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There are many state programs. Below are general and state-specific business resources.

General Links

How do I get a small business grant?
http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ2.html

Grants
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/grants/index.html


How do I get a small business loan?

http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ1.html


U.S. Small Business Administration

http://www.sba.gov/


Small Business Development Centers

http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/index.html


SBA Office of Advocacy
provides direct link to local business owners, state and local government agencies, state legislatures and small business organizations.
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/advo/region.html

State-Specific Links

Alabama

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs: http://www.adeca.state.al.us/

Alaska

Resources for Conducting Business in the State of Alaska: http://www.state.ak.us/local/bus1.html

Arizona

Business: http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/topic.jsp?id=1158

Arkansas
Business: http://www.accessarkansas.org/business_res.php
California
California Business & Community Resources: http://commerce.ca.gov/
Colorado
Business: http://www.state.co.us/business_dir/businessmenu.html#state
Connecticut
Economic and Community Development: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp
Delaware
Delaware Economic Development Office; click “Business Resources,” then click “Financing & Incentives: http://www.state.de.us/dedo/index.htm. See also, Delaware Business & Economy: http://www.state.de.us/busi_eco.htm.
Florida
Florida Department of State (Starting a Business in Florida): http://www.dos.state.fl.us/startbus/index.html
Georgia
Georgia Business Services: http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel/0,2141,4802_4971,00.html. See also, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Economic Development at http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/index.html and Catalog of State Financial Assistance Programs at http://www.dca.state.ga.us/surveys/finasst.html
Hawaii

Find Financing to Start a Business in Hawaii: http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/business/find_financing/
Small Business Innovation Grants:
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/business/find_financing/small-business-grant
Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program:
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/main/about/admin-rules/15-32.pdf/view?searchterm=grant

Idaho
Idaho Department of Commerce (Business Services): http://www.idoc.state.id.us/business/idahoworks/
subbusinessnetwork.htm
Illinois
Illinois Business: http://www.commerce.state.il.us/
Indiana
Indiana Department of Commerce (Business Assistance): http://www.state.in.us/ai/business/. See also, Indiana Small Business Development Corporation at http://www.isbdcorp.org/.
Iowa
Iowa Department of Economic Development (Small Business Assistance): http://www.state.ia.us/ided/index.html
Kansas
Kansas Department of Commerce: http://kdoch.state.ks.us/public/resources/businesses/list.jsp
Kentucky
Economic Development: http://www.thinkkentucky.com/
Louisiana
Economic Development: http://www.lded.state.la.us/
Maine
Business: http://www.state.me.us/business/business.html
Maryland
Business Assistance: http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/business/index.asp
Massachusetts
Department of Economic Development: http://www.state.ma.us/econ/.
See also, Department of Business and Technology at http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/.
Michigan
Michigan Business Services: http://medc.michigan.org/services/ServiceProvider/
Minnesota
Department of Trade and Economic Development: http://www.dted.state.mn.us/
Mississippi
Business Development: http://www.mississippi.org/doing_busn/busn_dev/how_to_start_busn.htm
Missouri
Department of Economic Development: http://www.ded.state.mo.us/
Montana
Department of Commerce: http://commerce.state.mt.us/
Nebraska

Department of Economic Development: http://www.expand2nevada.com/newsite/index.html. See also, Nebraska Business Development Center, Business Start-Up at http://dbi.state.nv.us/bfp/ and Financing: Grants & Loans at http://assist.neded.org/index.html#finan.

Nevada
Commission on Economic Development/Business Assistance: http://www.expand2nevada.com/incentives2/incentives_main01.html. See also Department of Business and Industry/Office of Business Finance and Planning at http://dbi.state.nv.us/bfp/ and Doing Business in Nevada at http://www.nv.gov/sitemap.htm#DOING.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority: http://www.state.nh.us/bfa/bfa.htm. See also, Office of Business and Industrial Development: Business Resources at http://ded.state.nh.us/obid/resources/index.html.
New Jersey
Business Resources: http://www.state.nj.us/bizresources.html
New Mexico
Economic Development Department: http://www.edd.state.nm.us/SERVICES/index.html
New York
e-bizNYS: http://www.nysegov.com/e-bizNYS.cfm
North Carolina
Department of Commerce: http://www.investnc.com/
North Dakota
Business/Finance; Starting a Business: http://discovernd.com/business/newbusiness.html. See also, Business/Finance; Finance (see “Financial Assistance Packages” and “Grant/Grantsmanship Assistance”) at http://discovernd.com/business/finance.html.
Ohio
Department of Development; Business and Trade Links: http://www.odod.state.oh.us/business.htm. See also, Business Resources at http://www.resourceohio.com/.
Oklahoma
Department of Commerce; Office of Business Development: http://www.odoc.state.ok.us/index.html. See also, ChamberBiz at http://www.chamberbiz.com/bizcenter/.
Oregon
Economic and Community Development Department; Financial Services: http://www.econ.state.or.us/finance.htm
Pennsylvania

Open for Business: http://www.paopen4business.state.pa.us/. See also, Business Assistance/Financing at http://www.teampa.com/new/scripts/business_ast.asp?sec=2.
Rhode Island
Economic Development Corporation; Business Assistance Programs: http://www.riedc.com/growth/!assistanceframe.html
South Carolina

Department of Commerce: http://www.callsouthcarolina.com/. See also, Business Solutions at http://www.callsouthcarolina.com/callsc.cfm?page=bussol&document=home; Grants at http://www.callsouthcarolina.com/callsc.cfm?page=grants&document=home; and South Carolina; Tax Incentives for Economic Development at http://www.sctax.org/NR/rdonlyres/A3BB828C-3E0F-4A36-B885-08E6C727D9C9/0/txincent01.pdf.
South Dakota
Governor’s Office of Economic Development; Doing Business in South Dakota: http://www.sdgreatprofits.com/. See also, Financing/Incentives at http://www.sdgreatprofits.com/FI.htm.
Tennessee

Doing Business in Tennessee: http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/business/index.html. See also, Grants and Loans at http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/grants_and_loans.htm.
Texas
Economic Development: http://www.tded.state.tx.us/resource/txbusiness.htm
Utah
Business Incentives: http://www.dced.state.ut.us/busdev/incentives.html
Vermont
Department of Economic Development; Doing Business in Vermont; Financing Assistance: http://www.thinkvermont.com/financing/
Virginia
Department of Business Assistance: http://www.dba.state.va.us/. See also, Department of Business Assistance; Financing at http://www.dba.state.va.us/financing/.
Washington
Economic Development Division; Business Assistance Center: http://www.wa.gov/esd/work/foremployers/businessassistance.htm.
West Virginia
West Virginia Development Office: http://www.wvdo.org/. See also, Development Incentives at http://www.wvdo.org/business/taxes.html and Small Business Development Center http://www.sbdcwv.org/.
Wisconsin
Department of Commerce; Business: http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/COM/Com-Business.html. See also, Financing Your Business in Wisconsin (Grant & Loans) at http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/MT/MT-COM-2000.html and Programs for Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs at http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/MT/MT-COM-2700.html.
Wyoming
Grant information: http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/communities/cdbg/index.cfm. See also, Cheyenne-Laramie County Corporation for Economic Development at http://www.cheyenneleads.org/ and Wyoming Small Business Development Center at http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/sbdc/default.htm.

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