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Special assistance is often available for minority-owned businesses. At the SBA home page you'll find a link to Special Audiences.The resources listed there are very helpful. Go to http://www.sba.gov/services/specialaudiences/index.html. The links on the right hand column will take you to various worthwhile web sites where you are sure to find the information you need. Register for one, or several, of the many FREE newsletters available which target special audiences. Also, FREE online courses are available to any entrepreneur with access to the Internet. Take advantage of these resources.

Women-Owned:
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html

Minority-Owned:
Office of Native American Affairs
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html
Office of Veterans Business Development
http://www.sba.gov/VETS/
Office of Advocacy
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/minority.html
Minority Business Development Agency
http://www.mbda.gov/

Faith-Based:
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/faithbased/index.html

Additional Sources:

Although it has no government affiliation the following web site, sponsored by the National Minority Supplier Development Council, provides some really good information.
http://www.nmsdcus.org/who_we_are/purpose.html