Federal Small Business Assistance



Federal Small Business Assistance

U.S. Small Business Administration
Congress created the Small Business Administration (SBA)
in 1953 to encourage independently owned and operated enterprises.  Self-proclaimed,“small business resource,” the SBA has a field office in Georgia for your convenience.  They can be contacted at:

 

Small Business Administration - Georgia
District Office

233 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1900
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 331-0100

 The most important part of a successful business of any size is getting started.  Once you have decided what type of business you want to start and who you want to work with, there are many other decisions to be made.  What type of legal structure will you use?  How will you insure your business and yourself?  How will you keep your records?  You can find suggestions to help you answer these questions and additional questions in the SBA Start-Up Guide.

 

U.S. Business Advisor

There are over 60 Federal agencies with regulations or suggestions for businesses.  The SBA has funded the U.S. Business Advisor to help you gain easy access to the federal agencies that will regulate your business.  The website contains the latest information to help your business become operational and keep it running legally.

Department of the Treasury

The Department of the Treasury has established an Office of Small Business and Development and an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to provide assistance to small businesses for procedures concerning the Treasury.  This site can be especially useful for minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran owned businesses, and businesses in under-utilized business zones. 

Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has billed the Small Business section of its web site Your One-Stop Business Resource.”  This site contains streaming videos on a variety of small business issues, toll free numbers to reach the IRS, and information on where to file your tax returns.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

For regulations affecting businesses, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets most of the federal standards regarding workplace safety.  Within their website is the OSHA Small Business page.  It contains many resources for small businesses to encourage safety and good health within the workplace.  This page includes the link to every local OSHA office.  The Georgia Regional office can be contacted at the following location:

 

Georgia Regional Office
61
Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia
30303
Phone: (404) 562-2300
Fax: (404) 562-2295

 

“This page provides one-stop shopping for the most popular materials for small businesses from free on-site consultation to interactive computer software to technical information to easy-to-follow guides for specific OSHA standards. It also includes links to OSHA local offices and the Small Business Administration.” -- from the OSHA Small Business website.

 

House Committee on Small Business

The House of Representatives has a Committee on Small Business that looks out for your needs as an owner of a small business.