1. SBA Business Guide (Online Publication)

Official title: Business Guide | U.S. Small Business Administration
Format: Web-based guide (modular, step-by-step)

This is the SBA’s primary, continuously updated publication for starting a business. It includes the SBA’s official 10 Steps to Start Your Business, plus planning, registration, financing, and launch guidance.

🔗 https://www.sba.gov/business-guide [sba.gov]

2. SBA Small Business Resource Guide – National Edition

Official title examples:

• SBA Small Business Resource Guide: 2025–2026 National Edition
• SBA Small Business Resource Guide: 2024 National Edition

Format: PDF (annual / biennial national publication)

This is the SBA’s flagship printed guide and the closest thing to an “official SBA handbook” for new businesses. It contains:

• 10 Steps to Start Your Business
• Business planning guidance
• Legal structure selection
• Licensing & ID numbers
• Financing programs
• Counseling & SBA partner programs

Latest editions confirmed:

• 2025–2026 National Edition [aceloans.org]
• 2024 National Edition [adaonline.org]

3. National Resource Guide (SBA Document Version)

Official title: National Resource Guide (English)
Format: PDF (SBA document library)

This is the official SBA-hosted version of the National Resource Guide, published as a formal SBA document and updated periodically.

🔗 https://www.sba.gov/document/support-national-resource-guide-english [sba.gov]

SBA Startup-Specific PDF Guides

4. Small Business Start‑Up Guide (SBA Publication via GovInfo)

Official title: Small Business Start‑Up Guide
Format: PDF

This is a traditional SBA “Start‑Up Guide” publication covering:

• Choosing a business
• Regulatory requirements
• Business planning
• Financing
• SBA assistance programs

This guide is hosted on GovInfo but is an SBA‑authored publication.
[govinfo.gov]

SBA Step‑by‑Step Startup Publications (Individual Guides)

These are official SBA publications that are issued as separate guides, but are also cross‑linked from the Business Guide.

5. 10 Steps to Start Your Business

Format: Web + printable guidance
Status: Official SBA startup publication
[sba.gov]

6. Write Your Business Plan (SBA Guide)

Format: Web-based guide + templates
Status: Official SBA publication for startups
[sba.gov]

7. Choose Your Business Structure

Format: Web guide
Status: Official SBA startup publication
[sba.gov]

8. Register Your Business

Format: Web guide
Status: Official SBA publication
[sba.gov]

9. Apply for Licenses and Permits

Format: Web guide
Status: Official SBA startup publication
[sba.gov]

10. Calculate Your Startup Costs

Format: Web guide + worksheet
Status: Official SBA startup publication
[sba.gov]

SBA Document Library (Authoritative Source for “All” Publications)

11. SBA Document Search Portal

Official title: Document search | U.S. Small Business Administration
Format: Searchable document repository

This is the authoritative SBA source that contains all SBA publications, including:

• Startup guides
• Procedural notices
• Reports
• Policy documents
• Forms

You can filter by Support, Counseling, and Entrepreneurial Resources to isolate startup-related publications.

🔗 https://www.sba.gov/documents