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How SBA Can Help Your Business. Why Go Into Business?. Make money Have fun Be your own boss Prestige of owning your own firm Leave a legacy for your family. Cruel Facts of Entrepreneurial Life. 70% survive for 2 years About 50% make it 5 years Failures are due to lack of : Funding
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Why Go Into Business? • Make money • Have fun • Be your own boss • Prestige of owning your own firm • Leave a legacy for your family
Cruel Facts of Entrepreneurial Life • 70% survive for 2 years • About 50% make it 5 years • Failures are due to lack of : • Funding • Business skills/planning • Commitment
SBA Cares About Small Business • Small Business is important to our Economy • More than 94% of all businesses in the U.S. are classified as “Small Businesses” • Generate more than 50% of non-farm GDP • Employ half of all private sector employees • Generated 60 – 80% of all new jobs in the last decade.
SBA’s “Three Cs” • To Virginia’s small businesses we provide: • Sources for Counseling • Access to Capital • Government Contractingand Business Development Solutions
SBA Lending Process $ $ $
SBA Financing • SBA is a guarantor of loans made by banks and other institutions • Up to 90% guarantees • SBA does not offer grants tostart or grow small businesses • Lender list on sba.gov
Assistance Starting or Growing • Starting: • Developing a business plan • Accessing resources • Completing loan applications • Growing: • Solving Problems • Making contacts • Vetting growth plans
Virginia Resources • SBA District Office in Richmond • Resource Partners: • SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives) • Small Business Development Centers • Women’s Business Centers • Veteran’s Business Opportunity Centers Plus Extended Resources that aren’t directly supported by the SBA…
Small Business Advantage • The world’s largest buyer of goods and services. • Over $425 billion a year. • Federal agencies are required to establish small business contracting goals.
Certifications • Formal SBA Certification Programs • 8(a) Business Development Program • HUBZone Program • Self-certification Programs • SDVO Small Business Program • WOSB Program
Program Preference • There is no order of precedence among the 8(a) BD, HUBZone, SDVO SBC or WOSB programs. • SBA believes that Progress in fulfilling the various small business goals, as well as other factors such as the results of market research, programmatic needs specific to the procuring agency, anticipated award price, and the acquisition history, will be considered in making a decision as to which program to use for the acquisition.
Additional Notes • To be certified in one of the special areas the following conditions apply: • Firm must be a small business • Business must be owned (at least 51%) by the individual in the requested special category. • Business must be controlled by the individual in the requested special category. • Ownership must be unconditional and direct. • Owner must understand that certification does not equal to immediate success. Must continue to market the business.
John D. Veal, Jr. Lead Business Opportunity Specialist Richmond District Office Email: john.veal@sba.gov Phone: (804)771-2400 ext 116