Business Start-Up Packet

SD Secretary of State Trademark Administrator
500 E Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-3539
www.sdsos.gov

The US Commissioner of Trademarks and Patents
PO Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
(703) 308-4357 or 1-800-786-9199
www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
www.uspto.gov/main/patents.htm

US Library of Congress Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
(202) 707-5959 or (202) 707-3000
www.loc.gov/copyright

US Patent and Trademark Office
General Information Service Division
Crystal Plaza, 3 Room 2C02
PO Box 1450
Washington, DC 50231
(703) 308-4357 or 1-800-786-9199
www.uspto.gov

International Franchise Association, Inc.
1350 New York Ave NW, Suite 900
Washington DC 20005
(202) 628-8000
www.franchise.org

US Government Printing Office
732 N Capitol Street NW, #808
Washington DC 20402
1-888-293-6498 or 1-866-293-6498
www.access.gpo.gov

Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20580
(212) 326-222 or 1-877-832-4357
www.ftc.gov

Federal Trade Commission
Midwest Region
55 E Monroe Street, Suite 1860
Chicago, IL 60603-5701
1-877-382-4357

South Dakota Secretary of State
Capitol Building, Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4845
www.sdsos.gov

Internal Revenue Service Business and Specialty Tax
1-800-829-4933
www.irs.gov
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html

IRS Local Office's

South Dakota Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

The SBDC provides in-depth, high-quality assistance to existing and prospective small business owners in virtually all aspects of small business management. They also offer the procurement programs. All offices offer seminars on initial planning, marketing and financing. The centers also give advice on record-keeping, analysis, management and technology.

Business Information Centers (BIC)

Business Information Centers aid new and expanding businesses by providing the tools and advice necessary to evaluate and improve sale techniques, pricing products, or investigating the possibility of exporting.

Tribal Business Information Centers

Tribal Business Information Centers enhance entrepreneurial development on Indian reservations, provide reservation communities with state-of-the-art business development resources, training, counseling, workshops, and support services.

SBA Women's Business Center

University of Sioux Falls, Center for Women
1101 W 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: (605) 331-6697

SBA Women's Business Center provides advice, planning and support for women starting their own businesses.

SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives

SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE provides confidential counseling and mentoring services free of charge and also provides free and low-cost resources.

US Small Business Administration

2329 N Career Avenue, Suite 105
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
P: (605) 330-4243
F: (605) 330-4215
www.sba.gov

US SBA aids socially and economically disadvantaged business owners to gain equal access to necessary resources. The SBA offers one-on-one counseling, training workshops, contracting assistance, and offers free marketing on Pro-Net, and on-line source of procurement information that provides small business profiles to contracting officers. Financing is also available.

The Enterprise Institute

The Enterprise Institute is designed to facilitate university and industry resources to encourage and assist the establishment of entrepreneurial growth enterprises in the region.

The Southeast Enterprise Facilitation Project

PO Box 106
400 S Main
Marion, SD 57043
(605) 648-2909

The Southeast Enterprise provides free assistance with business development.

The Badlands South Central Enterprise Facilitation Project

32551 271st Street
Hamill, SD 57534
(605) 842-3220
fsimpson@gwtc.net

The Badlands Couth Central Enterprise provides free assistance with business development.

Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community (BASEC)

Box 68
Yale, SD 57386
P: (605) 599-2991
F: (605) 599-2992

BASEC provides a revolving loan fund for business expansions and start-ups in Beadle and Spink counties. They also offer an IRP and a Rural Business Enterprise Grant.

Governor's Office of Economic Development - Department of Tourism and State Development

711 E Wells Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 773-5032
F: (605) 773-3256
www.sdreadytowork.com

The GOED works with both communities and business people to spur economic development in the state. Services include financing new & expanding businesses, promoting vacant buildings throughout the state, holding marketing meetings in local communities and developing action plans.

Interlakes Community Action, Inc.

