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Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Free or low-cost one-to-one business advising, market research and training. No cash award to businesses; SBA funds the host institutions.

Funder

U.S. Small Business Administration

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

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

  1. Find your nearest SBDC via the SBA locator
  2. Request an advising appointment

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/small-business-development-centers-sbdc · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.sba.gov

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