From : U.S. Small Business Administration
Location : Washington , DC |
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This concludes our web chat. I thank you for your participation and be sure to check out business.gov. If there are any additional questions, please feel free to contact us at BGPMO@sba.gov!
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From : Cyndia Zwahlen
Location : Denver , Colorado |
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Can a business owner assume that ALL compliance & regulatory info/forms for which they are responsible will be on the website? Thank you.
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Hi Cyndia, we are constantly seeking opportunities to improve our site. We have made every effort to provide you with the resources of more than 94 federal websites, however the responsibility of compliance ultimately rests with you and your business. Thank you for your question. |
From : Cindy Clendanial
Location : Pittsburgh , PA |
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My employees work a lot of overtime. Are there compliance issues I need to be aware off?
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Absolutely Cindy. On business.gov you can perform a general search that will take you to, for example, the Dept. of Labor compliance information or look at the business.gov Business Resource Library under Hiring and Managing Employees or Tax topics. |
From : Sarita Singh
Location : Utica , NY |
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Can I find federal forms on business.gov?
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Sarita you most certainly can find nearly 5500 federal forms on business.gov. We have worked very closely with numerous agencies to compile resources that businesses can use. Take taxes for example, most tax forms are available from our site and can be printed directly from business.gov for your use. |
From : Carol Dunn
Location : Madison , WI |
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I work as the Dept. of Commerce's small business ombudsman and would like to provide more state links for compliance and business assistance for your business.gov website. Who should I work with to do this?
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Carol that is great and we appreciate your willingness to participate in our efforts to help businesses comply. As we discussed in a previous question, moving forward we are definitely interested in working with the state and municipal entities. Please feel free to contact the Business Gateway project (business.gov) at BGPMO@sba.gov, we will be happy to work with you regarding this matter. Again, thank you for supporting our efforts! |
From : Marella Eliza
Location : NY , NY |
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It is very important to comply with government regulation. From your knowledge and experience, where would you start first, second, and third to retrieve accurate information about Federal Regulations beyond this chatting opportunity.
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Marella thats an easy one. Go to www.business.gov, the new one-stop Web site that is focused on compliance information, federal forms and compliance contacts across the federal government. By going to business.gov first you can then link to compliance information from multiple government sources. |
From : Jennifer Williams
Location : Colorado Springs , CO |
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Business.gov has been around for a while. What's different?
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Jennifer thats great that you are all ready familiar with business.gov. The site has historically focused on starting, growing and managing a small business. Focus groups held by Business Gateway in the spring of 2005 revealed that the current site could better serve businesses by focusing on cross-agency compliance assistance, a currently unmet need. Business.gov plans to continue holding focus groups with businesses periodically to ensure that the site is still meeting customer needs. |
From : Mary Hastings
Location : St. Louis , MO |
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Why do businesses need a compliance Web site?
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Mary instead of navigating through multiple government Web sites for compliance information from various federal agencies, businesses can search for information through one site, Business.gov. This will reduce time and money spent on complying with federal regulations and it allows businesses to focus on running their business. Businesses with less then 20 employees spend 45% more per employee than larger firms to comply with federal regulations. |
From : Marla Ollenburg
Location : St Louis , MO |
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What features will you be adding to the Business.gov site in the future? Thanks!
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Marla our team is constantly looking at ways to improve our site business.gov. Some of the features we are investigating include e-mail alerts, stronger links to state and local resources, additional content focused on compliance and the ability to personalize the site. |
From : Bob Matthews
Location : St. Paul , MN |
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I need information on state and federal compliance. How do I get that?
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Bob this question really gets at the heart of what we are trying to provide to businesses. Business.gov provides information on federal compliance from across multiple government agencies and you can click through to your state’s official Web site from Business.gov today. In the future, Business.gov plans to have state and municipal government compliance information available through the Web site and allow users to customize the site to meet their specific needs. Any updates/enhancements will be customer driven, and we are collecting user feedback to inform those enhancements. |
From : Nanna AMF
Location : Germantown , MD |
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New to smalll business, and have online presence. As business processes communications converge what will I need to know in a more virtual environment? Thanks so much!
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Nanna a key area that you may want to look at is the business resource library on business.gov which covers several topics such as information security and other related topics. Good luck with your new business venture! |
From : suk ling leung
Location : spokane , washington |
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I want to start my own small business. I would like to know how to start and more information about sale thing (chinese tea, special little geft.)or open small restaurant.
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Suk our sister website www.sba.gov offers useful information on starting, growing and financing your business. It is very easy to navigate. You may then want to visit Business.gov to search your compliance issues and subsequent forms you may need in this phase of your business. Specifically the business resource library contains small business guides for a variety of industries including one on starting a food business. |
From : David Lansky
Location : Burlington , VT |
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We have statistical methods and software for design and analysis of biological assays. These assays provide critical measurements for protein and vaccine products. As we do consulting and data analysis for companies outside the US how do we ensure that we are not violating export restrictions?
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David this is a very good question. Business.gov provides research capability. You can search on “Biological assay export” to retrieve information from federal agencies dealing with this topic. You can also get in touch directly with a compliance expert listed on Business.gov for each federal government agency. |
From : DEBBIE SAIDLA
Location : ABINGDON , VIRGINIA |
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HOW WOULD I OBTAIN INFORMATION ON HOW TO KEEP EFFEICIENT BOOKS IN GETTING STARTED IN OUR OWN BUSINESS?
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Debbie, thanks for the question. There are actually two places that you can find the type of information you are requesting. On Business.gov, you can search on “Bookkeeping” or click on “Finance” in the topic directory. |
From : Harold O'Connor
Location : Springfield , IL |
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What kinds of search can do I on Business.gov?
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Harold that is a great question! The Business.gov home page provides two main ways for businesses to quickly search for compliance information: 1) a basic, easy-to-use search box that allows for keyword searches; and 2) industry-specific searches and topic categories that help business users find the information they need. |
From : Sonia Klepig
Location : Richmond , VA |
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How is Business.gov any different from using any other major search enging?
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Other major search engines will return ANY site, article or document containing your key word; giving you thousands of false hits and hits from non-official sources. This includes blogs, personal web pages, and news articles that may or may not be relevant. Business.gov's search engine only returns compliance-related results from official government websites. |
From : U.S. Small Business Administration
Location : Washington , DC |
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It is my pleasure to join you today for the SBA live Web chat series...welcome to everyone joining us!
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