Help to Start or Expand a Micro-Enterprise

The PRIME program was created to help the smallest of small businesses, those with fewer than six employees. Under the Program for Investment in Micro-entrepreneurs (PRIME), the SBA provides federal funds to community based organizations that in turn offer training and technical assistance to low-income and very low-income micro-entrepreneurs. For more information on the program (59.050 Micro-Enterprise Development Grants) contact Judy Raskind, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street, SW, Washington, DC 20416; 800-UASK-SBA or 202-205-6497; www.sba.gov/INV
Income Eligibility: Determined on a case-by-case basis.