Small Business Administration
GovernmentThe Small Business Administration collects and publishes data on small business lending programs, including SBA-backed loans and microloan activity. They maintain records on business ownership demographics, employment figures for small enterprises, and federal contracting opportunities reserved for small businesses. Their data covers loan approvals, defaults, and disaster relief lending. The organization also tracks small business economic indicators and provides access to government contracting records.
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SBA 7(a) Loan Program Data
When small businesses need loans, the SBA often guarantees them so banks are willing to lend. This dataset is a record of every one of those loans the SBA approved since 2010. You can see which businesses got loans, how much they borrowed, where the lenders are, what industry they're in, and crucially, whether the loans were repaid or went bad. It's the full picture of who the SBA backs and how it's working out.
SBA State Small Business Statistics
How many small businesses does your state have, and how do they compare to other states? This data answers that. It shows which states have the most small businesses, where job creation is strongest, and which states lead in women-owned, Hispanic-owned, and veteran-owned businesses. Each metric comes with a ranking so you can see if your state is in the top 10 or bottom 10 nationally.