Is the 8 process worth all the trouble? - a - minority set-aside program of the Small Business Administration

Black Enterprise, August, 1992 by Kevin D. Thompson

* General Services Administration (GSA), tells you how to sell products and services to the government. It processes mostly new products that have not been solicited by a specific federal agency. There are 12 GSA service centers. They are located in Los Angeles; San Francisco, Denver; Washington; Atlanta; Chicago; Boston; Kansas City; New York; Philadelphia; Fort Worth, Texas; and Auburn, Wash;.

* SBA Hotline Answer Book, by Gustav Berle (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York; $14.95 for paperback/$29.95 for hardcover). Having trouble reaching the SBA? Well, don't sweat it, this book professes to answer the 200 most commonly asked questions of the SBA Hotline and it covers a wide variety of small business concerns.

* Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), 409 Third St. SW, Suite 5900, Washington, DC 20024-3212, 202-205-6762, is an affiliate of the SBA with approximately 385 offices or chapters and more than 12,000 executives who provide management consulting. Consulting services are free and confidential. Workshops are held by many chapters and range in price from $5 to $20.

* U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402,202-783-3238, operates 24 bookstores nationwide and has printed in excess of 20,000 books.

Write for free "Subject Bibliography" forms SB-307 on small business and SB-090 on federal government forms or call information to find the bookstore in your area. You need a Visa or MasterCard to place an order.

* U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), 409 Third St. SW Washington, DC 20416, 202-205-6600, operates, among other things, offices for Management Assistance, Financial Assistance and Small Business Development Centers.