Resource Guide - Small Business Administration

[Pages:52]NATIONAL EDITION

SUMMER 2019

Small Business resource guide

How to Start and Grow Your

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CONTENTS

National Edition | Summer 2019

Local Business Funding

Assistance

Programs

8 National Success Story

Rebecca Fyffe launched Landmark Pest Management with the help of the SBA-supported Women's Business Development Center.

10 SBA Resource

Partners

11 Your Advocates

12 Write Your Business Plan

14 10 Steps to Start

Your Business

15 Opportunities for Veterans

16 Entrepreneurial

Opportunities

18 Find Your Closest

SBA Office

22 How to Start a Business

28 10 Tips to Help You

Build and Grow a StandOut Brand

30 National Success Story

Jennifer and Jeff Herbert's meadery has expanded into a multimillion dollar enterprise thanks to SBA assistance.

33 Need Financing?

34 Go Global with

International Trade

36 R&D Opportunities for

High Growth Startups

38 National Success Story

Cheeseburger Baby owner Stephanie Vitori persevered through a financial storm and a natural disaster.

42Surety Bonds

Contracting

44 National Success Story

Jennifer Rahn steers the course for Admiral Engineering, succeeding as a small business subcontractor.

47Government Contracting

48 SBA Certification

Programs

49 Woman-Owned Small

Business certification

ON THE COVER Jennifer and Jeff

Herbert, courtesy of Superstition Meadery

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Kelley Daniels kelley.daniels@ The SBA's participation in this publication is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of the contractor or any advertiser or other participant appearing here. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Printed in the United States of America. While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information contained here is accurate as of the date of publication, the information is subject to change without notice. The contractor that publishes this guide, the federal government, or agents thereof shall not be held liable for any damages arising from the use of or reliance on the information contained in this publication.

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LOCAL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

How We Did It

Made to Last

Joyce and Jerado Reynolds used SBA support to succeed.

Written by Micaela Morrissette

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