Small Business Help in Gillette, WY and Campbell County, Wyoming

Who to ask, by question

Advising: the Wyoming SBDC network

Small Business Development Centers offer advising on plans, projections and loan packages. Owners often search 'wyoming small business development center network' or 'wyoming sbdc'. The statewide network's site could not be checked by our automated tools.

Getting the most from an advising appointment

An adviser's help is only as good as the papers on the table. Before a first meeting, gather:

• A one-page description of the business and what the money is for.
• The last two years of tax returns, or as many as exist.
• Six months of business bank statements.
• A list of current debts with balances and payments.
• Quotes for anything you plan to buy.
• Your state business record and any trade name filing.

Ask the adviser to check whether your projections are realistic and which structure fits the purpose. That review makes any later request clearer.

Federal programs: the SBA

Banks and other participating lenders, not the SBA, make SBA-backed loans. The SBA's Wyoming District Office page, sba.gov/district/wyoming (checked 2026-10-16), lists programs and contacts for the state. Fieldstone Lending is not an SBA lender; the comparison page explains the six private structures we do arrange.

State offices

The Wyoming Secretary of State's Start a Business page (sos.wyo.gov/Business/StartABusiness.aspx) covers entity and name filings, and the Department of Revenue's Excise Tax Division has a registration page at excise-tax-div.wyo.gov/registration (both checked 2026-10-16). Owners also search for 'wyoming business council funding'; that organisation is not affiliated with us.

Questions for any Wyoming or federal program

• Is it a loan, a grant, advice, or a referral to someone else?
• Who is eligible, and does the business's location in Campbell County, WY matter?
• What documents does it ask for, and how long does review typically take?
• Does it require a lender or bank to participate?

Note each answer. If a program turns out not to fit, the same notes help when you compare private options.

City, county and chamber

For permits, local services and public notices, start with the City of Gillette (gillettewy.gov) and Campbell County (ccgov.net). Owners often search 'campbell county chamber of commerce gillette wy' for networking.

An adviser's job versus a broker's job

An adviser helps build the plan, test the numbers and decide whether to borrow at all. A broker starts once the decision to seek funding is made: it matches a structure, prepares a request and sends it to partners. Fieldstone Lending is a broker, and the two roles fit together; owners who see an adviser first often arrive with cleaner records. Our six funding structures are all private products, separate from any public program.

Where a broker fits

Public programs and advisers are a good first stop, and some owners never need private funding. When you do, compare structures by how they are repaid; a term loan for a project with a fixed price is often the plainest place to start. County figures are on the Gillette, WY page, and the other guides on the resources hub.

By Fieldstone Lending · Updated 2026-10-16