NEW VENTURE CREATION
A "New Venture Guide", available in the New Venture section of the web site at http://asbdc.ualr.edu/start, offers guidance in handling new business operations and finances. The ASBDC neither lends money nor administers grants. However, business consultants can assist small business owners in meeting their start-up challenges.
ASBDC Research & Information Services
Our Research Center, located in Little Rock, contains various research materials to help in preparing business plans and loan proposals. Some of the resources include sample business plans, industry financial ratios, books on financing businesses, Internet access, and CD-ROM databases. The Research Center provides these resources, at no cost, on a non-lending basis. Complimentary photocopying is available.
ASBDC Professional Consulting Services
The ASBDC provides, at no cost, one-to-one professional consulting for business owners and entrepreneurs. Help available includes: advice on operating challenges in existing businesses, review of business plans and strategies, guidance in starting new businesses, preparation of loan requests, financial analysis and budget development. Because the ASBDC is a statewide organization, consulting needs can be met even for those who reside outside of Little Rock.
Over 200 FREE small business fact sheets (BizFacts) on starting and operating a small business in Arkansas. It takes over three reams of paper and a full day to print the more than 1,500 pages!
Download a printer friendly version of our 60-page business feasibility workbook. (.pdf file - requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
BizFacts Document #1004, Business Plan Outline, provides a suggested outline of the material that should be included in your business plan. The final product should be tailored to fit the circumstances and personality of you and your business. We recommend that you complete a draft copy of your business plan before meeting with an ASBDC counselor.
Legal Forms of Business Organization
Partnership or corporation? Which is right for you? BizFacts Document #1005, Choosing The Legal Structure For Your Business, provides background information on choosing the best form of organization for your business.
License, Permit, & Tax Requirements
BizFacts Document #1006, License, Permit, And Tax Requirements, lists many of the different requirements at the city, county, state and federal levels that apply to different aspects of businesses.
The online version of the ASBDC's 50-page workbook used in our Starting a Business in Arkansas Seminar. You may also download a printer friendly version of our online New Venture Guide to planning a new business. (.pdf file - requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
One of the best ways to get started on a business plan is to use a business plan for a similar business as a guide. Here's a list of sample business plans that are available in the ASBDC Research Center in Little Rock.
Starting A Business in Arkansas Seminar
This seminar prepares you for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, and discusses start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. Free 50-page New Venture Guide and Cash Flow Worksheet included!
