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Manufacturing News · May 3rd, 2025

SBA Announces Made in America Manufacturing Initiative

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The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced a new “Made in America” manufacturing initiative aimed at ” restoring economic dominance and national security” by empowering small manufacturers in the U.S. The Administration says this is in support of President Trump’s agenda to create good-paying jobs, secure America’s supply chains, and promote fair trade.

According to the SBA, about 99 percent of American manufacturers are small businesses, and the U.S. gained 10,000 manufacturing jobs during the President’s first full month in office.

“The great American comeback starts with restoring American industry,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler commented in a press release. “With the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, we’re slashing red tape, expanding access to capital, and fueling a manufacturing resurgence that will create high-paying jobs and revitalize communities across the country. By prioritizing American-made products, we’re not just securing our economic dominance — we’re protecting our national security by ensuring the essential goods we rely on are produced right here at home. SBA’s initiative is a promise to every hardworking American and small business owner: We’re putting American jobs and strength first.”

As part of the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, the SBA says it will cut $100 billion in regulation through the Office of Advocacy, which will work across federal agencies to identify and eliminate rules, policies, and procedures that it says disproportionately burden small businesses and manufacturers.

It is also launching a “Red Tape Hotline” for small business owners and manufacturers to share feedback and submit what they consider to be onerous regulations for review. The SBA will also deploy the recently announced Office of Manufacturing and Trade to offer small manufacturers resources and training in partnership with SBA field offices around the nation.

The SBA says part of the Initiative also involves reducing barriers to access for the 504 loan program. This is a zero-subsidy program providing capital for real estate, construction, and equipment purchases. It operates without ongoing taxpayer funding and is sustained by borrower and lender fees.

The Initiative will also expand the use of the SBA 7(a) Working Capital Pilot Program, which provides financing to fund inventory purchases and export-related expenses for international markets. The Administration says it will also promote a skilled manufacturing workforce by partnering with agencies, trade schools, and private sector stakeholders to create a pipeline of skilled workers to support manufacturing.

The SBA says the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative support’s the president’s agenda, including tariffs, which it maintains will “restore fair and reciprocal trade, tax cuts on domestic production, and 100 percent expensing retroactive to Jan. 20, 2025, for manufacturers.”

As part of the Initiative, representatives from the recently announced Office of Manufacturing and Trade are going on a multistate Made in America Roadshow. At these, they will hold roundtables to solicit feedback from small manufacturers across the United States. Loeffler kicked this off at an aerospace and defense manufacturing facility in Indianapolis.

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