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SBA\'s Role
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent Agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It is charged with the responsibility of providing four primary areas of assistance to American Small Business. These are: Advocacy, Management, Procurement, and Financial Assistance. Financial Assistance is delivered primarily through SBA’s Investment programs, Business Loan Programs, Disaster Loan Programs, and Bonding for Contractors.
Export Express
SBA Export Express combines the SBA’s small business lending assistance with its technical assistance programs to help small businesses that have traditionally had difficulty in obtaining adequate export financing. The pilot program is available throughout the country and is expected to run through September 30, 2005.
Making business work for development: Rethinking corporate social responsibility
Business is everywhere. Some is crucial to development, while some is implicated in poverty, human rights abuses and environmental destruction. In recent years there has been an upturn in corporations taking responsibility for development challenges. Research shows this is a mixed blessing whilst development practitioners and policy makers could engage more critically to ensure real benefits for development.
Introduction: Fiscal Dimensions of Sustainable Development
One of the challenges facing the international community is to achieve sustainable development. Sustainable development has three pillars— economic development, social development, and environmental protection.
Training and the Poor: Learning to change
This paper explores the role of training in assisting individuals who are economically vulnerable and socially excluded (EVSE) in developing countries. Roughly speaking, almost one in four of the population in the developing world lives in absolute poverty and this number continues to increase rather than decrease. Poverty reduction is now at the top of the policy agendas of most bilateral donor agencies and international development organisations within and outside the United Nations system as well as a growing number of governments. Ambitious targets to halve poverty by 2015 have been set by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD (see UNDP, 1998; OECD, 1997).

SBAs 8a Program Can Help Some Companies Compete
The 8(a) Program (named after the section of the Small Business Act from which it comes) is an SBA program created to help small disadvantaged businesses better compete in the U.S. marketplace and within the arena of government procurement. The SBA provides business development, technical assistance and other services to the small businesses that are accepted into the 8(a) program.
Ontario Collingwood – The Perfect Weekend Destination
Collingwood, Ontario, is a quiet area known for its old style villas and museums, as also its picturesque locales. This semi urban seaside region is perfect for families, the elderly, or people who want to live away from the big city noise and chaos, but not its amenities. Many of the buildings in this district are heritage properties. Collingwood also offers good urban convenience to the residents - programs aimed at young people, sustainable development, education opportunities, and a lot more. For people who want to start a business in the area, Collingwood offers support in form of grants, assistance, and mentorship. The Greater Collingwood Small Business Enterprise Center, for example, has been built to support entrepreneurs. The Economic Stability & Development Services Board also facilitates easy transition from employee to entrepr
Your Own Business, Is It For You? Does it Fit My Professional Development?
Business Development, Professional Development,and Career Development must be addressed before you make the jump into your own business, and never be fired again. Or, will you fail? Specific points are addressed and ideas discussed to help you decide.
Should I buy a business plan online?
There are a number of things to consider when either engaging a consultant to build your business plan, or purchasing a business planning template. A primary reason for looking online for assistance is to reduce the cost associated with the development of a business plan.
Software Development Services – What, Why & How???
Software development can also be called as application development, software design, designing enterprise application development or software application development. In common parlance, it is the development of a software product designed to ease a business process.

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