How To Get A Job FAST! No.10
How To Get A Job FAST!
Small Business Assistance Centers
Your dream may be to start your own business. All of the indications from the tests you've taken point to a specific career. You don't want to work for anyone. You believe you have the determination and desire to succeed. All you need to know is where and how to get started.
There are ample opportunities for both personal and financial assistance from the Small Business Administration. A new loan program called the "Low Documentation" plan has a simplified procedure for applying for $50,000 or less in SBA loans to get that venture off the ground. These loans are now often underwritten by large banks as well as some of the traditional small banks the SBA has long favored.
The following is a list of places (state by state) to contact to discuss launching your own business. If this has long been your dream? and you have the idea and the ambition to make it happen? there has never been a better time to go into business for yourself. Good luck!
Alabama
Alabama Development Office Small Business Advocate
State Capitol, 135 S. Union St. State Capitol, 135 S. Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36130 Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 263?0048 (205) 263?0048
Alaska
Division of Business Development Small Business Advocate
Alaska Dept. of Commerce Alaska Dept. of Commerce & Econ. Dev.
3601 C Street Suite 722 P.O. Box D
Anchorage, AK 99503 Juneau, AK 99811
(907) 563?2165 (907) 465?2018
Arizona Arkansas
State Small Business Advocate Small Business Clearinghouse
Arizona Department of Commerce Arkansas Industrial Development Comm.
4th Floor, Capitol Towers One Capitol Mall
1700 West Washington Little Rock, AR 72201
Phoenix, AZ 85007 (501) 682?7500
(602) 255?5371
California Colorado
Office of Small Business Colorado Office of Small Business
California Dept, of Commerce Office of Economic Development
1121 L Street Suite 501 1625 Broadway Suite 1710
Sacramento, CA 95814 Denver, CO 80202
(916) 445?6545 (800) 323?7798
Connecticut Delaware
Office of Small Business Services Small Business Advocate
Dept. of Economic Development Delaware Development Office
210 Washington Street P.O. Box 1401
Hartford, CT 06106 Dover, DE 19903
(203) 566?4051 (302) 736?4271
District of Columbia Florida
Office of Business & Econ. Dev. Small Business Advocate
District Bldg., 1111 E St. NW Florida Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20004 G?27 Collins Building
(202) 727?6600 Tallahassee, FL 32399
(904) 487?4698
Georgia Hawaii
Georgia Small Business Assoc. Small Business Information Service
1280 South CNN Center Dept. of Business & Economic Develop.
Atlanta, GA 30355 P.O. Box 2359
(404) 223?2285 Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 548?7645
Idaho Illinois
Small Business Advocate Small Business Assistance Bureau
Department of Commerce Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Comm. Aff.
State House 100 West Randolph St. Suite 3? 400
Boise, ID 83720 Chicago, IL 60601
(208) 334?2470 (800) 252?2923
Indiana Iowa
Small Business Advocate Small Business Division
Office of Business Reg. Ombudsman Iowa Dept. of Economic Development
Indiana Dept. of Commerce 200 East Grand Avenue
One North Capitol Suite 700 Des Moines, IA 50309
Indianapolis, IN 46204? 2243 (515) 281?8324
(317) 232?5295
