Small Business Assistance Programs

Management Technical Assistance to Help Your Business Grow

Starting or expanding a business can be very challenging. Success requires good planning and sound business management skills. In 1994, the Phoenix City Council established the Small Business Assistance Program to help small business owners address such challenges and provide a one stop shop of technical and financial assistance.

Services Provided by MTA

The Management Technical Assistance (MTA) Program offers small business owners the opportunity to work with experienced consultants at no cost. This is made possible by a Community Development Block Grant sponsored by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department.

General Business and Marketing Business plans Business risk assessments Marketing plans	Financing and Loan Packaging Financial statements Loan applications Cash Flow Analysis
Business Needs Assessment Accounting systems Break-even analyses Working capital needs Operational reporting systems and procedures	Workforce Development and Human Resource Planning Recruitment and retention Training and productivity Benefits and compensation

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Eligibility for MTA

To be eligible for the MTA Program, the business must be located in the city of Phoenix. Verify your address using the Phoenix ED Incentive Zone Locator.

Also, the business must meet one of the following qualifications:

• Business owner is low/moderate income individual
  
• Business is a micro enterprise (fewer than 5 employees)
  
• Business owner expects to create at least 1 new job within 24 months of receiving assistance.

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Want to Apply for MTA?

Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the application: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Download the Adobe Format application. (MTAclientapp.pdf 32 kb) Fill out the application manually Print the application Sign the application
Send the application to: MTA Program Community and Economic Development Department 200 West Washington Street, 20th floor Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611	You can also fax your application to: MTA Program Fax #: (602) 495-5097
If you should have any questions about filling out this form, or regarding the MTA program, please contact the Small Business Division of the Community and Economic Development Department at 602-262-5040, or contact us at business@phoenix.gov.

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