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I. SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERIES:
NASCENT- For individuals thinking about going into business
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SERIES
- Checklist for Going Into Business MP-12
- Selecting the Legal Structure for Your Business MP-25
- Evaluating Franchise Opportunities MP-26
- Handbook for Small Business MP-31
- How to Write a Business Plan MP-32
FINANCIAL MANAGMENT SERIES:
- ABC's of Borrowing FM-1
- Guia Para Obtener Prestamos FM-1S
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- A Venture Capital Primer for Small Business FM-5
- Budgeting in a Small service Firm FM-8
- Financing for Small Business FM-14
MARKETING SERIES
- Marketing for Small Business: An Overview MT-2
- Researching Your Market MT-8
- Selling by Mail Order MT-9
PRODUCTS/IDEAS/INVENTIONS SERIES
- Ideas Into Dollars PI-1
- Avoiding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Problems PI-2
- Trademarks and Business Goodwill PI-3
STARTUP- for those in their first year of business
FINANCIAL MANAGMENT SERIES:
- Understanding Cash Flow FM-4
- Recordkeeping in a Small Business FM-10
- Pricing Your Products and Services Profitably FM-13
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SERIES
- Business Plan for Small Manufacturers MP-4
- Business Plan for Small Construction Firms MP-5
- Business Plan for Retailers MP-9
- Business Plan for Small Service Firms MP-11
- How to Get Started With a Small Business Computer MP-14
- Business Plan for Home-Based Business MP-15
MARKETING SERIES
- Creative Selling: The Competitive Edge MT-1
- Advertising MT-11
- Signs: Showcasing Your Business on the Street MT-12
EARLY STAGE- For those businesses in business 1-5 years
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SERIES
- Problems in Managing a Family-Owned Business MP-3
- Planning and Goal Setting for Small Business MP-6
- Insurance Options for Business Continuation Planning MP-20
- Inventory Management MP-22
- Small Business Risk Management Guide MP-28
- How to Start a Quality Child Care Business MP-29
- Child Day-Care Services MP-30
PRODUCTS/IDEAS/INVENTIONS SERIES
- Ideas Into Dollars PI-1
- Trademarks and Business Goodwill PI-3
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SERIES
- Employees: How to Find and Pay Them PM-2
- Managing Employee Benefits PM-3
CRIME PREVENTION SERIES
- Curtailing Crime - Inside and Out CP-2
- No Other Publications in the Crime Series
EMERGING- For those businesses looking to expand or grow
EMERGING BUSINESS SERIES:
- Transferring Management/Family Businesses EB-1
- Marketing Strategies for Growing Businesses EB-2
- Management Issues for Growing Businesess EB-3
- Human Resource Management for Growing Businesses EB-4
- Audit Checklist for Growing Businesses EB-5 EB-5
- Strategic Planning for Growing Businesses EB-6 EB-6
- Financial Management for Growing Businesses EB-7
II. SBA FACT SHEETS:
- The New SBALowDoc and SBAExpress Programs
Fact Sheet
- The Facts About... Business Information Centers (BICs)
Fact Sheet
- The Facts About... CAPLines Working Capital Loan Program
FS-0064 (05/98)
- The Facts About... Disaster Assistance Loans for Homes &
Personal Property DA-1 (02/02)
- The Facts About... Physical Disaster Business Loans
DA-2 (02/02)
- The Facts About... Economic Injury Disaster Loans For Small
Businesses DA-3 (04-97)
- The Facts About... The New SBA Franchise Registry
FS-0082 (04/99)
- The Facts About... Doing Business with the Federal Government
FS-0009 (01/99)
- The Facts About... Fixed-Asset LoansThrough the Section
504 Certified Development Company Program
FS-0070 (03/00)
- The Facts About... The MicroLoan Program for Entrepreneurs
FS-0068 (07/00)
- The Facts About ...Opportunities in Exporting
FS-0061 (8/96)
- The Facts About... SCORE
FS-0016 (05/00)
- The Facts About... The Economic Impact of Small Businesses
FS-0040 (07/01)
- The Facts About... Small Business Development Center Program
FS-0043 (11/00)
- The Facts About... Equity Investment Sources for Small Business
- The Small Business Investment Company Program
FS-0069 (03/00)
- The Facts About... Starting a Small Business
CO-0028 (01/02)
- The Facts About ...The Surety Bond Guarantee Program
FS-0021 (09/00)
- The Facts About... The U.S. Business Advisor
FS0014 (07/97)
- The Facts About ...Welfare-to-Work Initiative
FS-0078 (05/98)
- The New DELTA - The Defense Loan and Technical Assistance
Program CO-0025 (07/98)
- The Facts About... The Y2K Action Loan for Small Businesses
FS0084 (06/99)
- The Facts About... SBA on the Information Superhighway
FS0065 (03/00)
- The Facts About... CommunityExpress
