Starting a New Small Business? 

 
Contact The UGA Small Business Development Center in
Albany at 229-420-1144 for help with your business.
They offer no-cost, confidential consultation
​and low-cost educational programs for your business

Need a local business liscence? 

City of Ashburn Businesses 
Number of Employees     Tax Liability
            0-5`                        $75.00
           6-9                           $100.00
         10 or more                 $175.00

 Turner County Businesses 
Number of Employees     Tax Liability
            0-5`                        $50.00
           6-9                           $75.00
         10 or more                 $150.00

​Rural Areas grant
  1. USDA Rural Business Development Grants
  2. USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program
  3. Rural Development Loan and Grant Assistance
  4. Rural Business Opportunity Grant
 
Minority- Owned
  1. Minority Business Development Agency
  2. Operation HOPE Small Business Development Program
  3. USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program
 
General Grants
  1. The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) Growth Grants Program
  2. First Nations Development Institute Grants
  3. FedEx Small Business Grant
  4. Small Business Innovation Research
 
Cultural/race Grants
  1. Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC)
  2. National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge
 
Female-Owned Grants
  1. Amber Grant for Women
  2. Eileen-Fisher Women-Owned Business Grant
  3. InnovateHER Grant
  4. Smart Women Smart Money
  5. Mom Inspired Grants
  6. Belle Capital Grants
  7. 37 Angels Grants
  8. Patagonia Grant
  9. Zach Grant
  10. Ben & Jerry’s Social Change Grant Program

Agriculture-Related
  1. Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
  2. Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program
  3. Federal State Marketing Improvement Program
  4. Value-Added Producer Grants
  5. Doris Day Foundation Grant

 Government Grants
  1. Small Business Technology Transfer Program
Private Grants
  1. Georgia-Pacific
 
Tax credits
  1. Mega project tax credit
  2. Retraining tax credit
  3. Child Care tax credit
  4. Port tax credit Bonus
  5. Employer’s jobs tax credit
  6. Credit for Purchasing Child Care Property
  7. Credit for Providing or Sponsoring Child Care for Employees
  8. Opportunity Zones
  9. Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit
  10. Research Credit
  11. Deducting Business Expenses
  12. Abusive Tax Shelters and Transactions
  13. PPE Manufacturing Tax Credit
  14. R&D Tax Credit
  15. Angel investor tax credit
  16. Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  17. Special Zone Job Tax Credits
  18. Quality Jobs Tax Credit