Cherie Sohnen-Moe

The SBA has totally revamped its website. It is much more friendly and easy to navigate!

The major tabs are

• Starting & Managing a Business
• Loans & Grants
• Contracting
• Counseling & Training
• SBA Direct
• For Lenders

In addition to general resources, you can enter your zip code, sekect items that you want to learn more about, and view local resources in a column on the right side of the screen.

The section that will likely be most often used is the Starting and Managing a Business. I’ve listed the subsections below to hopefully spark your interest in checking out these great resources.

Starting a Business

• Thinking About Starting
• Finding a Mentor or Counselor
• Writing a Business Plan
• Establishing a Business
• Preparing Your Finances
• Loans, Grants & Funding
• Business Law & Regulations
• Marketing a New Business
• Local Resources
• Forms

Managing a Business

• Leading Your Company
• Growing Your Business
• Exporting & Importing
• Running a Business
• Business Law & Regulations
• Getting Out
• Business Guides by Industry
• Local Resources
• Forms

I like to browse through some of the subtopics whenever I am working on a new project or updating my marketing plan. There are a plethora of articles, tips and forms. Truthfully, I’ve barely scratched the surface of the offerings. I’d love to hear which ones you find useful.