FS0041 (03/00)
- The Facts About... Veterans Business Outreach Centers
FS0085 (03/00)
- The Facts About... PRO-Net®
CO0074 (06/00)
- The Facts About... The Very Small Business Set-Aside Program
for Federal Government Contracts
FS0081
- The Facts About... Mentor/Protégé Program for 8(a) Participants
CO0093
- The Facts About... Small Business Education on the Internet
- The Small Business Classroom
FS0086 (10/00)
- The Facts About... Low Documentation Smaller Business Loans
- The SBALowDoc Loan Program
CO0039 (01/01)
- The Facts About... The Small Business Loan Prequalification
Program CO0076 (09/99)
- The Facts About... The WNET Roundtable - The Small Business
Mentoring Program for Women
FS0088 (10/01)
- The Facts About... Drug Free Workplaces
FS0011 (02/02)
- The Facts About... The Supplemental Terrorist Activity Relief
Loan Program CO0117 (04/02)
III. WORKBOOKS:
- Business Plan Workbook
- Marketing Plan Workbook
- Financing Workbook
- Franchising Workbook
IV. SUCCESS SERIES:
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
1 - Starting a Business
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
2 - Considerations
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
3 - Marketing a Business
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
4 - Business Survival
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
5 - Winning Business
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
6 - International Trade & More
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
7 - Secrets to Success
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
8 - The 21st Century
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
9 - Improving Your Business
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
10 - Telecommunications and More
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
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- Small Business Success Series Vol.
XI
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
XII
- Small Business Success Series Vol.
XIII
- Small Business Success Series Vol. XIV
- Small Business Success Series Vol. XV
A. EMERGING BUSINESS SERIES
1. TRANSFERRING MANAGEMENT/FAMILY BUSINESSES EB-1: Help
your family business successfully survive the transfer of ownership
from generation to generation. Proper planning is the key.
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2. MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR GROWING BUSINESSES EB-2: Unravel
the mystery of marketing -- putting the customer first -- and discover
practical marketing approaches to budgeting, layout and design,
copy-writing, media analysis and more.
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3. MANAGEMENT ISSUES FOR GROWING BUSINESSES EB-3: Learn
to examine the marketplace environment and create employment and
profit opportunities that provide growth and financial viability
to your business through effective management.
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4. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR GROWING BUSINESSES EB-4:
Uncover the characteristics of an effective personnel
system and training program. Learn how these functions come together
to build employee trust and productivity.
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5. AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR GROWING BUSINESSES
EB-5: Designed with the small business in mind,
this audit checklist helps the entrepreneur conduct a comprehensive
search for existing and potential problems and opportunities.
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6. STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR GROWING BUSINESSES
EB-6: Strategic planning is not just for big business.
Learn to effectively match your business' strengths to available
opportunities by developing a clear mission statement, goals and
objectives.
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7. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR GROWING BUSINESSES
EB-7: Develop a comprehensive financial plan outlining
the assets, debts and current and future profit potential of your
business through effective financial management.
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B. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERIES
1. ABC's OF BORROWING FM-1: This
best seller tells you what lenders look for and what to expect when
borrowing money for your small business.
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2. ELEMENTOS BASICOS PARA PEDIR DINERO
PRESTADO FM-1S: Esta publicación le da a conocer lo que
los prestatarios buscan y lo que esperan de usted cuando pide dinero
prestado para su pequeño negocio.
