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Welcome!Welcome!
Ray Milano
Business Development Specialist
THE SBA ADVANTAGE
U.S. Small Business Administration
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Our MissionOur MissionMaintain and strengthen the nation's Maintain and strengthen the nation's
economy by aiding, counseling, assisting economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small and protecting the interests of small
businesses and by helping families and businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national businesses recover from national
disasters.disasters.
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The SBA AdvantageThe SBA Advantage
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SSeek eek OOut ut SSBABA
• Training & CounselingTraining & Counseling• Access to CapitalAccess to Capital• Government ContractingGovernment Contracting• Disaster AssistanceDisaster Assistance
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Experienced Volunteers Experienced Volunteers Offering:Offering:– Expert business counselingExpert business counseling
– Marketing adviceMarketing advice
– Business plan preparationBusiness plan preparation
– Loan application Loan application assistance*assistance*
– Online or in person Online or in person counselingcounseling
SCORESCORE(Counselors to America’s Small Businesses)(Counselors to America’s Small Businesses) Over 300 SCORE volunteers statewide in 7 chaptersOver 300 SCORE volunteers statewide in 7 chapters and 29 branch locations and 29 branch locations
Boston:Boston: www.scoreboston.orgwww.scoreboston.org
Springfield:Springfield: www.scorewesternma.orgwww.scorewesternma.org
Training & CounselingTraining & Counseling
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Contact SCOREContact SCORE
Boston …………….Boston ……………. 617-565-5591617-565-5591Springfield ……….Springfield ………. 413-785-0314413-785-0314Worcester ………...Worcester ………... 508-753-2929508-753-2929Pittsfield ………….Pittsfield …………. 413-443-1326413-443-1326Cape Cod …………Cape Cod ………… 508-775-4884508-775-4884Southeastern MA ...Southeastern MA ... 508-587-2673508-587-2673New Bedford ……...New Bedford ……... 508-991-3122508-991-3122Northeastern MA ...Northeastern MA ... 978-927-2282978-927-2282
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SBDCSBDCSmall Business Development CentersSmall Business Development Centers
• Professional Business Advisors:Professional Business Advisors:– Loan application assistanceLoan application assistance
– Business plan assistanceBusiness plan assistance
– Provide management and technical assistanceProvide management and technical assistance
– Combine resources of SBA, local government, Combine resources of SBA, local government, private sector and academiaprivate sector and academia
– Over 900 locations across the countryOver 900 locations across the country
– Typically located at colleges and universitiesTypically located at colleges and universities
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Boston Boston 617-287-7750617-287-7750Berkshire MA (Pittsfield) Berkshire MA (Pittsfield) 413-499-0933413-499-0933Central MA (Worcester) Central MA (Worcester) 508-793-7615 508-793-7615 No. Eastern MA (Salem) No. Eastern MA (Salem) 978-542-6343978-542-6343Southeastern MA (Fall River) Southeastern MA (Fall River) 508-673-9783508-673-9783Western MA (Springfield) Western MA (Springfield) 413-737-6712 413-737-6712 Amherst State Office Amherst State Office 413-545-6302413-545-6302Procurement Technical Assistance Ctr. Procurement Technical Assistance Ctr. 413-737-6712 x 105413-737-6712 x 105
Mass. Export Center Mass. Export Center State Transportation Bldg.State Transportation Bldg. 10 Park Plaza, Ste 451010 Park Plaza, Ste 4510 Boston, MABoston, MA 617-973-8664617-973-8664
www.msbdc.orgwww.msbdc.org
MSBDC Locations
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Women’s Business CentersWomen’s Business Centers
• Provide training, counseling, mentoringProvide training, counseling, mentoring
• Tailor programs to local community needs; Tailor programs to local community needs;
includes assistance to economically and socially includes assistance to economically and socially
disadvantaged womendisadvantaged women
• Center for Women & EnterpriseCenter for Women & Enterprise– Boston: Boston: www.cweboston.orgwww.cweboston.org ………… ………… 617-536-0700617-536-0700 – Worcester: Worcester: www.cweworcester.orgwww.cweworcester.org …. …. 508-363-2300508-363-2300
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Women’s Business Centers OnlineWomen’s Business Centers Online
