A year and a half ago, the Congress and the Administration agreed to legislation to end welfare as we know it. SBA is taking a leadership role in welfare to work. The initiative is focused on connecting the small business owners and potential entrepreneurs to local efforts. Success Series Small Business Success Series - Vol. Success Series Small Business Success Series - Vol.
Small firms are also important as exporters.
They represent 95.7 percent of U.S. exporters of goods and contribute 29.5 percent of the value of exported goods. The purpose of the program is to provide federal contracting opportunities for certain qualified small business concerns located in distressed communities in an effort to promote private sector investment and employment opportunities in these communities. This plan has been transmitted to Congress and describes what SBA hopes to accomplish in FY 1999. Home Page Transcripts of SBA testimony on the hill. BICs combine the latest computer technology, hardware and software, an extensive small business reference library of hard copy books and publications and current management video tapes to help entrepreneurs plan their business, expand an existing business or venture into new business areas.