United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-09-07 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-95-235 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-235 P0b002ee18037633f f:tgg95235 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-235 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-235 T-GGD-95-235 Small business assistance Exporting Small business loans Off-budget federal entities Federal funds International trade Export regulation International economic relations Capital SBA 7(a) Loan Program SBA Export Revolving Line of Credit Program SBA Preferred Lenders Program SBA Export Working Capital Program Eximbank Delegated Authority Program Testimony GGD GAO discussed information on the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Export Working Capital Program (EWCP), focusing on SBA role in meeting the export finance needs of small-and medium-sized businesses. GAO noted that SBA has: (1) worked with the U.S. Export-Import Bank to streamline and standardize its working capital programs; (2) supported U.S. export assistance centers by assigning 11 staff to the four pilot centers that are to provide a single point of contact for potential U.S. exporters; and (3) established cofinancing agreements with a few states, which has given the states the added ability to grant more loan guarantees. In addition, GAO noted that: (1) SBA will likely guarantee about 164 working capital loans, totalling almost $55 million, for fiscal year 1995; and (2) there are four possible options to help reduce the potential impact of reduced EWCP funding, which include lowering the guarantee coverage, increasing guarantee fees, using funding as an incentive to create new state export financing opportunities, and consolidating EWCP into the Working Capital Guarantee Program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-235/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-235.htm GAO/T-GGD-95-235 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-95-235 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-95-235; Export Finance: The Small Business Administration's Role in Meeting Small Business Needs; Small business assistance Exporting Small business loans Off-budget federal entities Federal funds International trade Export regulation International economic relations Capital SBA 7(a) Loan Program SBA Export Revolving Line of Credit Program SBA Preferred Lenders Program SBA Export Working Capital Program Eximbank Delegated Authority Program