Difference between revisions of "BusinessUSA"

Latest revision as of 11:17, 28 October 2015

One Stop Shopping for Businesses

Too often, interactions with the government are burdensome and frustrating. From seeking out financing opportunities to learning about the latest regulations affecting them, hard-working businesses are spending too much time navigating the federal bureaucracy.

Call to Action

On October 28, 2011, the President issued a challenge to government agencies to think beyond their organizational boundaries in the best interest of serving America's business community, and start thinking and acting more like the businesses they serve. He directed the creation of BusinessUSA, a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier than ever for businesses to access services to help them grow and hire.

No Wrong Door

BusinessUSA implements a "no wrong door" approach for small businesses and exporters by using technology to quickly connect businesses to the services and information relevant to them, regardless of where the information is located or which agency's website, call center, or office they go to for help. Looking forward, the more federal agencies continue to add resources to BusinessUSA to encompass the full range of business programs and services, the more we will be able to reduce the confusing array of websites that exist today. To ensure that it is oriented towards the needs of the customer, BusinessUSA will be designed, tested, and built with the active feedback of U.S. businesses. This is where you come in.

Beta Version

The current version of Business.USA.gov Portal, has come a long way since its inception. With the help of your feedback we have added many new features and content namely Made in Rural America Export and Investment Initiative Portal, Microsites for States , SBIR Certification Tool, Training Portal, FBO Open Opportunities and lots more, please take a Tour. BusinessUSA has opened new channels of communication such as call centers, email and social media. We have started and progressing on integrating state and local governments, as well as related private sector partners. This will help us better deliver the information you need on your own terms.

Purposes

To strengthen America's competitiveness in the global economy, businesses will need to be equipped with the best tools and information available to support innovation and job growth in the 21st century. BusinessUSA is your front door to all the government has to offer. Help us make sure it continues to evolve and grow to meet your needs. Sign up for email alerts so you can be the first to find out about changes to BusinessUSA, and use feedback features on the website to let us know what you think. BusinessUSA is designed by businesses, for businesses. Take ownership today.

Representing All Federal Agencies

BusinessUSA is:

A product of collective thoughts and inputs from the following agencies who have pledged their commitment to making this site a one-stop shop for everything related to business in the USA