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3. UNDERSTANDING CASH FLOW FM-4: The
owner/manager is shown how to plan for the movement of cash through
the business and thus plan for future requirements.
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4. A VENTURE CAPITAL PRIMER FOR SMALL BUSINESS
FM-5: Learn what venture capital resources are available
and how to develop a proposal for obtaining these funds.
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5. BUDGETING IN A SMALL SERVICE FIRM FM-8:
Learn how to set up and keep sound financial records.
Study how to effectively use journals and ledgers and charts to
increase profits.
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6. RECORDKEEPING IN A SMALL BUSINESS FM-10:
Need some basic advice on setting up a useful record
keeping system? This publication describes how.
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7. PRICING YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROFITABLY
FM-13: Discusses how to price your products profitably,
plus various pricing techniques and when to use them.
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8. FINANCING FOR SMALL BUSINESS FM-14:
Learn how, when and where to find capital for business
needs including step-by-step instructions.
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C. MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SERIES
1. PROBLEMS IN MANAGING A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS MP-3: Specific
problems exist when attempting to make a family-owned business successful.
This publication offers suggestions on how to overcome these difficulties.
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2. BUSINESS PLAN FOR SMALL MANUFACTURERS
MP-4: Designed to help an owner/manager of a small
manufacturing firm, this publication covers all the basic information
necessary to develop an effective business plan.
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3. BUSINESS PLAN FOR SMALL CONSTRUCTION
FIRMS MP-5: This publication is designed to help
an owner/manager of a small construction company pull together the
resources to develop a business plan.
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4. PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS
MP-6: Learn proven management techniques to help
you plan for success.
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5. BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE SMALL RETAILER
MP-9: Business plans are essential road maps for
success. Learn how to develop a business plan for a retail business.
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6. BUSINESS PLAN FOR SMALL SERVICE FIRMS
MP-11: Outlines the key points to be included in
the business plan of a small service firm.
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7. CHECK-LIST FOR GOING INTO BUSINESS MP-12:
This is a must if you're thinking about starting a business.
It highlights the important factors you should know in reaching
a decision to start your own business.
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9. COMPUTERIZING YOUR BUSINESS MP-14: Helps you forecast your computer needs, evaluate the alternatives
and select the right computer system for your business.
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10. BUSINESS PLAN FOR HOME-BASED BUSINESS
MP-15: Provides a comprehensive approach to developing
a business plan for a home-based business.
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12. INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR BUSINESS CONTINUATION
PLANNING MP-20: This publication discusses the life insurance needs of a small
business owner and how important business life insurance is when
planning for the future of business.
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13. INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING
MP-21: This best seller helps you develop a strategic
action plan for your small business.
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14. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT MP-22:
Discusses
the purpose of inventory management, types of inventories, record
keeping and forecasting inventory levels.
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15. SELECTING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR
BUSINESS MP-25: Discusses the various legal structures
that a small business can use in setting up operations. It identifies
types of legal structures and the advantages and disadvantages of
each.
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16. EVALUATING FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES
MP-26: Evaluate franchise opportunities and select
the business that's right for you.
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17. SMALL BUSINESS INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT
GUIDE MP-28: This guide can help you strengthen
your insurance program by identifying, minimizing and eliminating
business risks.
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18. HOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS: This
comprehensive manual developed by child care professionals in both
private and public sectors, explains the business and academic dimensions
of operating a child care center.
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19. CHILD DAY-CARE SERVICES MP-30:
An overview of the industry, including models of day-care
operations.
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20. HANDBOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESS MP-31:
Handy information for getting started - in a new publication
developed by the SBA's Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE).
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21. HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN MP-32:
What you need to know to write a good plan at the start.
It can save your business down the line.
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D. MARKETING SERIES
1. CREATIVE SELLING: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
MT-1: Explains how to use creative selling techniques
to increase profits.
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2. MARKETING FOR SMALL BUSINESS: AN OVERVIEW
MT-2: Provides an overview of marketing concepts
and contains an extensive bibliography of sources covering the subject
of marketing.
