Incorporated in August of 2001, Small Business Investment Alliance, Inc. (SBIA) is a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the expansion of knowledge and the examination of issues affecting financial institutions and their professionals that are investing in small and emerging businesses in the United States.

It is collaboratively formed by several leading financial institutions in response to the growing demand for risk capital by intermediaries working with small and emerging businesses particularly those in underserved markets. The group indicates a desire to examine the issues relating to this market and its future direction. Of special interest to the members are—among others—the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the New Markets Initiatives, and the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program of the U.S. Small Business Administration.