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Empowering Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses

Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, driving local economic growth, creating jobs and fostering innovation. Yet entrepreneurs face significant challenges – from securing capital to building resilient operations in an increasingly digital world. When small businesses thrive, entire communities benefit through increased employment opportunities, revitalized neighborhoods and stronger local economies.

At Travelers, we're committed to helping small businesses overcome these challenges and reach their full potential. We partner with entrepreneurship serving organizations (ESOs) across the United States to provide comprehensive support to small businesses and entrepreneurs. We collaborate with these partners to build stronger, more resilient small businesses – and stronger communities.

Our support spans four key areas:

  • Financial support to help entrepreneurs access the capital they need to launch and grow, whether through loan capital, equity investments or grants.
  • Training and workshops through targeted educational programs, providing entrepreneurs with critical business skills and knowledge.
  • Infrastructure development to assist with operational enhancements that help businesses scale efficiently.
  • Mentoring and networking support to help entrepreneurs develop their business expertise and build professional networks and valuable connections.

Advocating for Small Business (Opens in a new window)

The Travelers Institute works to raise awareness of the importance of small business to the U.S. economy, helps support small business needs and facilitates their success.

Protect Your Business

Travelers offers tips for creating business continuity plans, managing a supply chain and training employees in the event of a possible cyber breach.

Travelers Fortifies Communities

Working with multiple nonprofit partners, Travelers is helping construct affordable, FORTIFIEDTM homes that are better able to withstand disasters.

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Employee Spotlight: Keeping Community in Focus

For Claude, volunteering with organizations that support student success and connecting his colleagues to those organizations is a great way to pay it forward. Watch this video to learn more.

Habitat for Humanity

Travelers embraces the mission of Habitat for Humanity® and helps to build safe, affordable — and FORTIFIED — homes, promoting homeownership for lower-income families.

Junior Achievement

Each year, Travelers employees make up one of Junior Achievement’s largest volunteer forces, helping inspire students to dream big.