How This Guide Can Help
If you
are thinking about starting a small business, you are not alone. Most new jobs
in this country are created by small businesses. Each year, thousands of
Americans strike out along the path of entrepreneurship. The idea of being
your own boss, having financial independence, and creative freedom is
attractive to many of us.
There
are many reasons for starting a business, but most people find it a daunting
experience with lots of questions and few answers. This guide is designed
to help point the way to the answers.
There are a lot of
knowledgeable people out there who can offer advice and assistance, to help
you become a successful business owner.
How
To Use This Guide
This
guide lists many of the issues that confront the owner of a small business or
someone who wants to start one. You will find a listing of topics and the
agencies/ organizations that can provide the answers and information you need,
or tell you where to get those answers and information. We know it is
difficult to maintain a current listing of telephone numbers; you may find
that some of them have changed. You will, however, have the name of the
relevant agency that can provide you assistance. These organizations are here
to help; the rest is up to you.
If you
need additional information, contact our Sedgwick County Economic Development
office at 383-8270.
The Kansas Business Center is a viable
resource for starting a business in Kansas. More information can be
found here.
Resource Contact Information
Advertising Strategies:
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) (316) 978-3193
Pre Business:
Business Education and Support
WIBA (316) 267-8987
SBDC (316) 978-3193
Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE) (316) 269-6273
Business Plan:
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) (316) 978-3193
SCORE (316) 269-6273
Small Business Resource & Assistance Center (SBRAC) (316)
612-9193
Start & Grow a Small Business:
SCORE (316) 269-6273
Wichita Area Chamber of
Commerce (316) 268-1134
SBRAC (316) 612-9193
KTEC (316) 651-5900
Business Formation:
Kansas Dept. of Revenue (316)
337-6140
Internal Revenue Service: (800)
829-1040
Cash Flow Analysis:
SBDC (316) 978-3193
SBRAC (316) 612-9193
Financing:
U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) (316) 269-6571
Sedgwick County: (316) 268-1139
City of Wichita: (316) 268-4502
South Central Kansas Economic
Development District (SKEDD) (316) 262-7035
SBA (316) 269-6616
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Dept. of Commerce (785)
296-3481
Inventory Control Procedures:
SBDC (316) 978-3193
Export/Import Assistance:
Kansas World Trade Center (316) 264-5858
Foreign Trade Zone (316) 268-1139
Export Assistance:
U.S. Export Assistance Center (316) 263-4067
KS. Dept. of Commerce & Housing, Trade Development (785) 296-4027
Hubzones:
Hubzones Assistance and Applications
International Sourcing:
Sedgwick County Foreign Trade Zone (316) 268-1139
Marketing:
SBDC (316) 978-3193
KTEC (316) 651-5900
Workforce Training:
Health Insurance WIBA (316) 267-8987
Kansas Dept. of Commerce
Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) (785) 296-5298
Kansas Industrial Retraining (KIR)
(785)296-5298
State of Kansas Investments in
Lifelong Learning (SKILL) (785) 296-5298
Kansas Dept. of Human Resources
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (785) 296-5000
Assistance for Manufacturers:
Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center (316)
978-3676
Research Assistance:
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. (KTEC) (785) 296-5272
Enterprise Zone:
KS. Dept. of Commerce & Housing
(785) 296-3481
Tax Exemptions:
Economic Development Tax
Exemptions Sedgwick County (316) 383-8270
City of Wichita (316) 268-4502
Sales Tax Exemptions:
KS. Dept. of Commerce & Housing:
(785) 264-6782
Minority Businesses:
SBA (316) 269-6273
Kansas Minority Business
Development Council (316) 268-1154
Permits & Licenses:
All
Businesses:
Sedgwick County Appraiser (316) 383-8133
Home-Based:
City of Wichita, Central Inspection (316) 268-4461
Business-Based:
City of Wichita Revenue Management (316) 268-4553
Sedgwick County Code Enforcement (316) 660-1840
Federal Withholding, State Taxes & Recordkeeping:
IRS (800) 829-1040
KS. Dept. of Revenue (316)
337-6248
State Withholding:
KS. Dept. of Revenue (316)
337-6140
State Tax Permits:
KS. Dept. of Revenue (316)
337-6140
Social Security:
Social Security Admin. (316)
636-5884
Employee Insurance:
Kansas Employment Security,
Department of Revenue (316) 321-2350
Wichita Independent Business Association (WIBA) (316) 267-8987
Wichita Area Chamber of
Commerce (316) 268-1126
Workers Compensation Insurance:
Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce (316) 268-4600
Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry (785) 357-6321
Environmental Issues:
Sm. Business Environmental
Assistance Program (SBEAP) (785) 864-3968
SBEAP Technical Assistance
Hotline (800) 578-8898
Trademarks:
Federal: Patent & Trademark
Office (703) 308-4357
State: Secretary of State (785) 296-4564
Copyrights:
U.S. Copyright Office (202) 707-3000
Patents:
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
(800) 786-9199
Business Insurance:
SBDC (316) 978-3193
Insurance Agents or Brokers
Additional Helpful Information
There are other resources in the community that may be helpful to you in
starting a business:
Zoning:
Wichita/Sedgwick
County Metropolitan Area Planning Department 268-4421
Hazardous materials:
Sedgwick County Fire Dept. 744-0471
Wichita Fire Dept.
268-4441
Tax issues & assessments:
Sedgwick County Appraiser 383-8200
Real estate records, business licenses:
Sedgwick County Clerk 383-7666
Recycling information:
Sedgwick County
Environmental Resources 721-9418
Transportation:
Wichita
Transit Authority 265-1450
Child care options:
Child Care Association 682-1853
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