SBA On-line Training

www.**sba.gov/tools/sbalearning-center/search/training

Small Business Information Center

www.**sbdcnet.org

Office of Women’s Business Ownership

www.**sba.gov/offices/headquarters/

Wbo?

Michigan elibrary

www.**Mel.org/business

E-MAIL COUNSELING

Michigan Small Business Development

Centers

www.**sbdcmichigan.org

SCORE

www.**score.org

SAMPLE BUSINESS PLANS

SBA

www.**sba.gov/starting-managing-business

ASBDC

www.**sbdcnet.org/small-businessinformation-center/business-plans

A “How to” Write a Business Plan

www.**sba.gov/starting-business/

Write-yourbusiness-plan

LEGAL AND REGULATORY INFORMATION

Business USA

www.**business.usa.gov

Michigan Business License Search

www.**michigan.gov/lara

NAICS code search and Size Standards

www.**sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/index.html

National Ombudsman

www.**sba.gov/ombudsman

Nolo legal information

www.**nolo.com

UPC Bar Codes

www.**uc-council.org

E-COMMERCE

A “How-to” Guide

www.**sba.gov/tools/sbalearning-center/search/training

TAXES

IRS Small Business/Self Employed

Michigan Dept. of Treasury

www.**michigan.gov/treasury

SBA Loan Guaranty Programs

www.**sba.gov/loans-grants/see-what-sba-offers/sba-loan-programs

List of Venture Capital in Michigan

www.**michiganbusiness.org/

grow/access-capital/Small Business Innovation Research

www.**sbir.gov

Catalog ofederal Domestic Assistance (Grants)

Federal Government Grants

www.**grants.gov

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

SBA-Government Contracting Office

www.**sba.gov/contracting

Federal Procurement Opportunities

www.**fbo.gov

HUBZones

www.**sba.gov/hubzone

The Systemor Award Management

www.**sam.gov

Federal Interagency Databases Online

www.**fido.gov

Doing Business with Michigan

www.**michigan.gov/buymichiganfirst

North American Industrial Classification

System (NAICS)

www.**census.gov/eos/

Www/naics

EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE INFORMATION

SBA Office of International Trade

www.**sba.gov/offices/headquarters/oit

International Trade Administration

www.**ita.doc.gov

The U.S. Government Export Portal

www.**export.gov

Michigan District Export Council

www.**exportmichigan.biz

U.S. Commercial Service

www.**buyusa.gov/greatlakes/

PATENTS,TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

U.S. Copyright Office

www.**copyright.gov

U.S. Patent and Trademark

www.**uspto.gov

The Entrepreneur’s Network

www.**tenentrepreneurs.org/

Federal Web Portalor Veterans in

Business

www.**va.gov/osdbu/veteran

SBA Veterans Business Development

www.**sba.gov/starting-business/how-startbusiness/business-types/veteran-ownedbusinesses

Veterans Business Outreach Center

WOMEN

SBA’s Office of Women’s Business

Ownership

www.**sba.gov/offices/headquarters/

Women Selling toederal Government

www.**sba.gov/contracting/governmentcontracting-programs/

Women-owned-smallbusinesses

Michigan Women’s Marketplace

www.**miwomen.com

Count Me Inor Women’s Economic

Independence

www.**count-me-in.org

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

SBA’s Teen Business Link

www.**

mindyourownbiz.org/

succeed/teen_business_link.shtml

SCORE

www.**score.org/

content/youngentrepreneurs

Young Biz

www.**youngbiz.com/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Working at Home

www.**workingsolo.com

My Own Business

www.**scu.edu/mobi/50

Plus Entrepreneurs

www.**sba.gov/content/50-entrepreneurs

SCORE 50 Plus Entrepreneurs

www.**score.

org/content/encore-entrepreneurs

CEED Lending

33109 Schoolcraft Rd.

Todd Van Appledorn, contact

tvanappledorn**[ta]**eed.org

www.**greatlakeswbc.org/

programs/ceedlending

Serves Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee,Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland,Washtenaw and Wayne counties (except

the City of Detroit - See The Small Business

Detroit Microloan Program listed).

The Small Business Detroit Microloan

Belinda Turner-DuBois, contact

bdubois**[ta]**eed.org

Serves the City of Detroit.

