Financing a Business

Financing is an integral part to getting your business off the ground and growing it over time. That's why SBA has provided several free online courses to help you become familiar with your financing options, including an introduction to accounting, a guide to SBA’s Loan Guaranty Programs, and an overview on how to prepare a loan package.

  • Podcasts

    SBA business financing podcasts offer expert insight and guidance about your business money matters. Financing podcasts offer advice on topics ranging from traditional loans to grants, bonds and investor-based venture capital.
  • Knowledge about the finances of your business is essential to its success. About These Courses Several free online courses are offered by the SBA to help prospective and existing entrepreneurs understand basic finance and ...
  • The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success—video interviews with successful entrepreneurs who share the lessons they've learned about owning a small business. The ...
  • Following a disaster, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) partners with FEMA to help disaster survivors. The SBA offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes.

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