Assistance Programs
Funding Assistance Through Loans & Grants
The Wyoming Business Council helps access the support needed by businesses to start, expand or relocate a business in Wyoming. Wyoming offers several programs to assist businesses with their financing and training needs.
- Loan Programs
- Wyoming Partnership Challenge Loan Program
- Bridge Loans
- Guaranteed Loan Participation
- Loan Guarantee Programs
- Economic Disaster Loans
- Seed Capital Loans
- Microloans (Wyoming Women's Business Center)
- Innovative Research & Technology Transfer
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
- Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI)
- Wyoming SBIR Phase 0 Program
- Industrial Development Revenue (IDR) Bonds
- Grants to local municipalities & Joint Powers Boards
- Community Development Block Grants
- Business Ready Community Grants & Loans
- Community Facilities Grants & Loans
- Wyoming Community Network
- Grant Station Database
Business Assistance Programs
The Wyoming Business Council & their partners are available to help businesses in Wyoming to be competitive in a World Market through the following programs:- Business Counseling
- Wyoming Business Council Regional Directors are available to help clients seek assistance for their businesses.
- Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides counseling and training to help small businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Manufacturing-Works (formerly MAMTEC) serves small and mid-sized manufacturers and technology companies.
- Business Planning & Starting a Business
- Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers consultants who can help businesses develop a business plan
- Human Resource Consulting (peter.reis@wybusiness.org)
- Intellectual Property Assistance (wyominginvents@uwyo.edu)
- Business Permitting (paul.howard@wybusiness.org)
- Obtaining Federal Government Contracts (Wyoming Gro-Biz)
- Why Wyoming Relocation Resources
- Product Development
- Wyoming Research Products Center (wyominginvents@uwyo.edu)
- Wyoming Market Research Center
- Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
- Marketing Assistance
- Cooperative Advertising and Marketing Program (carol.stearns@wybusiness.org)
- Marketing Consulting/Media Training (rachel.girt@wybusiness.org)
- Trade Show Incentive Grant Program (carol.stearns@wybusiness.org)
- Wyoming First Program (bev.brooker@wybusiness.org)
- Wyoming Market Research Center
- International Business -- Wyoming Business Council can help expand your market overseas
- International Trade Development
- Agribusiness Division Export Assistance
- WUSATA Market Access Branded Program
- U.S. Livestock Genetics Exports
- Wyoming Market Research Center
- Export-Import Bank Program
- State Energy Program (SEP) funded by the U.S. Dept of Energy (tom.fuller@wybusiness.org)
- Anemometer Loan Program
- Residential Photovoltaics
- Small Business Energy Audit Program
- Energy Hog
- High Performance Schools
- Pneumatic and Boiler Operation Seminars
- Science Fair Scholarships
Other Resources:
SBA District Office
100 East B Street
Federal Building
Casper, WY 82602
(307) 261-6500
Veterans Business Development Office
Wyoming District Office
P.O. Box 2839
100 East B Street, Suite 400
Casper, WY 82602
(307) 261-6523