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The U.S. Small Business Administration said today that a complete redesign of its website, SBA.gov, will launch this fall.

The new SBA.gov will make it easier for small businesses, lenders, small business counselors and other members of the small business community to find the information they need through a simplified navigation structure. In addition, new features will allow users to customize settings to provide information specific to their needs.

The new website also will offer a dedicated lender area that helps banks and other financial institutions that partner with the SBA.

"Our goal as an agency is to get information, tools and services into the hands of small business owners more quickly so they can spend more time doing what they do best - creating the jobs that will drive our economic recovery," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills.

"Through a new, personalized and dynamic SBA.gov we will be better able to support job growth across the country."

The website redesign is part of the SBA's goal to create a dynamic online presence that delivers information to customers wherever they are online. To achieve this goal, the agency recently began using social media to reach constituents through a variety of online channels such as Facebook and Twitter.

The agency also recently launched an improved search function on the current SBA.gov website which vastly improves the speed at which users can find the information they are looking for in advance of the launch of the new site this fall.