SBA stands for the Small Business Administration, a US government agency created in 1953 to help small businesses start, grow, and recover. The SBA provides various services including business guides, funding programs, federal contracting assistance, and learning resources. It offers programs to help small businesses get government contracts through Commercial Market Representatives and Apex Accelerators. The SBA also provides disaster assistance loans for physical damage, operating expenses, and economic injury, as well as grants for women-owned, minority-owned, veteran, and small disadvantaged businesses.