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Observances

Learn more about SBA events and celebrations throughout the year.

Celebrating 70 years of service to America's small businesses

SBA was founded under the 1953 Small Business Act to “aid, counsel, assist and protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small business concerns.”

Read about SBA's history
National Small Business Week

NSBW is April 28 - May 4, 2024.

Celebrate America's small businesses
National Veterans Small Business Week

NVSBW is October 30 - November 3, 2023.

Celebrate veteran-owned small businesses