STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
The Abilities Fund
National Office
410 N 18th St
Centerville, IA 52544-1823
Telephone: 641-856-2173
Toll Free: 888-222-8943
Fax: 641-856-3101
http://www.abilitiesfund.org"The Abilities Fund and Accion USA, a leading national microfinance lender specializing in loans to small businesses, have joined hands to ensure that individuals with disabilities have added benefits when applying for a loan from Accion USA. Qualified applicants will enjoy a lower interest rate along with technical assistance regarding the loan application. For more information, please visit the Abilities Fund Web site.
In support of new microlending services, The Abilities Fund is expanding its online presence to include training and technical assistance. This summer, people with disabilities nationwide will have 24-hour access to online tools such as Feasibility First ©, business plan development, and financial planning for business startup -- all of which are resources designed to prepare entrepreneurs with disabilities for self-employment."
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)
430 10th Street, NW, Suite N-116, Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 894-3575
Fax: (404) 894-4545
URL: http://www.atdc.org/The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) accelerates the formation and growth of technology-based companies in Georgia. ATDC provides entrepreneurs the assistance they need to rapidly bring new innovations to market.
AMEN, Inc.
PO Box 76956, Atlanta, Georgia 30358
Phone: (770) 952-0862
Fax: (770) 984-8627
E-mail: artdruck@aol.com
URL: http://ameninc.org/AMEN is designed with the purpose to help overcome the resource barriers faced by men and women who come through Atlanta Union Mission programs and who exhibit strong interest in starting their own businesses. Additionally, AMEN will provide the tools and the support necessary to help these startup businesses to be successful.
Appalachian Community Enterprises
54 Twin Lakes Rd., Cleveland, GA 30528
Toll free (877) 434-6609
URL: http://www.aceloans.org/Appalachian Community Enterprises is private non-profit organization that provides small business loans, training, and support for moderate and low income residents of these north Georgia counties. We are especially interested in receiving applications from Chattooga, Elbert, Floyd, Franklin, Gilmer, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Polk, and Walker.
Atlanta Microfund (AHAND)
Office Address: 633 Pryor St, SW, Atlanta, GA 30312
Mailing Address: AHAND, P.O. Box 11387, Atlanta, GA 30310
Phone: (404) 586-0808
Fax: (404) 586-0805
E-mail@ ahand.org
URL: http://ahand.org/index/programs/atlanta_micro_fund",,,provides funding and business management assistance to micro businesses located in Atlanta's inner city. Funding for clients is provided in the form of a micro loan or non repayable grant (grants are paid through the UWMA's IDA Program)...AMF's mission is to increase small business opportunities by providing capital, technical assistance, and referrals to existing and startup businesses typically excluded from mainstream sources of financing."
Augusta-Richmond County Small Business Incubator
3140 Augusta Tech Drive, Augusta, Georgia 30906-3381
Phone: (706) 792-9044
Fax: (706) 792-9905
E-mail: info@arcsbi.com
URL: http://www.arcsbi.comIf you are an entrepreneur or are thinking of starting a service, manufacturing, or Research and Development business and are looking for a place to locate your business in Augusta, Georgia ... then you have come to the right place.
Business and Economic Development
Statewide Business Services, Office of Small and Minority Business
200 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 1304, West Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 656-6315 or (800) 495-0053
* Use the toll-free number if calling Atlanta would otherwise require long distance.
Fax: (404) 657-4681
E-mail: cdlee@doas.state.ga.us
URL: http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/doas/It is our mission to provide quality and responsive services to the small and minority business community and state government. As a liaison, we provide information, technical assistance, and training to enhance awareness of procurement opportunities with the state. Our office promotes greater customer involvement and more positive relationships between state organizations and their service and product suppliers.
