Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)  

Federal Contract Program    

Program information for Women-Owned  

Small Businesses

Special Welcome and Women's History Month

Remarks by SBA Region VII Administrator

Pat Brown-Dixon.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Veterans Business  Resource Center

Lower Level Training Room

4236 Lindell Boulevard

St. Louis, Missouri 63108

Join the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Veterans Business Resource Center and the Women's Business Center to learn about SBA's new Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program. Information will be provided by each of these resources on how to position your veteran-owned or woman-owned small business to enter the government contracting arena, as well as other assistance available to you.

  IRS News   

 Publication 4894 is a tri-fold that outlines the Affordable Care Act. It is only available on-line.

 Register for webinars and phone forums. To get timely notice of planned events, subscribe to    

IRS Video Portal       

IRS Live     

Practitioner Events   

 e-News for Small Businesses

• The IRS national phone forum on recordkeeping is now available as an audio file.

•  IR 11-8, IRS Launches the IRS2Go App for iPhone, Android; Taxpayers Can Check Refunds

• Tax Tips for 2011 includes IRS Tax Tip 11-17, Tax Help for Small Businesses and Self-   Employed and many other topics.

• Startup America is an initiative for empowering entrepreneurship. Small business can submit ideas.

 Under the Small Business Jobs Act (SBJA) taxpayers can claim the self-employed health insurance deduction against 2010 SE tax if the insurance plan is established under the business and any of the following are true:

• They were self-employed and had a net profit for the year, or 
• They received wages from an S corporation in which the taxpayer was a more-than-2-percent shareholder

FREE Webinar for Tax Professionals and Small Businesses: Business Taxes for the Self-Employed     

On Tuesday, March 29, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service is presenting a FREE webinar for tax professionals, small businesses, self-employed persons and independent contractors: Business Taxes for the Self-Employed: The Basics.

The webinar starts at 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central, noon Mountain and 11 a.m. Pacific.

Register and attend by clicking on this link or copy and paste this URL in your browser: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/IRS/77024/reg.asp?id=77024.

504 Loan Refinancing For Eligible Small Business Assets Under the Jobs Act

Under the Small Business Jobs Act, the SBA will implement a temporary program-authorized until Sept. 27, 2012-allowing small businesses to refinance eligible fixed assets in its 504 program without requirement of an expansion, as is the case with typical 504 loans. This program will provide small businesses the opportunity to lock in long-term, stable financing, as well as protect jobs.

Key Program Features

SBA will launch this temporary program on Feb. 17, 2011 and will begin accepting loan applications on Feb. 28, 2011.  The program will end on September 27, 2012.

A new, independent appraisal will be required for all projects.

SBA will perform full and thorough underwriting on all refinancing applications (i.e., there are no 'delegated' lenders).

Initially, the first mortgage loans on existing 504 projects are not eligible, and "cash out" refinancings are not permitted.  SBA may later revisit these restrictions.   In addition, no government guaranteed loan is eligible for this refinancing program.

SBA's 504 Loan Program

SBA's 504 loan program is a long-term financing tool, designed to encourage economic development within a community. The 504 Program accomplishes this by providing small businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing to acquire major fixed assets for expansion or modernization.  

See the website of the St. Louis District Office of the SBA for more information.  

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Workshops to Improve Your Business!

REGISTER NOW !

"How to Start and Manage Your  Own Business"
Saturday
April 9, 2011

8:15 A.M. to 3 P.M   

Fee - $50.00

St. Louis Community  

College at Meramec

11333 Big Bend Blvd.

St. Louis, Mo. 63122

Room SO - 107

April 2, 2011

e_Marketing

Time: 9 am to 12:15 pm  

Cost: $30

To learn more about any

of these courses and dates, times and how to register -  CLICK HERE

Quick Links

2011 Small Business Week Award Winners

Small Business Team of the Year

 Elizabeth Pecha-Poelker, CEO

Steve Baum, President

Jeff Feeney, General Manager

PrintFlex Graphics Inc.

No. of Employees : 28

http://www.print-flex.com/index.php 

SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year  

Derek Weber, President

Brandon Dempsey, Partner

goBRANDgo!

No. of employees: 8

http://www.gobrandgo.com/

Financial Services Champion of the Year  

Richard M. Palank

Senior Vice President of Business Finance

St. Louis County Economic Council

www.slcec.com

Home-Based Business Champion of the Year  

Suzanne M. Lunnemann

Accountant and Owner

Lunnemann Accounting Services, LLC

http://www.lunnemannacctg.com/

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year

 Robert J. Peters

Senior Associate

Dungy, Peters & Associates, LLC

Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year  

Jeremy P. Amick

Asst. Director - Missouri

U.S. Dept. of Labor

Veterans' Employment and Training Service

Women in Business Champion of the Year  

Dorothy Gaynor Lockard

President        

Dietrich Lockard Group, Inc.

http://www.dietrichlockard.com/

Join Us At The St. Louis Business Expo, March 16, (11am-6pm) St. Charles Convention Center

On March 16, area business leaders will gather to search

for new products, connections

& strategies.  Be there to  

meet these leaders and  

discover ways to grow your business.

www.stlouisbusinessexpo.com

Check the website for a complete list of seminars and workshops.  The event is  

free to attend. St. Louis  

SCORE counselors will be available to answer your questions in short sessions. 

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