Counseling and Training

• 8(a) Workshops
  The 8(a) Program is SBA's effort to promote equal access for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to participate in the business sector of the nation's economy. Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals include Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans and Subcontinent Asian Americans. Individuals not members of these minority groups who can demonstrate that they are socially and economically disadvantaged also may be eligible.
  PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
  
  
• 8(a) Workshop Information, 8(a) / SDB Electronic Application - questions, and 8-A FORMS
  
   
• Counselors to America’s Small Business (SCORE) 
  More than 12,400 volunteers provide training and one-on-one counseling at no charge.
  
  
• SCORE Training Seminars and Workshops
  Seminars and workshops play a key role in the organization’s mission as a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. For a small FEE presenters are a cross-section of American enterprise, bringing their expertise to sessions described by attendees as akin to earning a "mini-MBA."
  
  
• Georgia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network
  
  
• Georgia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network planned Continuing Education.
  SBDCs provide training, counseling, research and other specialized assistance at nearly 1000 locations nationwide.
  
  
• Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) is a statewide procurement assistance program offered at no cost to Georgia businesses, large and small, marketing their products and services to federal, state, and local governments as a prime contractor or subcontractor.
  
  
• Georgia Tech Economic Development Programs.
  Georgia Tech Economic Development Institute (EDI) lists all of Georgia's offices and programs for business and industry.
  
  
• U.S. Export Assistance Centers
  USEACs offer a full range of federal export programs and services from a number of federal agencies under one roof. Many locations have new-to-export programs called E-TAP. U.S. Export Assistance Centers are located in major metropolitan areas throughout the United States. For a list of ALL U.S. Export centers U.S. Export Assistance Centers.
  
• Women's Business Centers
  SBA's network of more than 60 Women's Business Centers (WBC) provide a wide range of services to women entrepreneurs at all levels of business development for a list of Women Business Centers in Gerogia. For more information on the SBA’s Women’s Business Center Program or to find the location of the nearest center, visit the Office of Women’s Business Ownership’s home page at Women's Business Ownership
  
  
• National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
  This comprehensive Web site will serve as a valuable resource for policymakers, women business owners, the press and others interested in women’s entrepreneurship.