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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."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.sba.gov

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