Center for Black Women's Wellness, Inc./Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Program
477 Windsor street SW- Room 309, Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone: (404) 688-9202
Fax: (404) 880-9435
URL: http://www.cbww.org/programs_program.html"The Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Program assists low-to-moderate income women in starting a micro business and generating income for their families. The program supports participants in starting small, innovative businesses, by providing personal and business development training; counseling; business-to-business networking sessions; and access to financial resources...Focus Area: Located in a multi-purpose community center, the Center primarily services families in its surrounding area. This 3.5 square mile area is just south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia and has numerous health and social challenges as well as assets from which to build. With a population of about 15,000, the Center's focus area includes the communities of Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh, Summerhill, Peoplestown, Adair Park, and Capitol Homes. The Center also serves women and families throughout Metropolitan Atlanta."
Chalmers Center for Economic Development
14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Georgia 30750
Phone: (706) 419-1803
Fax: (706) 419-1813
E-mail: nikkel@covenant.edu
URL: http://www.chalmers.orgAt the Chalmers Center, Economic Development means enabling a person or a family to support themselves via their own work.
City of Savannah - Economic Development Department
P.O. Box 1027, 6 E. Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia 31402
Phone: (912) 651-3653
Fax: (912) 651-7616
URL: http://www.savannahchamber.com/economic/We invite you to bring your business to the Savannah Area and become a part of this vital and thriving community that can't wait to serve you. To help your relocation efforts, we offer the following services:
-Arranging for and accompanying you to meet key city officials and other VIPs
-Locating the best site for your business and home for your family
-Interfacing with government office staff to obtain necessary information
-Finding resources for your project Connecting you to financial resources
Economic Development and Technology Ventures
Georgia Institute of Technology
430 Tenth Street, N.W., Suite N-112, Atlanta, Georgia 30318 USA
Phone: (404) 894-5217
Fax: (404) 894-1826
E-mail: information@edi.gatech.edu
URL: http://www.edtv.gatech.edu/The Office of Economic Development and Technology Ventures carries out Georgia Tech's economic development initiatives through three organizations:
- the Advanced Technology Development Center,
- the Economic Development Institute, and
- Georgia Tech VentureLab.
First Stop Business Information Center
Suite 315, West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 656-7061 or (800) 656-4558
TTY: (404) 657-2392
Fax: (404) 657-6380
URL: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/firststop/default.htmThe First Stop Business Information Center provides the small business owner and the prospective entrepreneur with a central point of information and contacts for state regulatory requirements for operating a small business. The primary objective of this center is to facilitate sustainable small business development in Georgia by offering a central location for determination of what licenses and permits must be obtained and maintained by individuals and businesses conducting their enterprises in our great state.
Georgia Small Business Resources
URL: http://www.georgia.org/Business/SmallBusiness/small_business_resources.htm
Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Economic Development
60 Executive Park South, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (404) 679-4940
URL: http://www.dca.state.ga.us/index.aspThe Office of Economic Development is responsible for state administration of many incentive programs as well as providing technical assistance in the area of economic development to local governments, development authorities, and private for-profit entities.
- Economic Development Financing Packet
URL: http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/TaxCredits/programs/financingPacket.aspThis packet contains information about various federal, state, and local financing programs that directly or indirectly benefit Georgia businesses or those businesses interested in making Georgia their home. Many of these programs may also directly benefit local governments. We have also included information on the Secretary of State’s First Stop Business Information Center. The Center should be helpful to persons who are considering starting a new business or who need information on where to obtain licensing and permits. This packet also contains a section on the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA provides a number of programs that are useful to potential and existing business owners.
Georgia Micro Enterprise Network
3695-F Cascade Road PMB #215, Atlanta, Georgia 30331
Phone: (404) 296-1059
Fax: (404) 696-8748
URL: http://www.georgiamicroenterprise.orgGeorgia Small Business Development Center
The University of Georgia Business SBDC
1180 East Broad Street - Chicopee Complex
Athens, GA. 30602-5412
Phone: (706) 542-6762
Fax:(706)542-6776
URL: http://www.sbdc.uga.edu/index.aspx?page_name=index
- SBDC Publications (e.g., business planning, tax issues, financing, etc.)
