Business Development Assistance to Small Business

 

To help the prospective, as well as the present small business person improve skills to manage and operate a business.

Deleted 02/14/2008 (Duplicated under 59.055) 59.005 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Advisory Services and Counseling; Dissemination of Technical Information; Training. In fiscal year 2001, management counseling was given to approximately 175,000 potential and existing small business entrepreneurs. Management training enrollment was 100,000 for the same period. Small Business Act of 1953, Section 2, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 631, 637(b); Sections 7(i) and 7(j), 15 U.S.C. 636(i) and (j); Section 302(c)(2), Public Law 95-510, 15 U.S.C. 637. Existing and potential small business persons, and in some cases, members of community groups are eligible. A small business is one independently owned and operated, and not dominant in its field. Generally for manufacturers, average employment not in excess of 500; wholesalers, average employment not in excess of 100; retail and services concerns, revenues not over $5,000,000, and agricultural enterprises, gross annual sales not over $500,000. Veterans are eligible for all programs. Small business persons, veterans, community groups. None. None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Personal or written application to SBA field offices. Not applicable. None. Not applicable. Not applicable. Upon request. Not applicable. Advises small business persons of all SBA and other government agency assistance services. This assistance includes the following: (1) Workshops for prospective small business owners; (2) management counseling, including assistance from SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), and other volunteer groups; (3) management courses or conferences and seminars; and (4) educational materials to assist in management of small business. None. None. None. Not applicable. As appropriate. Initial contact should be made with the field offices (see Appendix IV of the Catalog). Associate Administrator for Business Initiatives, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. Telephone: (202) 205-6665. SBA ON-LINE: For information on SBA's publications, programs and services, SBA's electronic bulletin board system, SBA ON-LINE, can be accessed by calling 1-800-697-4636, 1-900-463-4636, or 202-401-9600 or via Internet, on "SBA Online." http://www.sba.gov 73-0100-0-1-376. (Salaries and Expenses) FY 02 $1,245,000; FY 03 est $1,280,000; and FY 04 est $1,406,000. Not applicable. "The Resource Directory for Small Business Management," from all SBA offices or by calling SBA's answer desk at 1-800-8-ASK-SBA; FAX: (202) 205-7064; TDD: (202) 205- 7333. Not applicable.