Information may be found through the Georgia Information Locator.

Valuable information on forming a business, paying taxes, and doing business with the state.

Information on starting and operating a business, licenses, and professional organizations.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

The Georgia SBDC Network is headquartered at the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and through partnerships with nine other universities and colleges in the state we provide business consulting and continuing education opportunities to Georgia’s entrepreneurs.

The Edge Connection offers proven programs of business training, life skills training, financial literacy, technology training, and ongoing business consultation to aid micro-entrepreneurs and small business owners in their efforts to launch, sustain, and expand businesses.

The mission of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners is to encourage, support, and educate women who own and operate their own business.

SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is the best source of free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business—from idea to start-up to success. The SCORE Association, headquartered in Washington, DC, is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses nationwide.

One of the greatest challenges businesses face in dealing with the federal government is the large number of different agencies they must work with, each with its own set of regulations. Each agency organizes compliance information on its Website differently, which could make finding this information more difficult. Business.gov is intended to address this problem, providing one Internet source for businesses seeking information on how to comply with government regulations. For the first time, businesses can go to one Website to get this information.

Bplans.com is dedicated to helping people effectively build and grow their businesses. The Website provides free sample business plans, articles, advice, and interactive tools for entrepreneurs.

Welcome to the world's leading Internet business course on how to avoid failure in starting and operating your own business. This course is run by successful business owners and professionals who donate their time and experience to point out the common, avoidable pitfalls. My Own Business, Inc, (MOBI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to helping new businesses succeed in every community. To fulfill this mission, free access to an online version of the course is available.

Instant access to useful financial ratios, business statistics and benchmarks, and effective and understandable online analysis of businesses and industries. For example, want to quickly know what the average small business owner keeps from each dollar of revenue? See the summary of industry profitability - sole proprietorships. Get great retail benchmarks at sales per foot and sales per store. Curious about which businesses have the best - and worst - chances of success? Then see the table on Safest and Riskiest Small Businesses. Get quick answers to the total number of US businesses, the total size of US markets by industry, and see their first bite at restaurant industry benchmarks.

First Step is a screening tool to help smaller businesses (with less than 100 employees and annual sales of less than $5 million) determine the likelihood of success in gaining an SBA LowDoc guaranteed loan. The LowDoc program began as a pilot in 1993 to help lenders participate in the SBA program with smaller businesses. If you gain a score of 70 or more on First Step, then the next step would be to find a lender who is SBA certified for LowDoc loans.

Obtain a business license for commerce in Fulton County.

Obtain a business license for commerce in Cobb County.

Obtain a business license for commerce in Gwinnett County.

Obtain a business license for commerce in Dekalb County.

Obtain a business license for commerce in Henry County.

Doing business in and with the City of Atlanta.