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3. RESEARCHING YOUR MARKET MT-8: Learn
inexpensive techniques that you can apply to gather facts about
your customer base and how to expand it.
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4. SELLING BY MAIL ORDER MT-9: Provides
basic information on how to run a successful mail order business.
Includes information on product selection, pricing testing and writing
effective advertisements.
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5. ADVERTISING MT-11: Advertising
is critical to the success of any small business. Learn how you
can effectively advertise your products and services.
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6. SIGNS: SHOWCASING YOUR BUSINESS ON THE
STREET - MT-12: For most businesses, good signage
is the most economical and efficient form of attracting customers.
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E. PRODUCTS/IDEAS/INVENTIONS SERIES
1. IDEAS INTO DOLLARS PI-1: This
publication identifies the main challenges in product development
and provides a list of resources to help inventors and innovators
take their ideas into the marketplace.
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2. AVOIDING PATENT, TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT
PROBLEMS PI-2:
Learn how to avoid infringing the
rights of others and the importance of protecting your own rights.
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3. TRADEMARKS AND BUSINESS GOODWILL PI-3:
Learn what trademarks are and are not and how to get the most protection
for your commercial name.
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F. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SERIES
1. EMPLOYEES: HOW TO FIND AND PAY THEM PM-2:
A business is only as good as the people in it. Learn how to find
and hire the right employees.
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2. MANAGING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PM-3:
Describes employee benefits as one part of a total compensation
package and discusses the proper management of benefits.
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G. CRIME PREVENTION SERIES
1. CURTAILING CRIME - INSIDE AND OUT CP-2
Includes measure to safeguard against employee dishonesty, shoplifting,
bad check passing, burglary and robbery.
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2. NO OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN THE CRIME SERIES
II. SBA FACT SHEETS:
1. The New SBALowDoc and SBAExpress Programs: Describes
the changes to the popular LowDoc and former FASTRAK loan programs
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2. The Facts About ... Business Information Centers (BICs):
Business Information Centers (BICs) provide a one-stop
location where current and future small business owners can receiveassistance
and advice.
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3. The Facts About... CAPLines Working Capital Loan Program
FS-0064 (05/98): CAPLines is the U.S. Small Business
Administration's umbrella lending program that helps small businesses
meet their short-term and cyclical working-capital needs.
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4. The Facts About... Disaster Assistance Loans for Homes &
Personal Property DA-1 (8/96): If you are the victim
of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from
the U.S. Small Business Administration - even if you don't own a
business.
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5. The Facts About... Physical Disaster Business Loans DA-2
(02/02): If your buisness -- large or small --
has suffered physical damage as a result of a disaster, you may
be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business
Administration.
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6. The Facts About... Economic Injury Disaster Loans For Small
Businesses DA-3 (04-97): If your small business
has suffered substantial economic injury, regardless of physical
damage, as a result of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial
assistance from the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration.
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7. The Facts About... The New SBA Franchise Registry FS-0082
(04/99): The SBA Franchise Registry is a national
registry of franchise programs whose franchisees and prospective
franchisees receive expedited loan processing when applying for
SBA financial assistance.
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8. The Facts About... Doing Business with the Federal Government
FS-0009 (01/99): The SBA works closely with
other federal agencies and the nation's leading federal contractors
to ensure that small businesses obtain a fair share of government
contracts
and subcontracts.
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9. The Facts About... Fixed-Asset Loans Through the Section
504 Certified Development Company Program FS-0070 (03/00):
Commonly referred to as the 504 Program, it is designed
to promote local economic development by helping healthy, growing
businesses finance the acquisition of long-term fixed assets, such
as land, buildings, machinery and equipment, or the building, modernizing,
renovating or restoring of facilities.
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10. The Facts About... The MicroLoan Program for Entrepreneurs
FS-0068 (07/00): Under the MicroLoan Program,
the SBA makes funds available to qualified nonprofit organizations,
which act as intermediary lenders. The intermediaries use these
funds to make loans of up to $25,000 to new and existing small businesses.
