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By: Editor | October 23, 2009 | Category: Money

small business ownerOur guest blogger today is Stephen Morris, a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Small Business Administration working to help small business owners and entrepreneurs.  

Every challenge presents an opportunity. In a tough economy, many aspiring entrepreneurs have found their opening to start a business.

The good news is that Federal, state, and local governments offer many resources to help you achieve your dream of owning a business.

Start with a plan. A business plan is a strategic vision for your business and is often required for obtaining loans. There are a number of government resources online to help you get started on your plan.
• Small Business Planner
• Business.gov videos: Business Planning Tutorial
• Gauge your local competition with Census data

 After you’ve researched and developed a plan, you may want to attend training or a counseling session. Several government-sponsored groups provide this service for free or a nominal fee.
• In-person services near you

And of course, you need money to start your business. Federal, state, and local governments each operate loan and financial assistance programs for aspiring entrepreneurs.
• Learn more about financing a business
• Search for business loans and grants

Businesses need to follow all relevant laws, file necessary permits, and pay taxes. For more information about these and other steps to opening your business, check out 10 Steps to Starting a Business.

Wherever you are in the process, whether starting or expanding, the Business.gov Community is a great place to ask questions and share your experiences.

Additional resources
• USA.gov online services for business
• Are you doing business online? Specific information for Internet-based business

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Comments (10):

blue comment bubble Posted by zzzZZzzz on October 23, 2009 at 08:27 AM EDT

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blue comment bubble Posted by yvette in michigan on October 23, 2009 at 03:32 PM EDT

I want to start a restaurant in hells kitchen new york in man hattan
i'm going to take some business classes then apply for the loan and move. i called a information line and they was very nice and informative and encouraging for me to take this challenge and file for funds so I am very excited for this opportunity americans like myself have with such and helpful government.

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blue comment bubble Posted by G. Miller on October 23, 2009 at 04:39 PM EDT

What about starting a non-profit?

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blue comment bubble Posted by Ken on October 25, 2009 at 03:34 AM EDT

Good information.

Just have to figure out how I should extend from the free debt advice http://www.creditresolutionhelp.com and turn it into an actual debt and credit counseling service.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Stephen Morris on November 04, 2009 at 02:41 PM EST

@G. Miller:

Check out this article on starting a non-profit via Business.gov http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small-Business-Matters/How-to-Start-a-Non-Profit-Organization/ba-p/8058#A393

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blue comment bubble Posted by Unsecured Business Loans on November 08, 2009 at 11:31 PM EST

The government has done an excellent job in keeping our economy as stable as possible. There is definitely has been a turn around since President Obama has been in office. He has a very tough job cleaning up President Bush's mess. If you are a small business owner its great to get business funds from your local, state and federal government. It is also great to exercise some unsecured business loan options that would effect debt to income ratio. Check out http://www.ezbusinessloans.com

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blue comment bubble Posted by unsecured business loans on November 11, 2009 at 02:48 PM EST

This year’s $787 billion economic stimulus package made $5 billion in tax breaks available to

small business and cut the costs of Small Business Administration loans, Obama said.
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blue comment bubble Posted by James on November 15, 2009 at 11:28 AM EST

Great post and well liked, however in the case where starting a home business does not sound like your cup of tea and instead you would rather use the search engine to look for job listings or employment opportunity, you may find that some of these online job sites do not offer that many jobs at once. This means you will have to keep coming back to check, and one of such sites is Job Search Engine . Ok I don’t want to sound like a cheer leader here but the that is one great site in terms of building and following up what is happening in different careers and jobs. I also like the fact that the job listings are more frequently updated with new employment opportunity. But just one more thing I will like to leave on the table when it comes to using Job Search Engine is that even if you do not see a suitable job or a job that meets your demand or fitting your resume initially, try to come back later and do another search as from my own personal experience I can say for sure that I like the speed at which this sites updates their job listings. You can also submit your resume or do a job search by salaries.
Jobs are also pulled from classified sites, and what this means for you is that rather than going through a long list of classified sites looking for employment opportunity you can search through these different job sites from one place. I wish you all the best in your search for a job.

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