If your business is located in a rural community, you might consider the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program. B&I loans work in the same manner as SBA loans. The USDA provides guarantees of up to 80 percent of a loan made by a
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A few federal programs provide grants to small firms engaged in scientific research and development (R&D). The Federal government's SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs award a specific percentage of Federal R&D funds to qualified small businesses. SBIR/STTR programs encourage small firms to undertake scientific research that
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You'll only need a federal license or permit if your business is involved in activities that are supervised and regulated by a federal agency. The types of business activities licensed by the federal government are described below.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues permits for business involved in the
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