May 17, 2010
By Alisa Sweeney

SBA offers advice that you can take with you … literally

The U.S. Small Business Administration offers a podcast feed that focuses on a range of small business topics, including creating a business plan, financing a small business and government contracting.

Do you own a small business and need advice? Check out U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) podcast series. The SBA offers a podcast feed that focuses on a range of small business topics, including creating a business plan, financing a small business and government contracting.

Each podcast features an interview with an expert in each topic, giving you easy access to tips from the people who know best. With the click of a button, you can listen to the podcasts either on your computer, or download them to your MP3 device to listen anywhere. Convenient, right? You can even subscribe to the feed to have all of this important business information delivered right to you.

Just visit http://www.sba.gov/tools/audiovideo/Podcasts/index.html to check out the different podcasts they have to listen to.

You can also contact the SBA Virginia District office right here in Richmond for more small business assistance.

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.

• Financing Information and Resources
• Industry Specific Resources and Information
• International Trade Resources
• Managing and Growing Your Business
• Regional Transportation Resources
• Staffing and Training Resources
• Program update

The Chesterfield County Department of Economic Development works on a free and confidential basis with domestic and foreign companies planning to establish new facilities, relocate existing facilities, or expand current facilities.