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SBA Offers New Online Resources for Small Businesses to Help with Economic Recovery
WASHINGTON - Entrepreneurs can take advantage of new, free online training and other resources offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist them during this period of economic recovery. The SBA offers a variety of online courses to assist small businesses in more effectively managing their firms in the current economy. The new course topics, available directly at www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses, include revising business plans to reposition with current conditions, winning customers in a slowing economy, restructuring existing debt, and diversifying your customer base with federal contracts. Read More.

Small Business Administration

SBA Miami District Office This link includes information on staff and services of the Miami office, which serves all of South Florida.

Florida SBDC

Map of SBDC Offices This map shows the location and contact information for each of the more than 30 SBDC offices in Florida.

Federal Tax Information

IRS Tax Center FGCU's SBDC, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, provides selected links to information on the IRS website.

Local Resources

	Blue Chip Awards: The SBDC is an endorser of this program that honors successful small businesses. Learn More
	Employed Worker Training offered by the Career and Service Centers of Southwest Florida

International Trade

	U.S. Commercial Service (under the Department of Commerce)
	The Export Institute of the United States

Business Loans

	U.S. Small Business Administration
	Loans For Small Business
	Bankrate.com

Women's Resources

	SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership
	Women's Network of Collier County

State and Federal Resources

	Florida Department of State
	MyFlorida.com Business Links
	SW Florida Library Network Legislative Links
	Social Security Administration
	U.S. Department of Labor
	Department of Agriculture - Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
	Business.gov The official business link to the U.S. Government
	FirstGov.gov The U.S. government's official web portal, Also available in Spanish below
	FirstGov En Español