Your dream may be to start your own business. All of the indications from the tests you've taken point to a specific career. You don't want to work for anyone. You believe you have the determination and desire to succeed. All you need is to know where and how to get started.
There are ample opportunities for both personal and financial assistance from the Small Business Administration. A new loan program called the "Low Documentation" plan has a simplified procedure for applying for $50,000 or less in SBA loans to get that venture off the ground. These loans are now often underwritten by large banks as well as some of the traditional small banks the SBA has long favored.
The following is a list of starting places by state to contact to discuss launching your own business. If this has long been your dream -- and you have the idea and the ambition to make it happen -- there has never been a better time to go into business for yourself. Good luck!
Alabama
Alabama Development Office
State Capitol, 135 S. Union St.
Montgomery, AL. 36130
(205) 263-0048
Small Business Advocate
State Capitol, 135 S. Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 263-0048
Alaska
Division of Business Development
Alaska Dept. of Commerce
3601 C Street Suite 722
Anchorage, AK. 99503
(907) 563-2165
Small Business Advocate
Alaska Dept. of Commerce
P. O. Box D
Juneau, AK 99811
(907) 465-2018
Arizona
State Small Business Advocate
Arizona Department of Commerce
4th Floor, Capitol Towers
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ. 85007
(602) 255-5371
Arkansas
Small Business Clearinghouse
Arkansas Industrial Development Comm.
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-7500
California
Office of Small Business
California Dept, of Commerce
1121 L Street Suite 501
Sacramento, CA. 95814
(916) 445-6545
Colorado
Colorado Office Of Small Business
Office Of Economic Development
1625 Broadway, Suite 1710
Denver, CO 80202
(800) 323-7798
Connecticut
Office of Small Business Services
Dept. of Economic Development
210 Washington Street
Hartford, CT. 06106
(203) 566-4051
Delaware
Small Business Advocate
Delaware Development Office
P. O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 736-4271
District of Columbia
Office of Business & Econ. Dev.
District Bldg., 1111 E St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 727-6600
Florida
Small Business Advocate
Florida Department Of Commerce
G-27 Collins Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(904) 487-4698
Georgia
Georgia Small Business Assoc.
1280 South CNN Center
Atlanta, GA. 30355
(404) 223-2285
Hawaii
Small Business Information Service
Dept. Of Business & Economic Development
P. O. Box 2359
Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 548-7645
Idaho
Small Business Advocate
Department of Commerce
State House
Boise, ID. 83720
(208) 334-2470
Illinois
Small Business Assistance Bureau
Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Comm. Aff.
100 West Randolph St. Suite 3-400
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 252-2923
Indiana
Small Business Advocate
Office of Business Reg. Ombudsman
Indiana Dept. of Commerce
One North Capitol Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN. 46204-2243
(317) 232-5295
Iowa
Small Business Division
Iowa Dept. Of Economic Development
200 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 281-8324
Kansas
Small Business Advocate
Director, Existing Business
Dept. of Commerce
400 SW 8th St. Suite 500
Topeka, KS. 66603
(913) 296-3481
Kentucky
Small Business Division
Dept. Of Economic Development
Business Information Clearinghouse
22nd Floor, Capitol Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4252
Louisiana
Small Business Advocate
Community Development Div.
Louisiana Dept. of Commerce & Ind.
Box 94185
Baton Rouge, LA. 70804
(504) 342-5359
Maine
Small Business Advocate
Maine Dept. Of Econ. & Community Dev.
193 State Street, Station 59
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 289-2658
Maryland
Maryland Business Assistance Ctr.
217 East Redwood St.
Baltimore, MD. 21202
(800) OK-GREEN
Massachusetts
Mass. Office Of Business Development
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02202
(800) 632-8181
Michigan
Small Business Advocate
Michigan Dept. of Commerce
P.O. Box 30225
Lansing, MI. 48909
(517) 335-4720
Minnesota
Small Business Assistance Office
500 American Center
150 Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-3871
Mississippi
Small Business Advocate
Miss. Dept. of Economics
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS. 39205
(601) 982-6518
Missouri
Small Business Advocate
Dept. Of Economic Development
P. O. Box 118
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(314) 751-4982
Montana
Business Assistance Division
Dept. of Commerce 1424 9th Ave.
Helena, MT. 59620
(406) 444-4380
Nebraska
Small Business Division
P. O. box 94666
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3742
Nevada
Small Business Advocate
Nevada Office of Commun. Services
1100 East William Suite 116
Carson City, NV. 89710
(702) 885-4602
New Hampshire
Small Business Advocate
Dept. Of Resources & Econ. Dev.
Division of Economics
105 Loudon Road
Concord, NH 03301
New Jersey
Office of Small Business Assistance
200 S. Warren St. CN 835
Trenton, N.J. 08625
(609) 984-4442
New Mexico
Small Business Advocate
P. O. Box 20003
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-0300
New York
Business Opportunity Ctr.
NY State Dept. of Econ. Dev.
Albany, NY 12245
(800) STATE NY
North Carolina
Small Business Advocate
Small Business Development Center
North Carolina Dept. Of Commerce
Dobbs Bldg. Room 2019
430 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-7980
North Dakota
Small Business Advocate
North Dakota Dev. Commission
Liberty Memorial Building
Bismarck, N.D. 58501
(701) 224-2810
Ohio
Small Business Advocate
Small & Developing Business Division
P. O. Box 100
Columbus, OH 43266
(614) 466-2718
Oklahoma
Teamwork Oklahoma
6601 Broadway Extension
Oklahoma City, OK. 73116
(800) 522-OKLA
Oregon
Small Business Advocate
Dept. Of Economic Development
595 Cottage St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 373-1200
Pennsylvania
Business Resource Network
Forum Bldg. Room 404
Harrisburg, PA. 17120
(717) 783-5700
Rhode Island
Small Business Advocate
1664 Cranston Street
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 277-2601
South Carolina
Enterprise Development Dept.
P.O. Box 927
Columbia, S.C. 29202
(803) 737-0400
South Dakota
Small Business Advocate
Governor's Office Of Econ. Dev.
711 Wells Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-5032
Tennessee
Office of Small Business
Dept. of Econ. & Comm. Dev.
320 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN. 37219
(615) 741-2626
Texas
Small Business Division
Texas Dept. Of Commerce
P. O. Box 12728
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 472-5059
Utah
Small Business Advocate
Utah Small Business Devel. Ctr.
660 S. 200 East Suite 418
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 581-7905
Vermont
Small Business Advocate
Vermont Agency of Dev. & Comm. Aff.
Montpelier, VT 05602
(800) 622-4553
Virginia
Small Business Advocate
Office of Small Business & Fin. Serv
Virginia Dept. of Econ. Dev.
1000 Washington Bldg.
Richmond, VA. 23219
Washington
Business Assistance Division
Dept. of Trade & Econ. Development
101 General Admin Bldg. AX-13
Olympia, WA 98504
(206) 586-3021
West Virginia
Small Business Develop. Ctr.
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 24305
(304) 348-2960
Wisconsin
Small Business Advocate
Dept. Of Development
P. O. Box 7970
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-6747
Wyoming
Small Business Advocate
Economic Develop. & Stabilization Board
Herschler Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7287
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