Serves Genesee, Lapeer, Saginaw,Shiawassee and North Oakland Counties.

STATE TRADE AND EXPORT

PROMOTION (STEP)

The State Trade and Export

Promotion (STEP) Program is a pilot

export initiative to make matchingfund

awards to states to assist small

businesses enter and succeed in the

international marketplace. Activities to

Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce

PTAC

Flint 810-600-***

ptac**[ta]**ntandgenesee.org

www.**flintandgenesee.org/

develop/ptac/Macomb Regional PTAC

Warren 586-498-***

ptac**[ta]**omb.edu

www.**macomb.edu/ptac

Muskegon Areairst PTAC

Muskegon 231-722-***

info**[ta]**kegon.org

www.**muskegonareafirst.org/ptac N.E. Michigan Consortium PTAC

Counties Served: Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan,Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw,Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle and Roscommon.

Onaway 989-733-***

ptac**[ta]**cworks.org

www.**discovernortheastmichigan.org/

procurement.asp

Northwest Michigan PTAC

Counties Served: Alger, Antrim, Baraga,Benzie, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Delta,Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse,Houghton, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw,Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee,Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee,Ontonagon, Schoolcraft and Wexford.

Traverse City 231-929-***

ptac**[ta]**worksnorthwest.org

www.**net

worksnorthwest.org/ptac

PTAC of Schoolcraft College

Counties Served: Oakland, Livingston,Monroe, Washtenaw, and Wayne County -Northwest.

Livonia 734-462-***

ptac**[ta]**oolcraft.edu

www.**schoolcraft.edu/business-andcommunity/business-development-center/ptac

PTAC of South Central Michigan

Counties Served: Clinton, Ingham, Eaton,Jackson, Hillsdale and Lenawee.

Jackson 517-788-***

ptac**[ta]**c-scmi.org

www.**ptac-scmi.org/

Lansing Area Satellite:517-853-***

Saginawuture, Inc. PTAC

Counties Served: Arenac, Bay, Clare,Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and

Saginaw 989-754-8222 ext.***

ptac**[ta]**inawfuture.com

www.**saginawfuture.com/grow-in-saginawcounty/government-contracting/

S.W. Michigan PTAC

Kalamazoo 269-385-***

ptac**[ta]**ohn.org

www.**upjohn.org/

services/programadministration/ptac

Wayne State University - PTAC

Counties Served: Wayne County - City of Detroit 313-577-***

ptac**[ta]**ne.edu

www.**execed.wayne.edu/entrepreneurship/ptac.php

Customer Support staff: 1-888-464-***

Monday -riday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

E-mail: e-verify**[ta]**.gov

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

P.O. Box ***

Alexandria, VA 22313-***

800-786-***

www.**uspto.gov/Trademark Information Hotline

703-308-***

MISSISSIPPI

Messagerom The District Director

MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT

Regions Plaza

210 E. Capitol St., Ste.***

Jackson, MS 3***

MAIN NUMBER:601-965-***

TDD PHONE:Fax:: 601-965-5629 or

601-965-***

Stewart, Janita R.

601-965-***

Reed, Gary K.

601-965-***

Bethea, Tarvis

601-965-***

Doss, Alice A.

Supervisory Business

Opportunity Specialist

601-965-***

Conner, Joyce M.

601-965-***

Sanford, Jeremy

Fisher, Rhonda H.

Supervisory Lender Relations

601-965-***

Harris, Rosetta G.

601-965-***

Dean, Debbie W.

601-965-***

Baltzgar, Michael D.

Procurement Center

Area III Government

601-965-***

GULFPORT BRANCH

Hancock Bank Plaza

2510 14th St., Ste.***

Gulfport, MS 3***

228-863-***

BRANCH:228-864-***

Foster, Lance P.

Branch Manager

228-863-4449 ext.***

Johnson-Fells, Bridget D.

Specialist/Public Information

228-863-4449 ext.***

Eady, Derek

228-863-4449 ext.***

SUCCESS STORY

Cookin’ Up A Storm

Robin DeVos Owen

1491 Canton Mart Rd., Ste. 1

Jackson, MS 3***

601-951-***

Cookingwithrobin**[ta]**.com

www.**cookingupastorm.kitchen