CHAPTER 2 CUTTING RED TAPE

• Hurry Up and Wait?
• Tip #1
• Tip #2
• Tip #3
• Tip #4
• Tip #5
• Tip #6
• Tip #7

CHAPTER 3 - LOCAL ASSISTANCE

CHAPTER 4 - STATE ASSISTANCE

• Changing Times
• Industrial Development Bonds (IDBS)
• Loan Guarantees
• Direct Loans
• Venture Capital Funds
• Business Development Corporations (BDCs)
• Incubators
• Clearinghouse for Strategic Alliances, Trade & Equity Investment

CHAPTER 5 - FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

• Department of Agriculture
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
• Incubator Programs
• Small Business Inovative Research grants (SBIR)
• Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR)
• Free Consulting and more
• Office of Technology
• SBIR Commercialization Matching System
• SBA Business Information Centers (BICs)
• Surety Bond Program
• Cosponsorships
• SBA Loan Guarantee Programs
• 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program
• 504 Certified Development Company Program
• Business-Lease Guarantee
• Specialized 7(a) Loan Programs
• Low Documentation (LOWDOC) Loan Program
• FA$TRAK
• Short Term Loans and Revolving Lines of Credit (CAPLines)
• International Trade Loan Program
• Export Working Capital Program
• Pollution Control Loans
• Defence Loan and Technical Assistance (DELTA) Program
• Qualified Employee Trusts Loans
• Direct Loans
• SBA Micro-Loan Program
• Special Situations
• Reasons for Denial

CHAPTER 6 - FEDERAL VENTURE CAPITAL

• Small Business Investment Company Program (SBICs)

CHAPTER 7 - FEDERAL GRANTS

• International Trade
• SBA's Role
• U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs)
• Export Working Capital Program (EWCP)
• Women & Minorities
• Minority Prequalification Pilot Loan Program
• Women's Prequalification Pilot Loan Program
• Handicapped Assistance Loans
• Tribal Business Information Centers (TBICs)
• Veterans Loan Program

CHAPTER 8 - DISASTER ASSISTANCE

• Physical Disaster Business Loans
• Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs)
• Loans for Major Source of Employment (MSE)

APPENDIXES

• Appendix A - HUG's State and Federal Resource Directory
• Appendix B - Web and Phone Directory