Assistance for small businesses

There are numerous resources available to small businesses, ranging from services and counseling offered by non-profit organizations to the commercial services that are provided by professional financial counselors and advisors, along with marking professionals and publicists.

One of the most overlooked arenas for resources that are available for small businesses are the resources that are made available by the federal government.The federal government has a number of different organizations that are specifically designed to help small businesses achieve their goals.In addition, these federal agencies have regional offices so that local officials can work with you and your small business on a one-on-one basis.

The three main places to find resources that are made available for small business by the federal government are the Small Business Association at www.sba.gov, Occupational Safety and Hazard Association, at www.osha.gov, and also at the website www.business.gov, which is full of resources specifically geared towards small businesses and small business owners, particularly compliance documents.

Small Business Association (SBA)

The Small Business Association offers a wide range of resources for small businesses.These services range from aid in planning a marketing campaign to helping you determine and come up with a viable budget.In addition to helping small business owners put together a plan for business success, the Small Business Association offers financial assistance through 7(a) loans, 504 loans, and disaster assistance loans.The Small Business Association also offers assistance when it comes to finding special purpose grants for your business.

The Small Business Association also helps small businesses find contracting opportunities through the federal government.The Small Business Association gives a complete overview on policies, regulations, and best practices for finding and achieving contracting opportunities with the federal government.The Small Business Association helps you register for these different contracting programs through a step-by-step process that includes an overview of business matchmaking events.The Small Business Association also provides reviews of small business certification programs so that your small business can become eligible for contracting opportunities with the federal government.In addition to these contracting services, the Small Business Association will walk you through the entire process and all of the steps necessary for preparing a bid for contracting opportunities with the federal government.

When it comes to the different types of loans, the Small Business Association usually does not provide the actual 7(a) loan, but can help you apply for disaster assistance and other different loans.The Small Business Association provides physical disaster loans, military reservists' loans, home loans, personal property loans, and economic injury loans.The Small Business Association offers an overview of the application process for disaster loan assistance.The Small Business Association also offers assistance in preparing for disasters so that you will not be caught by surprise.The Small Business Association's website at www.sba.gov gives contact information for the Small Business Association's customer service center, process center, disbursement center, and field offices.

Along with financial assistance, the Small Business Association provides the Small Business Training Network, or SBTN, which is a learning community that provides online training for small business owners, whether existing or prospective.A number of different online training business courses are offered through the Small Business Association and other agency resource training programs.Training is also offered throughout the country through resource partners, such as the SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives) and SBDCs, or Small Business Development Centers.

OSHA

OSHA offers numerous different programs and assistance to help small businesses comply with regulations.OSHA offers benefits to small businesses that comply with regulations, and rewards extra efforts to provide a safe and hazard-free workplace.

www.business.gov

This website provides tens of thousands of documents necessary for compliance with government regulations.