Small Business Assistance

• Small Business Administration
  • 7(a) Business Loan Guarantees
  • "LowDoc" Program
  • Minority and Women's Pre-Qualification Program
  • 504 Program
  • Government Contracting Program
  • Microloan Program

Expanding Trade

• U.S. Trade and Development Agency
• SBA Export Working Capital Program
• International Trade

[NOTE: Several pages have links to American Chambers of Commerce around the world.]

Minority Programs

• SBA Minority Enterprise Development and 8(a) Programs
• Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Directory

Research and Development

• Small Business Innovation Research
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• National Technology Transfer Center

Arts and Humanities Resources

• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• New York Foundation for the Arts
• New York State Council on the Arts
• Americans for the Arts
• The Foundation Center

General Resources

• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Business Advisor
• SEC Small Business Resources

New York State Resources

• State Homepage - Contains many links to State small business resources.
• State Department of Labor