Help With a Small Start Up Business
Starting a small business can seem overwhelming while you're trying to do so on your own. Usually, a new entrepreneur is learning as she goes, and has to digest tons of information about legal requirements, advertising, financing, accounting, manufacturing and a host of other areas at the same time. Fortunately for budding entrepreneurs, ample help is available if you know where to look.
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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The mission of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is to provide support for new and existing businesses nationwide via its website and through district offices. The SBA provides teaching and business training materials as well as business counseling through its Office of Entrepreneurial Development. The agency also has programs designed to help small businesses work with government and secure government contracts, and provide much-needed loan guarantees to help make funds for starting a new business or expanding an existing business available.
The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
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The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is national non-profit organization that provides business training and one-on-one mentoring with executives from every business industry. Volunteers conduct free training seminars on all aspects of business start-up and management, host business leaders to address business today, and publish newsletters and other training materials. SCORE also provides help by making volunteers available to answer specific questions, and provides opportunities for long-term mentoring and continuing business support.
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The Kauffman Foundation
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The Kauffman Foundation, founded in the mid-1960s, fosters entrepreneurship by publishing materials for entrepreneurial training and education, hosting educational events for students of all ages, promoting innovation and experimentation with new technologies. It also provides scholarships to entrepreneurial students and developing cutting-edge research and policy materials to help lawmakers better understand how they can foster entrepreneurship to the benefit of all. The Foundation's impact reaches not only the United States, but in countries around the world as well.
National Small Business Association (NSBA)
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The National Small Business Association (NSBA) is a national fraternal organization of small business owners that provides its members with education and support for every aspect of their businesses. Each NSBA chapter provides opportunities for local mentoring and networking, and sponsors local speakers and other educational events. Nationally, the Association lobbies on behalf of its members on small business-related issues and provides access to services such as health insurance plans, 401(k) retirement programs, life insurance and discounts for some small business services.
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a non-profit organization founded in 1943, promotes and protects the rights of independent business owners. The organization helps to develop its membership professionally through its Small Business Legal Center, Young Entrepreneur Foundation and Research Foundation. The non-partisan NFIB also lobbies federal, state and local governments on behalf of its members and supports pro-business candidates for office.
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