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11. The Facts About ...Opportunities in Exporting FS-0061 (8/96):
Exporting can mean big profits for a small business.
If you are not exploring export markets, you may be missing out
on a worldof opportunity.
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12. The Facts About... SCORE FS-0016 (05/00): The
Service Corps of Retired Executives, is a 12,400-member volunteer
association sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
It matches volunteer business-management counselors with present
and prospective small business owners in need of expert advice.
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13. The Facts About ...The Economic Impact of Small Businesses
FS-0040 (07/01): By any measure, small businesses
make large contributions to the American economy.
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14. The Facts About... Small Business Development Center Program
FS-0043 (11/00): SBDCs offer one-stop assistance
to small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and
guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. The
program is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational
community, and federal, state and local governments.
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15. The Facts About... Equity Investment Sources for Small Business
- The Small Business Investment Company Program FS-0069 (03/00):
Congress created the Small Business Investment
Company Program in 1958 to fill the gap between the availability
of venture capital and the needs of start-up and expanding small
businesses. Licensed and regulated by the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBICs are privately owned and managed, profit-motivated investment
firms.
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16. The Facts About ...Starting a Small Business: CO-0028 (01/01)
Starting and managing a business takes motivation, desire
and talent. It also takes research and planning. Lack of planning
is one of the leading causes of business failures.
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17. The Facts About ...The Surety Bond Guarantee Program FS-0021
(09/00) : The Surety Bond Guarantee Program provides
small and minority contractors with contracting opportunities for
which they could not otherwise compete.
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18. The Facts About... The U.S. Business Advisor FS0014 (07/97):
The One-Stop Electronic Link to the Federal Government
for Business.
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19. The Facts About ...Welfare-to-Work Initiative FS-0078 (05/98):
The SBA is helping small businesses gain access
to a new pool of potential workers as well as helping former welfare
recipients become entrepreneurs.
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20. The New DELTA - The Defense Loan and Technical Assistance
Program CO-0025 (07/98): If cuts in defense spending
have hurt businesses in yourarea, you need DELTA.
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21. The Facts About... The Y2K Action Loan for Small Businesses
FS0084 (06/99): If your small business is in need
of capital to ensure that it will be "Y2K OK," then the U.S. Small
Business Administration may be able to help.
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22. The Facts About... SBA on the Information Superhighway FS0065
(03/00): The U.S. Small Business Administration
has made it easier than ever to speed along the information superhighway
to find exactly the right help in the shortest amount of time.
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23. The Facts About... CommunityExpress FS0041 (03/00):
CommunityExpress combines the SBA’s small business
lending and technical assistance with the NCRC’s community development
expertise to help entrepreneurs in traditionally underserved areas.
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24. The Facts About... Veterans Business Outreach Centers FS0085
(03/00): Established in 1999, the program features
business training, counseling, technical assistance and mentoring
for service-disabled veterans who are already business owners or
who want to become business owners.
25. The Facts About... PRO-Net® CO0074 (06/00):
The Web Site for Buyers and Sellers of Small Business Goods and
Services.
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26. The Facts About... The Very Small Business Set-Aside Program
for Federal Government Contracts CO0081: The U.S.
Small Business Administration’s Very Small Business Set-Aside Pilot
Program was created to ensure that small businesses get their fair
share of government contracts and subcontracts.
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27. The Facts About... Mentor/Protégé Program for 8(a) Participants
CO0093: If you’re a small business owner classified
as socially and economically disadvantaged, you can turn to the
U.S. Small Business Administration for in-depth business advice
to become more competitive in obtaining federal government contracts.
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28. The Facts About... A Small Business Education on the Internet
- The Small Business Classroom FS0086 (10/00):
Knowledge is power, so the old saying goes. And that’s especially
true in today’s world of small business ownership. By knowing where
to quickly obtain help with marketing your products and services,
with training your employees, or with a variety of other entrepreneurial
challenges, you are positioning your business to succeed in the
global economy.
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29. The Facts About... Low Documentation Smaller Business Loans
- The SBALowDoc Loan Program CO0039 (01/01): A
U.S. Small Business Administration guaranty enables lenders to make
loans they might not otherwise make on their own. Once a small business
borrower completes a private lender’s application and meets the
lender’s requirements, the lender may request an SBALowDoc guaranty.
