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Small Business and Microenteprise Development-Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). The SBA administers the SBDC program to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. There are nearly 1,000 SBDCs nationwide that provide a wide variety of information and guidance.

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is a nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs. SCORE provides small business counseling and training under a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Minority Business Development Agency-Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency is an entrepreneurially focused organization, committed to empowering minority business enterprises for the purpose of wealth creation in minority communities. The agency fosters financial education through a variety of resources and programs.

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity is a national association of organizations committed to microenterprise development and maintains a clearinghouse of microrenterprise development programs.

The Aspen Institute produces information and encourages dialogue on innovative community-based strategies for employment and income generation in disadvantaged communities. It sponsors a number of microenterprise initiatives including promoting best practices, developing performance measures, and linking microentrpreneurs to new markets.