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Small Business Guide
Thank you for visiting the small business area of my website. As a former small business owner with my wife, I am committed to the principle that small businesses are the engine that drives our economy.
This portion of my website will be your guide to many of the resources that the government has to offer small business owners and those who want to start a business.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Congress created the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1953 to encourage independently owned and operated enterprises. Self-proclaimed as the "small business resource,” the SBA has a field office in for your convenience. They can be contacted at:
Small Business Administration - Arkansas
District Office
2120 Riverfront Drive, Suite 250
Little Rock, AR 72202-1796
Telephone: 501.324.7379
Fax: 501.324.7394
The most important part of a successful business of any size is getting started. Once you have decided what type of business you want to start, and who you want to work with, there are many other decisions to be made. What type of legal structure will you use? How will you insure your business and yourself? How will you keep your records? You can find suggestions to help you answer these questions, and additional questions in the SBA Start-Up Guide.
Export-Import Bank
The Export-Import Bank provides guarantees of working capital loans for U.S. exporters, guarantees the repayment of loans and makes loans to foreign purchasers of U.S. goods and services.
U.S. Business Advisor
There are over 60 Federal agencies with regulations or suggestions for businesses. The SBA has funded the U.S. Business Advisor, to help you gain easy access to the federal agencies that will regulate your business. The website contains the latest information to help your business, a search engine as well as many of the forms you may need to submit to get your business operational, and keep it running legally.
Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury has established an Office of Small Business and Development, and an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to provide assistance to small businesses for procedures concerning the Treasury. This site can be especially useful for minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran owned businesses, and businesses in under-utilized business zones.
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has billed the Small Business section of its web site “Your One-Stop Business Resource.” This site contains streaming video on a variety of small business issues, toll free numbers to reach the IRS, and information on where to file your tax returns.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
For regulations affecting businesses, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets most of the federal standards regarding workplace safety. Within their website is the OSHA Small Business page. It contains many resources for small businesses to encourage safety and good health within the workplace. This page includes the link to every local OSHA office. The Arkansas Area Office can be contacted at the following location:
Arkansas Area Office
10810 Executive Center Drive
Danville Bldg. #2, Suite 206
Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone: 501.224.1841
Fax: 501.224.4431