Small Business Administration (SBA)  

Together, our partnership with the SBA bolsters and grows small businesses in local areas by coordinating our services and resources to make sure the small business community has the tools they need to succeed. By providing SBA-sponsored assistance through its resource partners, we meet the needs of small businesses by providing the training and support they need to thrive. 

How can the NAWB/SBA partnership help you? 

  • If you are a local workforce board, click here to find your local Small Business Development Center 

 

  • If you are a local Small Business Development Center, click here to find your local Workforce Development Board. 

What you can do with your SBA counterpart to serve businesses

  • Share materials and resources with each other and your respective networks. 
  • Invite one another to relevant events and provide speakers when appropriate. 
  • Foster relationships and collaboration across your networks. 
  • Provide training sessions to the SBA/NAWB network to enhance understanding of our respective goals and roles. 

Share your story

We want to hear from you! Tell us how your Workforce Board or America’s Job Center partnered with the SBA to help a local business.

Coalition to Invest in America's Workforce

The Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce (CIAW) is a coalition of national and regional organizations that offer direct services, advocacy, research, and policy development to help people of all ages develop the skills and support they need to successfully enter gainful employment.

CIAW calls for greater and more effective federal investments in our nation’s public workforce development system so more employers can find the skilled workers they need to grow their businesses and compete globally. These efforts have an enormous effect on the economy: the federal investment in workforce development leads to an estimated $66 billion in wages earned by those who become employed.