The guaranty request is a quick, two-step process.
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30. The Facts About... The Small Business Loan Prequalification
Program CO0076 (09/99): The U.S. Small Business
Administration has created this program to help all small business
and to assist "new markets" in particular with the small business
loan-application process. New markets are those segments of the
small business community that traditionally may have been underserved
by the lending community.
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31. The WNET Roundtable The Small Business Mentoring Program
for Women FS0088 (10/01): If you're a woman who
is new to owning a business, seasoned advice from experienced women
business owners can be invaluable. The U.S. Small Business Administration
established the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training in
1988 as a one-to-one mentoring program that matched successful businesswomen
with emerging entrepreneurs in mentor/protégée relationships.
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32. Drug Free Workplaces FS0011 (02/02): Drug
and alcohol abuse cost America’s small businesses billions of dollars
every year. But small business owners can fight back with help from
the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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33. The Supplemental Terrorist Activity Relief Loan Program
FS0117 (04/02): Loans may be used for any business
purpose For businesses adversely affected by the events of Sept.
11, 2001 With a lower lender annual fee A special, limited-time
SBA 7(a) business loan program
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III. SBA WORKBOOKS:
1. Business Plan Workbook (09/97): Use this
model as a guide when developing the business plan for your business.
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2. Marketing Plan Workbook (09/97): Marketing
plays a vital role in successful business ventures. How well the
plan you develop markets your business, along with the management
and financial management plans, will ultimately determine your degree
of success or failure.
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3. Financing Workbook (06/98): This module
is designed to familiarize you with the Business Loan Programs of
the SBA.
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4. Franchising Workbook (11/97): If you are
concerned about the risk involved in a new, independent business
venture, then franchising may be the best business option for you.
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IV. SUCCESS SERIES:
1. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 1 - Starting a Business:
Winning Ideas for Small Business Success. Are
You Making a Profit? Quiz for Small Business Success. International
Trade.
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2. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 2 - Considerations:
Plan Your Business. Legal Structure. Home-Based
Business. Finding Mr./Ms. (B)right. Business Incubators. Financing.
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3. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 3 - Marketing a Business:
Customer Service. Marketing Research. What is
Advertising.
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4. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 4 - Business Survival:
Computer: Good As It's Software. Financing Options.
14 Survival Tips. How to Prepare a Loan Package. Selling Your Business.
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5. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 5 - Winning Business:
Relationship Selling. CO-OP Helps Stretch Ad Dollars.
Advertising in a Nutshell. 15 Foolproof Promotion Ideas. 10+1 Ways
to a Winning Business. Business Plan Checklist. Sample Cash Budget.
Do You Have What It Takes? Financial Status Checklist. Evaluating
Prospective Sites. How Much Money Do You Need.
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6. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 6 - International Trade
& More: Buying Insurance. Desktop Publishing.
Boosting Employee Morale. Employee Training. Marketing to Minorities.
Outsmarting the Competition. International Trade. Getting Paid What
You're Owed. Reduce Overhead. Managing Your Business Finances. Substance
Abuse at Workplace. Preventing Employee Theft. When Enough is Really
Enough. Entrepreneurship Education.
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7. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 7 - Secrets to Success:
Protecting Your Business. 10 Steps To A Voice
Mail System. Software Piracy. Taking Business On The Road. Spending
Less. Making Your Banker A Friend. Never Take No For An Answer.
Unleashing Your Hidden Power. Succession Planning. Take The Misery
Out Of Moving. Disaster Planning & Recovery. What A Difference A
Name Makes. Competing With Chains. Targeting The Youth Market. A
Primer on Advertising.
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8. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 8 - The 21st Century:
Future Flux. High Growth Companies. Success in
the 21st Century. Marketing in the New Millenium. Giving Back to
the Community. Ethnic Marketing. Trade Shows. The Ancient Art of
Bartering. Avoiding Fraud and Forgery. Vacation and Leave Policies.
