Para Su Informacion: U.S. Small Business Administration Launches New Spanish-language Website

The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a new Spanish-language Website—www.sba.gov/espanol—to reach out to the growing Hispanic business community and the Spanish-speaking community at large. “Reaching the Spanish-speaking small business community is an important priority for the SBA,” said Administrator Hector V. Barreto. “Users visiting our new Website will find information on how to start and grow a business as well as about our other valuable programs and services.”

Minority-owned businesses account for more than 15% of all businesses in the United States. Of those, the largest share, 39.5% (or close to 6% of the total) are owned by Hispanics, employing around two million people and contributing more that $200 billion annually to the U.S. economy.

The SBA’s new site will initially have approximately 80 pages covering relevant issues such as writing a business plan, starting your own business, financing a business, technical assistance, accessing government contracts, signage and information for women entrepreneurs. It will include a search engine and will provide links to other government Spanish-language Websites.

This Website is an ongoing project that will be updated with relevant business information as it becomes available. “Our goal is to continue to add more information to the Spanish-language Website over the next few months so that it complements our main site at www.sba.gov,” added Barreto.

For more information call the SBA Answer Desk at 1-800 U ASK SBA or TDD 704-344-6640, or visit the SBA’s Web site at http://www.sba.gov.