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Equity

Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$10,000,000

SBA does not invest directly. Licensed SBICs combine private capital with SBA-guaranteed leverage. Typical SBIC debt investments run $250,000-$10 million at 9-16% interest; equity investments typically $100,000-$5 million.

Funder

U.S. Small Business Administration

ppp · 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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Company must meet SBA size standards. SBICs cannot invest in project finance, real estate, or businesses with more than 49% of employees or tangible assets outside the US.

How to apply

  1. Search the SBA SBIC directory for funds active in your region and industry
  2. Prepare a comprehensive business plan and financial model
  3. Approach the SBIC, ideally through a warm introduction from an accountant, attorney or investor

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/investment-capital

"The SBA doesn't invest directly into small businesses, but it does provide funding to qualified SBICs with expertise in certain sectors or industries."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.sba.gov

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