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Georgia
Resource Locator
Information may be
found through the Georgia Information Locator.
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United
States Census Bureau
Quick facts for all
counties in the State of Georgia.
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Georgia
Secretary of State
Valuable information
on forming a business, paying taxes, and doing business with the
state.
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Official
site for the State of Georgia
Information on starting
and operating a business, licenses, and professional organizations.
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IRS
Resources
Learn about resources
available through the IRS to save you money and help your small
business. Tools for e-filing IRS forms are also listed.
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Small
Business Administration's Atlanta Office
The
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in
1953 as an independent agency of the federal government
to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small
business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise,
and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our
nation.
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Women's
Economic Development Agency
The mission of Women's
Economic Development Agency (WEDA) is to assist women in
achieving economic independence through a holistic approach
to business development and wealth building that encompasses
classroom training, technical assistance, mentoring and access
to pertinent resources.
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Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC)
The Georgia
SBDC Network is headquartered at the University of
Georgia campus in Athens, and through partnerships with
nine other universities and colleges in the state we provide
business consulting and continuing education opportunities
to Georgia’s entrepreneurs.
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The Edge Connection
The Edge Connection offers proven programs of business training, life skills training, financial literacy, technology training, and ongoing business consultation to aid micro-entrepreneurs and small business owners in their efforts to launch, sustain, and expand businesses.
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National
Association of Women Business Owners
The mission of the
Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Women Business
Owners is to encourage, support, and educate women who own
and operate their own business.
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SCORE
National
SCORE "Counselors
to America's Small Business" is the best source of free
and confidential small business advice to help
you build your business—from idea to start-up to success.
The SCORE Association, headquartered in Washington,
DC, is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial
education and the formation, growth, and success of small
businesses nationwide.
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The Official Business Link to the US Government
One of the greatest challenges businesses face in dealing with the federal government is the large number of different agencies they must work with, each with its own set of regulations. Each agency organizes compliance information on its Website differently, which could make finding this information more difficult. Business.gov is intended to address this problem, providing one Internet source for businesses seeking information on how to comply with government regulations. For the first time, businesses can go to one Website to get this information.
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The Small Business Training Network
Explore a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops, sample business plans and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs.
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Bplans
Bplans.com is dedicated
to helping people effectively build and grow their businesses.
The Website provides free sample business plans, articles,
advice, and interactive tools for entrepreneurs.
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My
Own Business, Inc
Welcome to the world's
leading Internet business course on how to avoid failure
in starting and operating your own business. This course
is run by successful business owners and professionals who
donate their time and experience to point out the common,
avoidable pitfalls. My Own Business, Inc, (MOBI) is a nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization committed to helping new businesses
succeed in every community. To fulfill this mission, free access to
an online version of the course is available.
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BizStats
Instant access to
useful financial ratios, business statistics and benchmarks,
and effective and understandable online analysis of businesses
and industries. For
example, want to quickly know what the average small business
owner keeps from each dollar of revenue? See the summary
of industry profitability - sole proprietorships. Get great retail benchmarks at
sales per foot and sales per store.
Curious about which businesses have the best - and worst -
chances of success? Then see the table on Safest and Riskiest
Small Businesses. Get quick answers to the total number of
US businesses, the total size of US markets by industry, and
see their first bite at restaurant industry benchmarks.
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NBA
First Step>FirstStep Review
First Step is a screening
tool to help smaller businesses (with less than 100 employees
and annual sales of less than $5 million) determine the likelihood
of success in gaining an SBA LowDoc guaranteed loan. The
LowDoc program began as a pilot in 1993 to help lenders participate
in the SBA program with smaller businesses. If you gain a
score of 70 or more on First Step, then the next step would
be to find a lender who is SBA certified for LowDoc loans.
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Fulton
County
Obtain a business
license for commerce in Fulton County.
Cobb
County
Obtain a business license
for commerce in Cobb County.
Gwinnett
County
Obtain a business license
for commerce in Gwinnett County.
Dekalb
County
Obtain a business license
for commerce in Dekalb County.
Henry
County
Obtain a business license
for commerce in Henry County.
City
of Atlanta
Doing business in and
with the City of Atlanta.
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