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            • Show some love for America's small businesses on Valentine's Day, register for the SBA and the American Legion veterans small business conference, celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week, and more!

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              Illustration of main street businesses, trees, flowers, and heart balloons with a red banner that says: SBA loves small businesses. The SBA logo is at the bottom.
              Happy Valentine's Day to America's small businesses that power our economy! Show some love for the job creators in your community by shopping local today and every day. 
              Graphic for National Entrepreneurship Week, February 15-22, 2025, featuring the U.S. Small Business Administration logo. Includes images of three individuals engaged in business activities: one packaging products, another working on a laptop, and the third cooking in a kitchen.
              National Entrepreneurship Week kicks off tomorrow! Entrepreneurship is rising in the United States, with over 34 million small businesses nationwide. If you're interested in joining the ranks of America's entrepreneurs and starting your own business, SBA resource partners can assist you! Locate business assistance near you. 
               
              Graphic for Small Business Conference presented by U.S. Small Business Administration and American Legion for veterans and military spouses, featuring a smiling attendee with a lanyard. Event scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
               
              Veterans and military spouses: Join SBA and the American Legion in person or online for a small business conference on Friday, February 21. Get tailored advice and learn about resources, loans, and veteran programs to grow your business. 
               
              Person planning a digital marketing strategy using colorful sticky notes on a whiteboard, with a focus on online content details.
              Content marketing is a powerful tool for attracting new customers and growing sales. Join SBA resource partner SCORE for a webinar on Tuesday, February 18 at 1pm ET and learn about key elements of an effective content marketing strategy, how to produce engaging content and how to measure performance to enhance your tactics.
               Graphic by the Small Business Administration highlighting the challenge of starting a business from scratch compared to franchising or buying an existing business. The image features a balance scale graphic representing less control but more guidance on one side, and more control but less guidance on the other. Visit sba.gov/franchise for more details.

              Business tip! Franchising or buying an existing business are two alternatives to starting a new business. Discover the difference and determine which option is best for you. 
              Image of a woman smiling, wearing glasses and a pink top, next to a graphic labeled 'SBA SUCCESS story' with the logo of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
              Laramie, Wyoming-based Powder River Industries, led by CEO Yolanda Clarke, started in 2016 with a mission to serve the military community. 

              Today, the information technology business is a thriving subcontractor supporting government agencies across 12 states. With help from SBA—including the 8(a) Program, loan programs, and resource partners—Clarke grew her business and continues to expand. 
               

              All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

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