FINAL SCORE

Press "Calculate Score" to view the final results of your First Step Review.

You can also E-Mail Your Score to a Colleague if you wish.

If your Final Score is 70 or greater, you have a good chance of obtaining a small business loan.  Following is a list of the maximum points for each section.  Make note of the areas upon which you can improve. For an explanation of your scores, including the value placed on individual questions, please Click Here.

However, this score does not guarantee that you will receive a United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Guaranteed loan.  In fact, the National Business Association, Small Business Advancement National Center nor the SBA can guarantee that you will receive such a loan.  You may be turned down for a number of reasons.  Although, if you did have a score of 70 or more, you might have taken the First Step into the world of Small Business. 

Please visit the following organization's websites for more small business assistance.  To return to the First Step Review, simply close the new window.  The following links will initiate new windows.

We would like to offer a special thank you to the following individuals and organizations who aided in the development and testing of The First Step Review.

First Community Bank
1001 Front Street
Conway, AR 72032
Mark Lollar, VP/Loan Officer
Donny B Bradley IV, Loan Officer
(501)-450-9800

U.S. Small Business Administration
1-800-827-5722

U.S. Small Business Administration
Arkansas Office
2120 Riverfront Dr., Ste. 100
Little Rock, AR 72202
Andrew LaMonica, Economic Development Specialist
Linda R. Nelson, Assistant District Director
(501)- 324-5813

Tom Parker, Parker Consulting
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Parties responsible for the technical and creative development for this edition of the First Step Review.

National Business Association
Raj Nisankarao, President
Tom Sailors, Chairman of the Board
5151 Beltline Road, Ste. 1150
Dallas, Texas 75254
http://www.nationalbusiness.org
1-800-456-0440
(972) 458-0900

Small Business Advancement National Center
University of Central Arkansas
UCA Box 5018
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035-0001
Dr. Don B. Bradley III, Project Director
Lesley Andrews, Assistant Project Coordinator &
    Technical and Creative Director of this edition of the First Step Review
Carrie East, Assistant Project Coordinator
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu
Phone (501) 450-5300
FAX (501) 450-5360