2. SBA Products & Services
• Ruben Garcia
• District Director
• San Diego District Office
• 619-727-4880
Email ruben.garcia@sba.gov
3. Federal Executive
Agency
Formed in 1953
Mission Statement:
The SBA was created
to provide financial,
technical and
management
assistance to help
Americans start, run
and grow their
businesses.
7. Guaranteed Loans
• FY 2014
• #755 Loans
• Totaling more than
• $342MM
• FY 2015
• A head in both Volume
of Loans Made
• and # of Loans Made in
2014
8. Offer a Variety of Certification
Programs to Help Secure Govt.
Contracts
• 8(a)
• HUBZone
• Small Disadvantaged
• Women-Owned
• Veteran-Owned
• Disabled Veteran-
Owned
• YTD SDDO has helped
#104 certified firms get
more than $800 MM in
government contracts.
9. Offer a Variety of Export Trade
Programs and Loan Guarantees
• Training
– On line two series Export
Trade classes
– Classroom – SCORE-
SBDC
• Referrals
• Export Loans
10. Six Steps to Begin Exporting
• On Line Readiness
Assessment
• Training and Counseling
(Referrals to CITD or
USETAC)
• Create an Export
Business Plan
• Conduct Market
Research
• Find Buyers – U.S. Dept.
Commerce - Gold Key
Program
• Finance Your Export
Trade
11. Work with USEAC
• Martin Selander
• Newport Beach
• 949-660-1688
• www.sba.gov/internati
onal trade/useac/index
13. San Diego District SBA Office Contacts
*Ruben Garcia – District Director
619-727-4880 - Fluent in Spanish
*Rosa Rodarte- Lead Economic Development Specialist –
619-727-4872 - Fluent in Spanish
*Carlos Liu – Lead Business Development Specialist –
8(a) Certification - Fluent in Mandarin Chinese
*Sean Hong - Business Development Specialist –
8(a) Certification - Fluent in Korean
*Merica Lim-Le - Business Development Specialist –
8(a) Certification - Fluent in conversational Cambodian
14. San Diego & Imperial County SBDCs
Offers Counseling:
• SW College- Higher Education Center
National City – 619-482-6388
• North San Diego County – Oceanside -760-795-8740 –
Sudershan Shaunauk, Director
• Export Workshops
• Imperial Valley – El Centro – 760-312-9800
Carlos Figari, Director (Spanish)
• Export Workshops
15. Rules that Apply
13 CFR 120.110
Eligible:
Businesses located in U.S
Operating primarily in U.S.
Authorized to operate in state or territory
Makes a significant contribution to U.S.
economy ( Pays taxes – Uses U.S. products,
materials and Labor)
16. More Rules for Loans
• Loans must be used for benefits of domestic
operations – Test: Business and employees subject to
U.S and local taxes
• Business involved in Export Trade
• Owned by legal permanent resident
• No Pyramid- Multi-level marketing
• No More than 1/3 of income from gambling
• No Illegal Activity
• Business which Restrict Patronage
• 50% or more income from lobbying
• No Real Estate Speculation
17. Businesses Owned by Non-Citizens
• Financial Assistance may be permitted 51%
Owned by non- citizens- who are lawfully in
U.S.
• USCIS Form – updated every 10 yrs.