Managing Workplace Diversity. Bringing Back Downtown. Export Hotline.
Serving Your Country Profitably. Where to Find Help.
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9. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 9 - Improving Your Business:
Small Businesses Cast A Big Shadow At White House
Conference. Big Government Tries To Meet Small Business Halfway.
Two Dozen Do's And Don'ts For Home Business Success. Developing
A Business Plan: Your Roadmap To Success. Navigating Through The
Retirement Planning Maze. Packaging Your Business: How To Harness
Image As A Marketing Tool. 12 High-Impact Marketing Programs You
Can Implement By Next Thursday. Demystifying The Internet: Technology
Makes A Global Leap. Tapping Into The Information Superhighway's
Resources. A Step-By-Step Guide To Going On-Line. Security On The
Information Superhighway. How To Improve Your Yellow Pages Advertising.
Learning To Cope With Stress: The Malady Of Modern Society. Don't
Make The Mistake Of Using Your Accountant Only At Tax Time. The
Entrepreneur As Controller: Software Makes It Easy.
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10. Small Business Success Series - Vol. 10 - Telecommunications
and More: Get Back On Track. Protecting Your Assets.
Franchising. Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights. First Impressions.
Pricing. Expansion. Finance. Internet. Telecommunications. Reaching
The Market. Ergonomics. Managing. Health Care. Employee Handbook.
Women's Businesses. Defenders. Disaster Help.
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Small Business Success Series - Vol. XII - Articles
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Small Business Success Series - Vol. XIII - Articles
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PUBLICATIONS - GENERAL
SBA |
Profile |
10/02 |
SBA
Profile: Who We Are & What We Do |
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SBA |
Pubs
Online |
04/99 |
SBA
Startup Kit - All in One File |
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SBA |
Pubs
Online |
01/02 |
IRS
Fact Sheet - Free Tax Assistance |
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PUBLICATIONS - SMALL BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATIONS
SBA |
Administrator |
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2004 Guidelines for Small
Business Award Nominations |
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PUBLICATIONS - SPANISH
SBA |
Pubs
Online |
10/97 |
SBA
Publications in Spanish |
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PUBLICATIONS - BROCHURES
SBA |
Brochure
|
9/08 |
The
New SBALowDoc and SBAExpress Programs |
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SBA |
Brochure |
3/97 |
Federal
Procurement Awards Program |
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Text |
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SBA |
Brochure |
07/02 |
SBA
Programs and Services - 5th Edition |
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Text |
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SBA |
Brochure |
12/98 |
The
Small Business Loan Prequalificaton Program |
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Text |
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PUBLICATIONS - GUIDES
SBA |
Guide |
07/99 |
Americans
With Disabilities Act - Guidelines for Small Businesses |
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SBA |
Guide |
10/96 |
Borrower's
Guide |
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Text |
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SBA |
Guide |
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Equal
Opportunity Guide for Small Businesses Employers |
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SBA |
Guide |
10/99 |
Lender's
Guide |
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SBA |
Guide |
5/98 |
Guide
to SBA Definitions of Small Business |
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PUBLICATIONS - RELEASES, SPEECHES, TESTIMONY
SBA
Advocacy |
News
Letters |
'96/97 |
The
Small Business Advocate |
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SBA
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Press Releases |
'96/97/98 |
SBA
and White House Press/News Releases |
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Menu |
SBA
|
Speeches |
1997 |
Administrator's
Speeches |
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PUBLICATIONS - EXPORTING
SBA
Int'l Trade |
Exporting |
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Exporting
Publications |
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Text
Menu |
Menu |
PUBLICATIONS - HANDBOOKS
SBA
|
Handbook |
3/95 |
SBIR
Proposal Preparation Handbook |
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PUBLICATIONS - PUBLIC BUSINESS CARDS
Public
|
Business Cards |
1996/98 |
Public
Business Cards |
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PUBLICATIONS - LAWS AND REGULATIONS
SBA
|
Laws and Regs |
1997/98 |
Laws
and Regulations |
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PUBLICATIONS - SOPS
SBA
|
SOPs |
1997/98 |
Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) |
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