Learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration works with small businesses in this interview with Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Communications Director for the
 U.S. Small Business Administration’s
 Mid-Atlantic Region.

2. An Interview with
Natalia
Olson-Urtecho
Regional Communications Director for the
U.S. Small Business Administration’s
Mid-Atlantic Region

3. Are you taking advantage of
the resources of the SBA?
The U.S. Small Business Administration serves 28
million small businesses and counting.
I had the pleasure of learning more about the SBA’s
mission and services in my conversation with Natalia
Olson-Urtecho.
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4. On the show, we talk about lots of ways entrepreneurs
and small businesses can get assistance from the
Small Business Administration.
Did you know…
• Two out of three people work for a small business in the United States
• There has been huge entrepreneurial growth in the past few years (since the Great Recession)
• The SBA has enjoyed five years of record lending to small businesses — the most in their 60+
years in existence; in fact, Congress passed a bill in just two days to raise the amount of money
available through SBA loans
• Lots of large businesses and even entire industries/regions (e.g., Silicon Valley) get help from the
SBA in their early stages
• In the U.S., small businesses are classified as under 500 employees and under $30 million in
revenue
• The SBA is the largest backer or guarantor of financing/loans to small businesses in the United
States

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