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 Too often, interactions with the government are burdensome and frustrating. From seeking out financing opportunities to learning about the latest regulations affecting them, hard-working businesses are spending too much time navigating the federal bureaucracy.
 == Call to Action ==
-On October 28, 2011, the President issued a challenge to government agencies to think beyond their organizational boundaries in the best interest of serving America's business community, and start thinking and acting more like the businesses they serve. He directed the creation of BusinessUSA, a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier than ever for businesses to access services to help them grow and hire.
+On October 28, 2011, the President issued a challenge to government agencies to think beyond their organizational boundaries in the best interest of serving America's business community, and start thinking and acting more like the businesses they serve. He directed the creation of [http://business.usa.gov BusinessUSA], a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier than ever for businesses to access services to help them grow and hire.
 == No Wrong Door ==
-BusinessUSA implements a "no wrong door" approach for small businesses and exporters by using technology to quickly connect businesses to the services and information relevant to them, regardless of where the information is located or which agency's website, call center, or office they go to for help. Looking forward, the more federal agencies continue to add resources to BusinessUSA to encompass the full range of business programs and services, the more we will be able to reduce the confusing array of websites that exist today. To ensure that it is oriented towards the needs of the customer, BusinessUSA will be designed, tested, and built with the active feedback of U.S. businesses. This is where you come in.
+[http://business.usa.gov BusinessUSA] implements a "no wrong door" approach for small businesses and exporters by using technology to quickly connect businesses to the services and information relevant to them, regardless of where the information is located or which agency's website, call center, or office they go to for help. Looking forward, the more federal agencies continue to add resources to [http://business.usa.gov BusinessUSA] to encompass the full range of business programs and services, the more we will be able to reduce the confusing array of websites that exist today. To ensure that it is oriented towards the needs of the customer, BusinessUSA will be designed, tested, and built with the active feedback of U.S. businesses. This is where you come in.
 == Beta Version ==
-The beta version of the Business.USA.gov web site is just the first step. In coming weeks and months, guided by your feedback, we will be adding new features and content, and opening new channels of communication to the BusinessUSA network such as call centers, email and social media. We will also seek to integrate state and local governments, as well as related private sector partners. This will help us better deliver the information you need on your own terms.
+The current version of [http://www.business.usa.gov Business.USA.gov Portal], has come a long way since its inception. With the help of your feedback we have added many new features and content namely [http://business.usa.gov/rural-exporting Made in Rural America Export and Investment Initiative Portal], [http://business.usa.gov/micro-site/state-resource? Microsites for States] , [http://business.usa.gov/sbir-certification-tool SBIR Certification Tool], [http://business.usa.gov/training-materials-portal Training Portal], [http://business.usa.gov/fboopen-widget/fboopen-search FBO Open Opportunities] and lots more, please take a Tour. BusinessUSA has opened new channels of communication such as call centers, email and social media. We have started and progressing on integrating state and local governments, as well as related private sector partners. This will help us better deliver the information you need on your own terms.
 == Purposes ==
-To strengthen America's competitiveness in the global economy, businesses will need to be equipped with the best tools and information available to support innovation and job growth in the 21st century. BusinessUSA is your front door to all the government has to offer. Help us make sure it continues to evolve and grow to meet your needs. Sign up for email alerts so you can be the first to find out about changes to BusinessUSA, and use feedback features on the website to let us know what you think. BusinessUSA is designed by businesses, for businesses. Take ownership today.
+To strengthen America's competitiveness in the global economy, businesses will need to be equipped with the best tools and information available to support innovation and job growth in the 21st century. [http://www.Business.usa.gov BusinessUSA] is your front door to all the government has to offer. Help us make sure it continues to evolve and grow to meet your needs. Sign up for [http://business.usa.gov/subscribe?subscribeEmail=Receive+email+updates email alerts] so you can be the first to find out about changes to BusinessUSA, and use [http://business.usa.gov/help feedback features] on the website to let us know what you think. BusinessUSA is designed by businesses, for businesses. Take ownership today.
 == Representing All Federal Agencies ==
-BusinessUSA is:
+[http://business.usa.gov BusinessUSA] is:
 A product of collective thoughts and inputs from the following agencies who have pledged their commitment to making this site a one-stop shop for everything related to business in the USA
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.usda.gov/ Department of Agriculture]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.usda.gov/ Department of Agriculture]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.commerce.gov/ Department of Commerce]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.commerce.gov/ Department of Commerce]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.dol.gov/ Department of Labor]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.dol.gov/ Department of Labor]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx Treasury Department]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx Treasury Department]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.va.gov/ Veterans Administration]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.va.gov/ Veterans Administration]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.epa.gov/ Environmental Protection Agency]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.epa.gov/ Environmental Protection Agency]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.eeoc.gov/ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.eeoc.gov/ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.exim.gov/ Export-Import Bank]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.exim.gov/ Export-Import Bank]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.gsa.gov/ Government Services Agency]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.gsa.gov/ Government Services Agency]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.opic.gov/ Overseas Private Investment Corporation]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.opic.gov/ Overseas Private Investment Corporation]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.sba.gov/ Small Business Administration]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.sba.gov/ Small Business Administration]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.ustda.gov/ Trade and Development Agency]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.ustda.gov/ Trade and Development Agency]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.whitehouse.gov/ White House]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.whitehouse.gov/ White House]
-[http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.irs.gov/ Internal Revenue Service]
+* [http://business.usa.gov/external-site?ccontent=http://www.irs.gov/ Internal Revenue Service]
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+|title=BusinessUSA
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+|description=Unified Federal Government website for all small business resources, tools, loans and assistance
+}}