Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Free or low-cost one-to-one business advising, market research and training. No cash award to businesses; SBA funds the host institutions.
U.S. Small Business Administration
public · national
Deadline: rolling
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Open to anyone starting or running a small business in the US. Around 1,000 service centres hosted by universities and state economic development agencies.
How to apply
- Find your nearest SBDC via the SBA locator
- Request an advising appointment
Source. https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/small-business-development-centers-sbdc — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked