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Contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at www.IRS.govor IRS San Antonio 8626 Tesoro Drive, San Antonio, TX 78217 (210) 841-2090
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3. Where do I get a State of Texas sales tax permit? |
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Field Office - San Antonio Northeast Taxpayer Services and Collections 3300 Nacogdoches Road, Suite 105 San Antonio, Texas 78217-3373 (210) 646-0399
Field Office - San Antonio Southwest Taxpayer Services and Collections 123 Southwest Military Drive San Antonio, Texas 78221-1613 (210) 924-6434
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Field Office - San Antonio Northwest Taxpayer Services and Collections 9514 Console Drive, Suite 102 San Antonio, Texas 78229-2042 (210) 616-0067
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4. Where can I get information on permits needed for my business? |
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The Development Services Department at 1901 S. Alamo St. is a one stop shop for required permits, licenses, zoning, and certificates to operate a business in San Antonio. |
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Businesses located in Bexar County need to contact Infrastructure Services at (210) 335-6700 or visit 233 N. Pecos, Suite 420, San Antonio, Texas 78205
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Businesses located in surrounding Bexar County cities listed below need to contact the city offices for the following entities to obtain required permits:
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Adkins Alamo Heights Atascosa Balcones Heights Castle Hills China Grove Converse Elmendorf Fair Oaks Ranch |
Helotes Hill Country Village Hollywood Park Kirby Leon Springs Leon Valley Live Oak Lone Oak Olmos Park |
Scenic Oaks Selma Shavano Park Somerset Terrell Hills Universal City Von Ormy Windcrest | |
(Note: for further details on home based businesses please make sure to contact your local entity).
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UTSA Small Business Development Center offers training and counseling on international trade and government contracting as well as a variety of other subjects. They can be contacted at www.iedtexas.org/sasbdc or (210) 458-2460 SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business Volunteers provide professional guidance and information to maximize the success of America's existing and emerging small businesses. Additional contact information can be found at www.sanantonioscore.org or (210) 403-5931
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No- but the SBA offers Small Business Loans through various financial institutions in and around Bexar County. For local micro-lending institutions or start up loans please contact: ACCION Texas at www.acciontexas.org or (210) 226-3664 South Texas Business Fund at www.sotexbizfund.com or (210) 207-3932 Small Business Administration at www.sba.gov or (210) 403-5900
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7. How do I certify my business? |
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Federal - www.sba.gov SBA 8(a), SBE, SBA, DBE, HUB Zone and Empowerment Zone
State - www.window.state.tx.us Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) – Central Master Bidder's List Private Sector Certifications - http://www.smsdc.org/ or http://www.wbea-texas.org/home Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council (SMSDC) & Women's Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA) – Private Sector – Fortune 500 Companies/ MOU with the state of Texas
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8. How do I become a Bexar County Vendor? |
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Visit the Bexar County website at www.bexar.org (click on Purchasing Department link) and go to the Centralized Vendor Registration and follow the steps listed. You can contact the Purchasing Department at (210) 335-2211.
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9. Do I have to be certified as SBE, MBE, WBE, AABE, VBE, DIBE to do business with Bexar County? |
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NO- but make sure that you register on-line to do business with Bexar County E- Purchasing to receive solicitations to compete for Bexar County Contracts. |
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10. How do I register to attend the Small, Minority, Women, and Veteran Owned Business Conference on December 7, 2011 at the Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum? |
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Go on-line to www.bexar.org/smwbe and register to attend the FREE conference. Registration opens on September 1st, 2011. The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum is located at 3201 E. Houston, San Antonio Texas, 78219. FREE parking for this event will be provided.
For more information please contact the SMWBE office at (210) 335-0671 or sdiaz@bexar.org. |