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||| Helpful Links
Provided below are a list of helpful links for small businesses to use as a resource.

Arizona Department of Commerce logoArizona Department of Commerce Small Business Services, www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/SmallBiz/: Provides small business services including online resource guides and checklist, information on business licensing, statewide resources, certification programs, commerce incentive programs and education programs.

Arizona Small Business Associationwww.asba.com: Offers workshops and seminars for every stage of business growth, from infancy to second-stage and beyond. For a fee membership, business owners and entrepreneurs get to access education, technology and B2B marketing opportunities and free, applications that are not available to non-members.

U.S. Small BusinCoconino Community College’s Small Business Development CenterArizona Small Business Development Center Network, www.azsbdc.net: Helps your business address virtually any challenge to help it reach its full potential with 13 centers throughout the state. AZSBDC is an innovative partnership between the state’s ten community college districts and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The network is the largest and most accessible source of assistance to Arizona businesses with fewer than 200 employees. It was formed in 1988 and reached its present size in 1992. In January 2004, the network added it's 11th center located in Gila County.

Arizona Taxes.govArizona Tax site, www.aztaxes.gov: Arizona business license links, business tax description codes, and Arizona Department of Revenue links.

 

Coconino Community College logoCoconino Community College Small Business Development Center, www.coconino.edu/sbdc: Has assisted more than 100,000 small businesses in the last 15 years. Offers confidential business counseling, training seminars and customized training ranging from business purchase/start-up, management, marketing, record keeping to business sale.

Coconino County Community ServicesCoconino County Community Services Basic Business Empowerment (CCCSD-BBE)
www.coconino.az.gov/comsvcs.aspx?id=5497: Small businesses are the primary source of wealth and job creation in America.  For this reason, Coconino County Community Services Department (CCCSD), a Community Action Agency, offers First Step FastTrac business development training and Individual Development Account match savings opportunities for those who are able to particpate.  Selected applicants are those passionate to do business, but lacking resouces and knowledge.  To learn more, or to submit an application, visit our website.

Northern Arizona University - The W. A. Franke College of Business logoNorthern Arizona University Center for Business Outreach through The W. A. Franke College of Business, www.franke.nau.edu/businessoutreach: Offers business training, education, consulting, and information resources.

Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technology, www.nacet.org: Small business assistance program founded to help entrepreneurs and startups succeed in Northern Arizona. Offers hands-on consulting to high-tech, science, and renewable energy firms.

Self-Employment Loan Fund, www.selfloanfund.org: Offers workshops, one-on-one support, lending and networking opportunities. SELF is a private, non-profit organization focused on assisting the growth of small business with training, technical assistance and access to credit.

Service Corps of Retired Executives, www.score.org: Nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

U.S. Chamber of Commerce logoThe United States Chamber Small Business Division, www.uschamber.com/sb: Small business toolkits, articles and a small business library of info.

 

U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Small Business Administration, www.sba.gov: Offers SBA-backed loans, government contracting opportunities, disaster assistance and training programs and the latest issue of The Small Business Advocate

 

Business.gov LogoU.S. Government business site, www.business.gov: The official business link to the U.S. Government. Small business guides, business law, licensing and permits, tax and finance info.

||| Financial Support
Many grant, tax credit, tax exempt and loan programs exist for qualifying companies locating in Flagstaff. A few are listed here:

Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB)
Tax exempt financial structures for the purchase of land, on-site and off-site building improvements, construction or purchase of a building and for the acquisition of machinery and equipment.

Infrastructure Financing
Road, water, sewer, and storm drainage may be upgraded through application of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. For more information: www.hud.gov/local

Arizona Enterprise Zone

Employers may receive Arizona corporate income tax credits for qualified employees. Property tax reclassification is available for qualified manufacturing companies. For more information: www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst

Employment Training
The Coconino County Career Center can provide assistance to employers and job seekers alike. For more information: www.coconino.az.gov/careercenter

The ADOC Work Force Recruitment and Job Training Program
A competitive grant program, provides funds for job training to businesses that create new jobs in Arizona. For more information: www.azcommerce.com/doclib/WRKFORCE/JT_Fact_Sheet.pdf

CEDC Loan Program
Commerce & Economic Development Commission funds may be used for the acquisition of land, building, equipment and tenant improvements. For more information: www.azcommerce.com/CommAsst/CEDC

Pollution Control Tax Credits
Tax exempt financing up to $500,000 may be issued to companies lowering their air quality emissions. For more information: www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/Incentives/Pollution+Control+Tax+Credits.htm

 

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