U.S. Small Business Administration"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and
strengthen the overall economy of our nation." The site provides information about programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed, including: small business planner, services, tools, local resources.
See research studies on growth, financing, and management and The Small Business Advocate, a monthly or bi-monthly newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business at the SBA Office of Advocacy (http://www.sba.gov/advo/). “Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business within the federal government."