PO Box 268
111 N. Van Eps Avenue
Madison, SD 57042
P: (605) 256-6518
F: (605) 256-2238
www.interlakescap.com

Interlakes works directly with low-income and displaced employees. Services include community needs assessment, natural disaster response and assistance, on-the-job training, skill development and job placement, budgeting techniques and consumer credit counseling.

Northeast South Dakota Economic Corporation (NESDEC)

414 Third Avenue E.
Sisseton, SD 57262
P: (605) 698-7654
F: (605) 698-3038
www.nesdcap.org

NESDEC has a loan fund for business startups or expansions and IRP Loan program. They help retail and service businesses in northern and east central South Dakota. NESDEC also provides information and referrals on business plans, cash flow projections, start-up procedures, state/federal requirements and income/expense analysis.

SD Rural Enterprise, Inc.

PO Box 802
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0802
P: (605) 978-2804
F: (605) 978-2805
www.sdrei.org
info@sdrei.org

SD Rural Enterprise offers assistance with marketing, business plans, feasibility studies, personnel policy, computer training and networking for small towns and businesses.

USDA Rural Development

Federal Building, Room 210
200 4th Street S.W.
Huron, SD 57350-2477
P: (605) 352-1142
F: (605) 352-1154
www.rurdev.usda.gov/sd

USDA works with rural communities, co-ops and small businesses. They also provides loans and other funding assistance.

U.S. Small Business Administration

110 S. Phillips Avenue, Suite 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6727
P: (605)-330-4231
F: (605)-330-4215fx
www.sba.gov

SBA aids socially and economically disadvantaged business owners in gaining equal access to necessary resources. The SBA offers one-on-one counseling, training workshops, and contracting assistance, and also offers free marketing on Pro-Net, an online source of procurement information, which provides small business profiles to contracting officers. Financing is also available.

Bluestem Capital Co.

122 S. Phillips, Suite 300
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 331-0091
www.bluestemcapital.com

Bluestem Capital assists in capital equity for new and existing businesses.

Genesis Group

444 Mt. Rushmore Road, Suite 204
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 394-1706 or 1-888-662-2880
www.genesisofinnovation.org
www.genesisequityfund.com

The Genesis Group assists in innovative research and development that will lead to new businesses.

Access Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net)
U.S. Small Business Administration

Office of Advocacy
Washington, D.C. 20426
(202) 205-6533
http://acenet.csusb.edu

ACE-NET is an Internet-based listing service providing information to angel investors on small dynamic, growing businesses seeking equity financing.

The Enterprise Institute

The Enterprise Institute is designed to facilitate university and industry resources to encourage and assist the establishment of entrepreneurial growth enterprises in the region.

South Dakota Animal Industry Board
411 S Fort Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3321
www.sd.gov/aib

Department of Agriculture - Division of Regulatory Services
Joe Foss Building - Third Floor
523 E Capitol Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3724
www.sd.gov/doa

Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Licensing Office
412 W Missouri
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-5527

Department of Public Safety
118 W. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3178
www.sd.gov/dps/

Department of Health
Health Building
600 E Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3364
www.sd.gov/doh

Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Joe Foss Building
523 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
( 605) 773- 3151
www.sd.gov/denr/denr.html

Department of Labor
Unemployment Insurance Division
Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57402-473
(605) 626-2452
www.sd.gov/dol/dol.asp

Department of Transportation
Becker/Hanson Building
700 E. Broadway
Pierre, SD 57501-2586
(605) 773-3265
www.sddot.com/

Department of Revenue & Regulation Business Tax Division
445 E Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
1-800-829-9188
www.sd.gov/drr/businesstax/bustax.htm

Aberdeen State Revenue Office
419 Moccasin Drive
Aberdeen, SD 57401
P: (605) 626-2218
F: (605) 626-2946

Sioux Falls State Revenue Office
300 S. Sycamore Ave, Ste 102
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
P: (605) 367-5800
F: (605) 367-5830

Mitchell State Revenue Office
417 N Main, Suite 112
PO Box 1103
Mitchell, SD 57301
P: (605) 995-8080
F: (605) 995-8087

