Programs usually provided by members of the business community, that offer technical assistance or other forms of management support to encourage the establishment and growth of businesses that are owned and operated by individuals or groups who are representative of an ethnocultural minority, women or another minority population.

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Programs, usually provided by members of the business community, that offer technical assistance or other forms of management support for individuals or groups who want to establish a nonprofit agency or expand the services of an agency that operates on a not-for-profit basis. Nonprofit organizations are entities that serve a sacramental function, provide services for the public benefit, provide advocacy services, operate primarily for the mutual benefit of their members or are private foundations whose primary function is to transfer funds to other nonprofit organizations.

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Programs, usually provided by members of the business community, that offer technical assistance or other forms of management support for individuals or groups who want to establish or expand the operation of a small business enterprise or venture. Also included are organizations whose purpose is to protect the interests of small businesses and assure that they receive a fair share of government purchases, government contracts, subcontracts and sales of government property.

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