Small Business Resources

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

Flagstaff Prospector
www.flagstaffprospector.com: Provides demographic information on the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County. Includes information on consumer expenditures, types of existing businesses, and workforce information. Search engine for commercial property for lease or sale by size and type.

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

Arizona Small Business Association
www.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.

Arizona Small Business Development Center Network
www.azsbdc.net: 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. Helps businesses address challenges to help them reach their full potential. 13 centers throughout the state.

Coconino 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.

Coconino County Community Services Basic Business Empowerment
www.coconino.az.gov/comsvcs.aspx?id=5497: Offers First Step FastTrac business development training and Individual Development Account match savings opportunities for those who are able to participate. Selected applicants are those passionate to do business, but lacking resources and knowledge.

Internal Revenue Service, Small Business and Self Employed Tax Center
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html: Your one stop assistance center for your business or as a self-employed entrepreneur. This includes Small Business and Self-Employed “Filing Season Central”; Business-related News; A-Z Index for Business; Online Learning and Educational Products; Applying for an Employer ID Number (EIN); Online Learning and Educational Products; Small Business Forms and Publications; Starting, Operating, or Closing a Business; Highlights of Tax Law Changes; Tax Tips, and more. Learn the basics on self-employment, filing requirements, and reporting responsibilities for independent contractors.

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

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.

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).

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

U.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:

Arizona State Incentives, Programs and Grants
From energy tax credits to enterprise zones, Arizona offers a myriad of programs and initiatives to make it worth your while to relocate or expand your business to Flagstaff. For more information: www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/Incentives/

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