Small Business Trade Groups – A Boost For Company Owners
Trade groups and small business associations offer many benefits to entrepreneurs. Organizations from the federal government, national business associations to state and city level trade associations offer financial, legal and marketing information. Business associations can also be doorways to discounts for office equipment, transportation expenses and employee health care programs.
Federal Small Business Help. Many business owners are aware that the Small Business Administration is the guarantor of SBA loans, but many do not know that the SBA website also has articles and forms to help small business owners. The SBA also provides links to your local SBA Certified Development Companies and Small Business Investment Companies.
National Small Business Associations. The benefits of national associations include their lobbying strength in Washington on the behalf of small businesses, industry studies and reports and their timely and informative newsletters alerting business owners of changes in laws and news that affects small businesses.
Two of the biggest that help small businesses and self-employed entrepreneurs are the National Association for Self-Employed (NASE) and the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB). The NASE offers members various life, business and health insurance plans as well as safety manuals and training videos. The NFIB also offers insurance breaks as well as discounts at FedEx and Dell. Both sites offer informative articles on tax, legal, OSHA and DOL matters. The National Small Business Association offers similar benefits with discounts from NEBS, the office supply and forms company and DHL for shipping services.
Chambers of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce is both a way to network with local businesses as well as stay informed on news on the state and local level that affects your business. From the US Chamber of Commerce, with its membership benefits and help with international trade, to your local Chamber of Commerce, which often offers various consulting and training programs as well as marketing opportunities.
Networking with business associations gives small business owners the opportunity to find sales leads, financing sources, such as US Business Finance Corp, and ways others dealt with management challenges. If you are searching for small business financing, call on US Business Finance Corp. Our team of funding specialists can help you through the entire funding process from application to financing and, for larger financing projects such as SBA loans, we can assist in the preparing of your business presentation to maximize your ability to obtain your commercial loan. We can also arrange business cash advances to fill in operating capital needs while you work on your business loans.
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