Watertown State Revenue Office
1505 10th Avenue S, Suite1
Watertown, SD 57201
P: (605) 882-5188
F: (605) 882-5199

Rapid City State Revenue Office
4447 S Canyon Road, Suite 6
Rapid City, SD 57702
P: (605) 394-2332
F: (605) 394-6076

Yankton State Revenue Office
1900 Summit Street
Yankton, SD 57078
P: (605) 668-2939
F: (605) 668-2936

SD New Hire Reporting Center
SD Department of Labor
PO Box 4700
Aberdeen, SD 57402
P: 1-888-827-6078
F: 1-888-835-8659
www.sd.gov/dol/dolui/new_hire/NH_home.htm

Workers Compensation
SD Department of Labor
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 773-3681
F: (605) 773-4211
www.sd.gov/dol/dlm/dlm-home.htm

Income and Wage Withholding for Child Support
SD Department of Social Services
Child Support Enforcement
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3641
www.sd.gov/social/CSE/index.htm

Unemployment Insurance Division
SD Department of Labor
PO Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57402
P: (605) 626-2452
F: (605) 626-2322
www.sd.gov/applications/LD01DOL/default.asp?navid=296

Department of Labor Division of Labor and Management
Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2277
P: (605) 773-3681
F: (605) 773-4211
www.sd.gov/dol/dlm/dlm-home.htm

Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division Unemployment Insurance Tax
420 S Roosevelt Street
PO Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730
P: (605) 626-2312
F: (605) 626-3347
www.sd.gov/applications/LD01DOL/default.asp?navid=991

Siouxland Export Assistance Center
Madsen Center, Room 122
2001 S Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
P: (605) 330-4264
F: (605) 330-4266
www.buyusa.gov/southdakota/
Siouxland promotes increased export trade for small businesses through counseling, identification of export financing resources and awareness of opportunities and issues involving international trade.

South Dakota International Business Institute
Northern State University
1200 S Jay Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
P: (605) 626-3098
Fax: (605) 626-3004
www.sd-exports.org/default.htm
SD IBI provides seminars and workshops on the How-to's of exporting and provides one-on-one assistance to South Dakota exporters.

South Dakota Family Business Initiative
USD School of Business
414 E Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069-5427
P: (605) 677-5287
F: (605) 677-5427
www.usd.edu/fambus/index.html
SD FBI offers advice, marketing and planning assistance to family-owned and operated small businesses.

South Dakota Small Business Innovation Research Center
Business and Education Institute
Dakota State University
820 N. Washington
Madison, SD 57042-1799
P: (605) 256-5555
F: (605)256-5174
www.sbir.dsu.edu
SD SBIR assists and encourages South Dakota businesses to expand research and development activities by aiding a business in getting federal contracts. The SBIR doesn't technically help with business plans, but it does help with proposals, finding research partners and finding and creating marketing opportunities. This is for individuals, small businesses and cooperatives.

State Data Center
Business Research Bureau
USD Patterson Hall, Room 132
414 E. Clark
Vermillion, SD 57069
P: (605) 677-5287
F: (605) 677-5427
www.usd.edu/sdsdc/
The State Data Center serves as a hub for information from the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis and provides technical assistance in accessing data.

Economic Development Administration (EDA)
1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 670
Denver, CO 80204-3591
P: (303)-844-4715
F: (303)-844-3968
Apreite@eda.doc.gov
www.eda.gov
EDA works with state and local governments and economic development entities to assist economically distressed areas. Works with communities to generate jobs, help retain existing jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth. They do not work directly with businesses.

Northeast South Dakota Community Action Agency
414 3rd Avenue E.
Sisseton, SD 57042
(605) 256-6518
NSDCAA works directly with low-income and displaced employees. Services include community needs assessment, natural disaster response and assistance, on-the-job training, skill development, job placement, budgeting techniques and consumer credit counseling.

