PROGRAM INFORMATION
	Start Date:	1953
	Mission:	Making access to credit available to all small businesses, including microbusinesses wishing to "step up" to bank financing with an SBA guarantee
	Funding Sources:	Congress of the United States
	Application Process:	Start with your local lender
LOAN INFORMATION
	Loan Terms:	Negotiated with lender. Rates are genearlly limited to 2.25% to 2.75% over national prime. Maturities are up to 25 years for fixed assets and usually 5 -10 years for working capital.
	Loan Eligibility:	Almost any legal business, with a very few exceptions, meeting the size definition for "small." Businesses may not be involved in speculation or investment.
TECHNICAL SERVICES
	Training and Services:	A wide range of programs providing management assistance, business planning, financing and help in obtaining government contracts