• Management, networking, Management, networking, market research informationmarket research information
• Interactive mentoringInteractive mentoring• More information available More information available
at:at:
www.onlinewbc.govwww.onlinewbc.gov
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SBA Online SBA Online ResourcesResources
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www.sba.gov/ma
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT WEBPAGE
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ONLINE TRAINING
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WWW.BUSINESS.GOVWWW.BUSINESS.GOV
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SBA ONLINE RESOURCESSBA ONLINE RESOURCESFOR VETERANSFOR VETERANS
www.sba.gov/vetswww.sba.gov/vets
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Access to CapitalAccess to Capital
Help Financing Your BusinessHelp Financing Your Business
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Financial AssistanceFinancial Assistance
SBA Guaranteed LoansSBA Guaranteed Loans
• Basic 7(a)Basic 7(a)– SBA ExpressSBA Express– Community ExpressCommunity Express
• CDC/504 ProgramCDC/504 Program
• Micro LoansMicro Loans
• Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery
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PATRIOT EXPRESSPATRIOT EXPRESSLoans up to $500,000 for militaryLoans up to $500,000 for military
community members, including:community members, including:
Veterans
Service Disabled Veterans
Soon to be discharged active-duty service members eligible for the military’s Transition Assistance Program
Reservist and National Guard Members
Current spouses of any of the above
The widowed spouse of a service member or veteran who died during service or of a service-connected disability
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Patriot Express Initiative LoanPatriot Express Initiative Loan
• Start-upStart-up
• ExpansionExpansion
• Equipment purchasesEquipment purchases
• Working capitalWorking capital
• Inventory purchasesInventory purchases
• Business real-estate purchasesBusiness real-estate purchases
Can be used for:Can be used for:
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GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTINGCONTRACTING
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Government ContractingGovernment Contracting
• Purchases by military and civilian Purchases by military and civilian installations exceeds $200 million/yearinstallations exceeds $200 million/year
• 23% of all government buys are supposed 23% of all government buys are supposed to go to small businessesto go to small businesses
• Contract goals for:Contract goals for:– Women-owned businesses (5%)Women-owned businesses (5%)– Small disadvantaged businesses (5%)Small disadvantaged businesses (5%)– HubZone businesses (3%)HubZone businesses (3%)– Service disabled veteran-owned businesses Service disabled veteran-owned businesses
(3%)(3%)
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Central Contractor Registration Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (CCR) www.ccr.govwww.ccr.gov
• Primary Vendor Database for:Primary Vendor Database for:– DODDOD– U.S. Department of TreasuryU.S. Department of Treasury– U.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Department of Transportation– NASANASA
• Collects information needed for electronic funds Collects information needed for electronic funds transfers (EFT)transfers (EFT)
• Validates registrant’s information and electronically Validates registrant’s information and electronically shares the data with Federal agencies – paperless shares the data with Federal agencies – paperless procurement and payment through EFTprocurement and payment through EFT
• Firms are required to complete a one-time registration Firms are required to complete a one-time registration processprocess
• Registration must be renewed annually. Both current Registration must be renewed annually. Both current and potential vendors must register in CCR to be and potential vendors must register in CCR to be awarded contracts, and to be paid by the above noted awarded contracts, and to be paid by the above noted agencies.agencies.
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How to Contact SBAHow to Contact SBA
Phone:Phone: (617) 565-5590(617) 565-5590
Fax: (617) 565-5598Fax: (617) 565-5598
E-Mail: E-Mail: [email protected]@sba.gov
SBA OnlineSBA Online
National Page: National Page: www.sba.govwww.sba.gov
Massachusetts Page: Massachusetts Page: www.sba.gov/mawww.sba.gov/ma
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