Oklahoma Small Business Resource Guide - SBA

contents
SMALL BUSINESS
2012-2013 OKLAHOMA
FEATURES
6 Introduction
6 Administrator’s Message
7 Regional Administrator’s
Message
8 District Director’s Letter
10 Counseling
Getting help to start up, market and
manage your business.
10 SBA Resource Partners
13 SBA’s Online Tools and Training
14 Reaching Underserved
Communities
15 Are You Right for Small
Business Ownership?
16 Writing a Business Plan
17 Capital
Financing options to start or grow
your business.
17 SBA Business Loans
18 What to Take to the Lender
23 Small Business Investment
Company Program
24 Small Business Innovation
Research Program
24 Small Business Technology
Transfer Program
25 Surety Bond Guarantee
Program
27 SBA Loan Program Chart
4 — Small Business Resource OKLAHOMA
29 Lender Listing
31 Building on SBA’s Record
Year
32 Contracting
Applying for Government
Contracts.
32 How Government Contracting
Works
33 SBA Contracting Programs
36 Getting Started in Contracting
37 Disaster
Knowing the types of assistance
available for recovery.
38 Advocacy and Ombudsman
Watching out for small business
interests.
39 Additional Resources
Taking care of start up logistics.
42 Business Organization:
Choosing your Structure
43 Other Assistance
“Everything you need to know
about setting up, marketing
and managing the revenue of
your business.”
Reni
Publishing
Publishers of Small Business Resource
Advertising
Phone: 863-294-2812 • 800-274-2812
Fax: 863-299-3909 • www.sbaguides.com
Staff
President/CEO
Joe Jensen jjensen@reni.net
English Small Business Resource Advertising
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Production
Diane Traylor dtraylor@reni.net
SBA’s Marketing Office:
The Small Business Resource Guide is published
under the direction of SBA’s Office of Marketing and
Customer Service.
Director of Marketing
Paula
Panissidi paula.panissidi@sba.gov
Editorial Content
marketinghq@sba.gov
Graphic Design
Gary
Shellehamer gary.shellehamer@sba.gov
SBA’s participation in this publication is not an
endorsement of the views, opinions, products or
services of the contractor or any advertiser or other
participant appearing herein. All SBA programs
and services are extended to the public on a
nondiscriminatory basis.
Printed in the United States of America
While every reasonable effort has been made
to ensure that the information contained herein
was accurate as of the date of publication, the
information is subject to change without notice.
Neither the contractor, the federal government,
or agents thereof shall be held liable for any
damages arising from the use of or reliance on the
information contained in this publication.
SBA Publication # MCS-0018
This publication is provided under SBA Contract
# SBAHQ11C0005.
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