Small Business Administration (SBA)

E3: Economy, Energy and Environment is a federal technical assistance framework helping communities, manufacturers, and manufacturing supply chains adapt and thrive in today's green economy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and five other federal agencies have pooled their resources to support small and medium-sized manufacturers with customized assessments. E3 is helping communities across the country reduce pollution and energy use while increasing profits and creating new job opportunities.

SBA’s Learning Center provides online resources and courses to help small businesses develop skills for success in key management fields.

The Office of International Trade's mission is to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace. As the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) office for the support of small business international trade development, the Office of International Trade works in cooperation with other federal agencies and public- and private-sector groups to encourage small business exports and to assist small businesses seeking to export. Through U.S. Export Assistance Centers, SBA district offices and a variety of service-provider partners, we direct and coordinate SBA's ongoing export initiatives in an effort to encourage small businesses going global.

The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) Initiative supports innovative small businesses and entrepreneur support organizations across the country. RICs build business support networks to help small businesses start and grow. RICs can provide services like accelerators, incubators, market research, and government and commercial contracting assistance.

Small Business Development Centers provide counseling and training to small businesses including working with SBA to develop and provide informational tools to support business start-ups and existing business expansion.

Train. Hope. Rise. Innovate. Venture. Elevate (T.H.R.I.V.E.) Emerging Leaders Reimagined is an executive-level training series intended to give ambitious small business leaders a challenging opportunity to accelerate their growth through targeted training led by motivating leaders in small business development. T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined revolutionizes the rich history of executive-level training for small businesses poised for growth.

Located in metropolitan areas throughout the country, U.S. Export Assistance Centers support American small businesses that want to compete globally by exporting.