they are starting up, expanding or getting through a tough time. As they succeed, our economy and our nation succeed. And that's something all of us can celebrate.
