The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the HP Small Business Foundation recently announced the expansion of the highly successful Business Matchmaking initiative to include an innovative, nationwide, 24-7 “online Business Matchmaking” and counseling component to the venture.

Business Matchmaking is a public-private sector contracting initiative made possible through a cooperative agreement between the SBA and the HP Small Business Foundation. Business Matchmaking has so far created more than 20,000 one-on-one appointments between small business owners throughout the country and purchasing representatives from federal, state and local government agencies along with dozens of the country’s largest corporations.