Free Help from Uncle Sam to Start Your Own Business (Or Expand the One You Have) (Free Help from Uncle Sam to Start Your Own Business, ed 4) - Softcover

Alarid, William

9780940673663: Free Help from Uncle Sam to Start Your Own Business (Or Expand the One You Have) (Free Help from Uncle Sam to Start Your Own Business, ed 4)

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ISBN 10: 0940673665 ISBN 13: 9780940673663

Publisher: Puma Pub Co, 1997

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Business author William Alarid is telling all-revealing little known sources of free government help for small businesses. Everything from advice, counseling services and publications, loans, loan guarantees, financial incentives and much more, all free for the asking. Alarid has just finished updating the 4th edition of his book revealing 100 of his "secret" sources for getting free help from Uncle Sam. He gives the names, addresses and details on government sources that specialize in small business assistance. "Many small businesses are eligible for free assistance, services, even loans, and grants," says Alarid, "but they have no idea how or where to find this free help. Uncle Sam offers everything from advice to assistance for women business owners wanting to sell to NASA, to grants, loans, and financial incentives." Included in the sources are 100 government agencies that purchase from small businesses and government programs that offer financial help, services, export assistance, publications, free help for women and minorities, loans for teenagers, special help for handicapped business owners, etc., all listed with names, addresses, telephone numbers and descriptions for easy reference.

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About the Author

William Alarid is an entrepreneur who has used government aid to start several small businesses. He's the author of two business books. Alarid is an engineer, a member of Mensa and is listed in Who's Who in California. He resides in Santa Maria, California with his wife, Casey, his daughter, Christine, and his son David.

From the Back Cover

4th Edition, completely revised. Millions of dollars may be sitting unused. Don't miss out on government...loans, services, counseling. Free Help will show you how to cash in on Federal and State Government aid for Your Small Business.

Find out how to grab: 22 Loan Programs, 10 Loan Guarantees, 5 Direct Payments, 109 Grant Programs, 26 Information Services, 11 Counseling Services.

What others are saying:

"...Great book, very helpful to entrepreneurs." Paul Kirschner, former National Director Marketing, SCORE National Office, the Small Business Administration.

"Clear, concise information makes this book invaluable." J. Kent Millington, Chairman, National association for the Self-Employed.

"Small business America needs this book!? Jose Nino, President/CEO, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Collect what Uncle Sam owes YOU!!

Excerpt. � Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Success Stories About Some of Uncle Sam's Citizens. With 1,000 different loan programs, two dozen agencies, and Congressionally mandated "ombudsman" departments in every federal agency-most of them designed to help underprivileged and minorities to get a fair shake, success stories reported by the SBA and its supported agencies (SCORE, SBDC, SBIR, et al.) dominate the news. Often overlooked, however, are success stories from other agencies such as the Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Energy. Here are a few from which you might draw helpful inspirations. Taking advantage of them can save you many $$$.

Help for Freon Sniffer. TOWNSEND, VT-The Instrument Division of Janos Technology developed a significant product that has the ability to detect freon-based refrigerants. U.S. and import auto manufacturers are considering whether to offer the tool as "mandated" or "optional" tool to dealers. Specifically, Ford, GM, and Saturn are looking to this device to comply with clean air standards to refrigerant recycling. The company received a $600,000 guarantee loan through the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Services.

The company continues to be successful, and currently provides 77 jobs to its community. Funding will be used for company expansion and is expected to save the existing 77 jobs while providing 10 new jobs.

Fiberglass Auto Parts. GRAND LEDGE, MI-E-T-M Enterprises manufactures reinforced fiberglass parts for truck, automotive and recreational vehicle manufacturers. A guaranteed loan from the Department of Agriculture enabled the company to expand its manufacturing plant. The project saved 330 jobs currently provided by the company and will create an additional 230 jobs.

Seed Conditioning. WEST LEBANON, IN-Hubner Industries purchased a seed conditioning plant. The company purchases raw seed corn and soybeans to condition, packages and stores in a warehouse and distributes to wholesalers and retailers. They received funding of $2,400,000 through the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Service Loan Guarantee Program. They will export some seed to Italy, France, and Spain. The funding resulted in the creation of 24 new jobs. Zero-Cost Consultant Spots Problem. VIENNA, VA-This couple bought a 5-year-old quick-print shop with four employees. Within a year they ran into many problems: primarily, they were unable to do more than break even. Somebody introduced them to a management consultant who charged them $80 for the first session. As the shop owners anticipated a long consulting relationship at considerable costs, a friend told them about the Washington area SCORE office. An experienced management expert from SCORE quickly pointed to the problem: employee inefficiency. It was a tough decision, but one man was laid off and a profit leak in the business was immediately plugged. "Five out of six small businesses fail during the first two years," said the counselor, "due firstly to poor management, and secondly to lack of adequate financing."

Seven Percent Interest Reduction. VALPARAISO, IN-After 22 years as an employee in the food industry, this man decided to go into the wholesale meat packing business with his three sons. They obtained financing through the SBA but at high rates existing at that time-151/2%. Within a few months it became clear that the business could not take off as quickly as anticipated, and that the onerous financing terms were making survival impossible. An old friend who was now a counselor with the nearby SCORE office went to bat for the new entrepreneur and arranged with the SBA rescheduled repayment at 81/2%. The business is prospering and its products can be found from Detroit to Chicago.

Census Data Helps Sales. A manufacturer of corrugated boxes contacted the U.S. Census Bureau to help him analyze his sales in the state of Arizona. At the time he was selling primarily to food packaging companies. Using census data he found the market potential was 15 times larger than he was experiencing. Lumber, pottery, and glass industries in Arizona also needed his products and he successfully marketed to these previously unidentified customers.

A manufacturer of products for dairy farms used census data to locate counties with large numbers of dairy farms. By next determining which were the most prosperous, he was able to optimize his marketing efforts.

Teenage Landscape Entrepreneur. A Pennsylvania teenager applied for and received a Department of Agriculture Youth Project Loan to start a landscaping business. He purchased all of the necessary equipment and operated the business for three years before moving on to bigger things.

Grant for Solar-Powered Outhouse. A Missouri inventor applied for and received a grant to research and construct a solar-energized outhouse. The Above Ground Aerobic and Solar-Assisted Composting Toilet uses solar energy to decompose waste.

Inventor Gets Help from The Department of Energy. A Detroit, Michigan inventor developed a system that senses knocking in an automobile engine and controls the spark timing in individual cylinders. The idea was submitted to the Office of Energy-Related Inventions run by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly National Bureau of Standards).

The invention got a favorable review and the government assisted him in bringing it to market. The inventor licensed his system to Ford Motor Company in exchange for royalties.

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