Western South Dakota Community Action, Inc.
1844 Lombardy Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701-4130
P: 1-800-327-1703
F: (605) 348-8440
WSDCA works directly with low-income and displaced employees. Services include community needs assessment, natural disaster response and assistance, on-the-job training, skill development, and job placement, budgeting techniques and consumer credit counseling.

Rural Office of Community Services
214 W. Main Street
PO Box 70
Lake Andes, SD 57356-0070
P (605) 487-7634
F: (605) 487-7883

Black Hills Council of Governments
P.O. Box 9686
Rapid City, SD 57709-9686
P: (605) 394-2681
F: (605) 394-2684 or 1-800-742-8908
Black Hills Council provides business assistance if the business is eligible for outside funding.

Central South Dakota Enhancement District
222 E. Capital Avenue, Suite 16
PO Box 220
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 773-2780
F: (605) 773-2784
enhancement@csded.org
www.csded.org
CSDED assists in expanding economic opportunities through the development of the regions economic resources.

First District Association of Local Governments
PO Box 1207
Watertown, SD 57201-1207
Phone: (605) 882-5115 or 5116
Fax: (605) 882-5049
dick@1stdistrict.org
www.1stdistrict.org
First District provides financing assistance only for small businesses.

Northeast Council of Governments
PO Box 1985
Aberdeen, SD 57401-1985
Phone: (605) 626-2595 or 1-800-592-3400
Fax: (626) 626-2975
http://abe.midco.net/necog/
NECOG works closely with local development groups and some businesses in northeast South Dakota. They also offer small business financing.

Planning & Development District III
1808 Summit Street
PO Box 687
Yankton, SD 57078-0687
Phone: (605) 665-4408
Fax: (605) 665-0303
districtiii@districtiii.org
www.districtiii.org
District III offers some business planning advice and provides small business financing.

Southeastern Council of Governments
1000 N. West Avenue, Suite 210
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-1332
(605) 367-5390
Fax: (605) 367-5394
www.secog.org
SECOG provides business assistance if the business is eligible for outside funding.

Bank Directory of South Dakota
SD Bankers Association
PO Box 1081
Pierre, SD 57501-1081
P: (605) 224-1653
F: (605) 224-7835
www.sdba.com

County Commissioners and County Officials
SD Association of County Commissioners
306 E Capitol Avenue, Suite 10
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 224-4554
F: (605) 224-4833
www.sdcounties.org

South Dakota Municipal Officials
South Dakota Municipal League
214 E Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 224-8654
F: (605) 224-8655
www.sdmunicipalleague.org

South Dakota Rural Electric Association
222 W Pleasant Drive
PO Box 1138
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 224-8823 or 1-800-201-8823
F: (605) 224-4430
www.sdrea.coop

State of South Dakota Directory
Bureau of Information and Telecommunications
Division of Telecommunications
910 E Sioux Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
P: (605) 773-3416
www.sd.gov/bit/index.htm

The following web sites provide news and resources of interest to small-business owners:

EntreWorld
www.EntreWorld.org
EntreWorld provides highly filtered information coded by stage of business development for entrepreneurs.

National Small Business United (NSBU)
www.nsba.biz
NSBU provides information to keep small business owners abreast of legislation and regulatory issues that affect small business.

Idea Cafe: The Small Business Channel
www.ideacafe.com
Information on how to start and operate a business.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Services
www.ey.com
Offers an array of services and links to emerging growth companies.

Small and Home-Based Business Links
www.bizoffice.com
Provides links of interest to owners of home-based businesses.

The Small Business Advisor
www.isquare.com
A site that lists books, special reports, consulting resources and seminars for new business owners.

Central Contractor Registration
www.ccr.gov
Central Contractor Registration is a gateway to small-business issues discussed on the House floor.

Small Business and Effective Web Marketing
www.wilsonweb.com/webmarket
A site dedicated to instructing small-business owners on the construction of a web site.

United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business www.house.gov/smbiz
Provides news releases, committee hearing schedules and other information on issues affecting small businesses.

U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
A one-stop link to business information and services provided by the federal government.