The Small Business Investor Alliance is the premier organization of lower middle market funds and investors. SBIA members invest in domestic small businesses.
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SBIA President Brett Palmer: "Wall Street gets the headlines. AI gets the hype. But one of America's smartest long-term investments is hiding in plain sight—small businesses."
In his latest op-ed in @DC_Reporter, Brett outlines why the SBIC program remains one of our nation's most successful public-private partnerships.
According to a new @SBAgov report, SBIC funds now manage a record $53+ billion while supporting the growth of more than 3,500 innovative small businesses. In fiscal year 2025 alone, SBIC funds invested $8.2 billion into 1,315 small businesses, with nearly half of that capital flowing to industrial and manufacturing companies.
Read the op-ed here: washingtonreporter.news/op-e…
Three bills. Bipartisan support. Zero cost to taxpayers.
✅ Investing in Main Street Act
✅ Small Business Investor Capital Access Act
✅ Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act
All three passed the House. All three need Senate action—now.
Use our tool to contact your senators: sbia.org/priorities-for-the-…
We’re thrilled to unveil the inaugural issue of Deal by Deal Magazine, our new digital publication for the independent sponsor community.
Each issue will report on industry happenings, emerging trends, and thought leadership that showcases successful transactions, explores new developments, and deepens knowledge of this thriving lower middle market asset class. Readers will hear directly from both the Capital Partners who fund these deals and the Independent Sponsors who source them.
The inaugural Benchmark Issue features the first large-scale performance study of independent sponsor transactions. Drawing on 846 deals, the study found a 23.8% median equity IRR for independent sponsor investments (equity returns net of sponsor economics), compared with 18.5% for matched buyouts. The issue also explores fundraising, governance, diligence, investor alignment and hot takes on the continued growth of the deal-by-deal model.
Access the inaugural issue ➡️ flipsnack.com/875DC76F8D6/de…
#IndependentSponsors #PrivateEquity #LowerMiddleMarket
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Three bills, three steps to impact. sbia.org/priorities-for-the-…
We are grateful for all of your efforts on behalf of Iowa’s small businesses!
Small businesses don’t grow without investment, and Iowa’s entrepreneurs deserve every opportunity to succeed.
Honored to receive @SmallBusinessPE’s Champion of Small Business Investing Award for our work to expand access to capital and reduce red tape for small businesses across Iowa.
SBIA is proud to recognize 101 members of Congress as 2026 Champions of Small Business Investing for their bipartisan support of policies that unleash more capital for job creation and economic growth.
"Access to long-term, patient capital is essential for our domestic small businesses to grow and succeed," said SBIA President Brett Palmer.
See the full list: sbia.org/2026/07/22/sbia-rec…
Three bills that would send more private capital to America's small businesses passed the House with bipartisan support. They're in the Senate now—with less than 30 legislative days left.
Your senators need to hear from you. We built a tool to make it easy: 30 seconds, start to finish. sbia.org/priorities-for-the-…
Thank you for your leadership!
I was honored to receive the 2026 Champion of Small Business Investing Award from @SmallBusinessPE in recognition of my work in small business job creation. I will continue to support policies that provide more opportunities for small businesses across OH-14.
SBIA President Brett Palmer in @WSJ: “It’s been a long, hard slog, but it’s now the bedrock of the small-business investing marketplace.” SBICs have become one of the most effective public-private partnerships in the country:
📊 $8.2B invested in 1,315 small businesses last year
📈 Under 1% leverage in default and zero taxpayer subsidy since 2000
🏗️ 10.6 million jobs since 1995
The #InvestinginAllofAmerica Act builds on that success with new incentives for rural, manufacturing, low-income, and critical-technology investing.
wsj.com/pro/private-equity/u…
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SBA and NASA are partnering to supercharge the industrial base behind America’s space program by mobilizing private sector investment to fuel America’s small businesses, manufacturers, and innovators.
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SBICs have deployed more than $147 billion in capital and supported 10.6 million jobs over the past 30 years. With the bipartisan Investing in All of America Act now law, even more capital is headed to rural communities, manufacturers, and critical industries. Thank you to @HouseSmallBiz Chairman @RepRWilliams, @SBAgov Associate Administrator Josh Carter, @RepMeuser, @RepScholten, @RepTonyWied, and @RepClayFuller for speaking to the importance of SBICs and the Investing In All of America Act at last week’s hearing. We’re grateful for all you do to ensure American small businesses have the resources they need to grow and thrive. sbia.org/2026/06/30/small-bu…
.@RepScholten: “When people ask, ‘is Congress actually getting anything done?’ Yes, it is.” Grateful to @RepScholten and @RepMeuser for leading the successful House effort to get the Investing in All of America Act signed into law.
Appreciate Chairman @RepRWilliams highlighting @SBAgov’s historic level of support for SBICs and the tremendous impact it will have on small business investment.
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Last year, SBA backed a record $45 billion in small business loans – and through our SBIC Program, we delivered an additional $53 billion in investment capital.
Everywhere across this economy, small businesses are putting capital to work for hiring, expansion, innovation, and production.
Associate Administrator for @SBAgov's Office of Investment and Innovation Joshua Carter:
"Last year, the [Small Business Investment Company] reached a record $53B in total assets—the largest in its history—and a reflection of unprecedented levels of private capital being mobilized through public-private partnerships." 📈 🔥
Appreciate Chairman @RepRWilliams highlighting @SBAgov’s historic level of support for SBICs and the tremendous impact it will have on small business investment.
Under @SBA_Kelly and @POTUS leadership, we’ve seen RECORD results from the @SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation (OII).
WATCH: Chairman @RepRWilliams opens today's hearing on how the OII connects small businesses to the funding and research needed to launch, scale, and thrive.
Thanks to Administrator @SBA_Kelly and Associate Administrator Carter’s leadership, America’s small businesses are gaining access to the capital they need to grow and thrive. We are incredibly grateful for your support of SBICs!
Associate Administrator for @SBAgov's Office of Investment and Innovation Joshua Carter:
"Last year, the [Small Business Investment Company] reached a record $53B in total assets—the largest in its history—and a reflection of unprecedented levels of private capital being mobilized through public-private partnerships." 📈 🔥
SBIA retweeted
"These programs are incredible because they're accessible to a kid in a garage."
WATCH: @RepClayFuller and Mr. Carter discuss how @SBAgov's SBIC program is spreading capital to underserved communities across America and working to expand that reach EVEN FURTHER.