URL: http://www.sbdc.uga.edu/index.aspx?page_name=document_portal"The Georgia SBDC Network is headquartered at the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and through partnerships with nine other universities and colleges in the state we provide business consulting and continuing education opportunities to Georgia’s entrepreneurs. In 2004, our consultants assisted 5,655 business clients with a variety of challenges, including but not limited to, how to start a business, how to write a business plan, how to apply for a loan or seek out other financial resources, how to market their products and services, and how to plan for succession of the business. Additionally, we provided 834 training programs attended by 11,186 individuals across the state often in conjunction with other business assistance organizations."
ReBoot
ATRC-Metro Atlanta
Touch The Future ATRC
4508 Bibb Blvd. Suite 310, Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: (770) 934-8432
Fax: (770) 934-8433
E-mail: carolynpphillips@mindspring.com
URL: http://www.gatfl.org/reboot/default.htmReBoot is a nonprofit, statewide, collaborative effort of many groups and organizations committed to recycling computers. We are dedicated to actively promoting independence for people with disabilities through our efforts. Some of our core partners are Tools for Life - Georgia's Tech Act Project, Touch the Future, Inc., The National Cristina Foundation, and Friends of Disabled Adults and Children.
Quality Care for Children, Inc./Microenterprise Family Child Care Program and Caring for your Business
1447 Peachtree Street- Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 479-4200
Fax: (404) 479-4166
URL: http://www.qualitycareforchildren.org/Geographic Area Served: Metropolitan Atlanta area (Urban, Suburban)
Mission: The Microenterprise Family Child Care Program assists TANF recipients in obtaining work experience and acquiring the necessary skills and support to open up and successfully operate a family child care home business. Caring for your Business offers an extensive business skills training curriculum to experienced family child care providersSmall Business Assistance Corporation
111 East Liberty Street, Suite 100, P. O. Box 10750, Savannah, GA 31412-0950
Toll Free: (888) 287-2137
Voice: (912) 232-4700
Fax: (912) 232-0385
E-mail: SBAC@SBACSAV.COM
URL: http://www.sbacsav.com/SBAC administers a variety of loan programs that address virtually all small business-financing needs. There are basically four types of SBA lending and equity investment programs available: the 7(A) Loan Guaranty Program, the 7(M) MicroLoan Program, the 504 Certified Development Company Loan Program and the Small Business Capital Fund. SBAC lending professionals will assist you in determining which program or combination of programs is best for you.
- Links to Loan Programs
URL: http://www.sbacsav.com/programs.htmlState of Georgia Secretary of State
First Stop Business Information Center
2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive
Suite 315, West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 656-7061
Toll-free: (800) 656-4558
URL: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/firststop/first_stop_business_guide.pdf"The Secretary of State First Stop Business Information Center was established to assist Georgia’s entrepreneurs in navigating the various licensing and registration requirements involved in starting a new business. The enclosed
booklet, the First Stop Business Guide, is designed to provide resources and contact information to assist Georgians in pursuing new business endeavors."United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
100 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 527-7200
Fax: (404) 527-7353
E-mail: agoldsor@unitedwayatl.org
URL: http://www.unitedwayatl.orgUnited Way of Metropolitan Atlanta is fundamentally different from other nonprofits and many United Ways. As a true community building organization, UWMA takes its direction from our community. It exists for only one reason - to help us come together as one community to identify and work on the issue we consider most important.
- Individual Development Account Program
URL: http://www.unitedwayatl.org/e0-ida.aspWomen's Economic Development Agency (WEDA)
1447 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 817-0677
Fax: (404) 817-7799
URL: http://www.weda-atlanta.org/The WEDA program is geared for individuals who are planning, expanding or strengthening a business. It is a 21-seminar series session for women business owners, 2 1/2 hours each week. This program was condensed in 1995 to a 5-hour program. WEDA also provides mentoring and one-on-one counseling. The majority of clients are African-American women, however, it is open to all individuals, including men. Topics covered in the training program include marketing, business planning, accounting and finance, contract negotiation, and domestic and international procurement.
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