Small Business Community Resources

Welcome to Community Resources, where you’ll find connections to the Small Business Community and resources to help you manage your business.

It's About Small Business Helping Small Business
Microenterprise development programs have helped people in underserved communities transform their lives and improve the economic well being of their communities. Learn more about some of our not-for-profit micro-lending partners below:

ACCION provides a reliable source of credit for moderate- and low-income small business owners who take pride in improving the lives of their families and their communities.
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) unites a variety of organizations from minority communities, including the African-American, Asian American, Native American and Disability communities, that are dedicated to microenterprise development.
Count Me In offers loans for women of all ages from all ethnic, racial, and religious groups.

Expert Advice
Advice area, where Small Business advisors provide sound business advice. Have a question?

Small Business Organizations
Would you like to find out about Small Business Organizations and the role they play within the Small Business Community? See our list of organizations and select the one that interests you.

Community Resources
White Paper: "The Small Business Workforce Crisis" (download)*
Testimony: Our Testimony before House Committee on Small Business
*Note on downloading: Worksheets are RTF (Rich Text Format) files which are compatible with most word processing programs. PDF (Portable Document File) versions are also available. PDF documents can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which can be downloaded from the Adobe site.