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- AskJim.biz (www.askjim.biz) - Small Business Answers NOW! Ask your own business questions, or read answers to questions from other small business owners. Answers to your business questions are provided by Jim Blasingame, the creator and host of the Small Business Advocate® Show, a weekday talk show dedicated to small business.
- Austin Family Business Program (www.familybusinessonline.org) - Information for the family business.
- Better Business Bureau (welcome.bbb.org) - Check out a business, find a local Better Business Bureau, and more.
- Dunn and Bradstreet Small Business Solutions (smallbusiness.
dnb.com) - Critical insight and tools you need to grow and protect your small
business.
- IBISWorld (www.ibisworld.com) - Information from IBISWorld, a leader in gathering and applying business data to help your higher-level business planning.
- JumpUp (www.jumpup.intuit.com) - A website that helps small business owners successfully start and run a business by connecting them to one another.
- Microsoft Small Business Center (microsoft.com/smallbusiness/
hub.mspx) - Microsoft provides advice, products, tools and information for your
small businesses.
- National Restaurant Association (www.restaurant.org) - Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association`s mission is to represent, educate and promote a rapidly growing industry that is comprised of 900,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets employing 12.2 million people.
- NxLeveL® Education Foundation (www.nxlevel.org) - The NxLeveL® entrepreneurial training programs are practical, hands-on business development courses designed to help entrepreneurs advance their skills in starting, growing, and managing their business. NxLeveL® classes are offered throughout the United States through the NxLeveL® Training Network. The Network is a group of organizations engaged in entrepreneurial training. It includes Small Business Development Centers, chambers of commerce, business incubators, councils and associations of government, planning districts, community development corporations, USDA agencies, Native American groups, SBA funded training organizations, faith-based organizations and many others. In addition to exceptional training curricula, NxLeveL® continues to develop partnerships with organizations committed to small business development.
- Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) (www.riskinstitute.org/peri) - An extensive collection of risk management publications, programs and tools, including a Resource Library organized by topic, audience, and type of resource.
- SBDCNet (sbdcnet.org) - The mission of the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNet) is to meet the information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories. SBDCNet serves as a resource providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training to SBDC counselors and their small business clients.
This edition of "A Basic Guide to Exporting" has been prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce with the assistance of Unz & Co., Inc.
Protect your trademark. Search now using the Internet`s most comprehensive FREE online trademark search. Instant results allow you to screen out unavailable names before investing in additional research.
AllBusiness.com helps entrepreneurs, small and growing businesses, consultants and business professionals save time and money by addressing real-world business questions and presenting practical solutions. The site offers resources including how-to articles, business forms, contracts and agreements, expert advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides, a small business association and more.
AnnualCreditReport.com is a centralized service for consumers to request annual credit reports. It was created by the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
AskTheLawyers.com™ is a unique online interactive legal service available to individuals and businesses. AskTheLawyers.com provides access to attorneys in your area who are available for an initial online or telephone consultation for no charge.
The Forms & Agreements portion of BitLaw provides access to forms and example contracts relating to intellectual property and the Internet.
Bizjournals is the new media division of American City Business Journals, the nation`s largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operates the Web sites for each of the company`s 41 print business journals and recently has launched its first Web-only local business news and information site for Los Angeles. The company plans to launch Web-only operations in additional markets.
BizPlanIt is a professional business plan consulting firm that helps companies develop investor-grade business plans to move down the road towards a successful capital or strategic transaction. We guide our clients through the creation of top-notch business plans, financial projections, selling memorandums, investor presentations and other supporting materials to powerfully present their company.
The central hub of a network of small business sites, Smallbusinesstown is committed to developing and publishing usable, educational and inspirational media to help entrepreneurs succeed at business.
Instant access to useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks, effective and understandable online analysis of businesses & industries.
We exist to help you, to teach you, and to provide solutions that build and grow your business. We believe that:
- You are the most capable person to plan, build, and grow your business.
- Business planning and strategy isn`t rocket science; we all just need to learn together.
- Planning and running a business can be a lot of fun... really!
- You can be successful doing it.
Bplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample business plans online. In addition to that, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business. Bplans.com includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools, and a panel of experts who have answered more than 1,400 questions from people like you.
Idea Cafe offers a mix of small business profiles, how-to articles and other news-you-can-use features.
Start and run a small business without losing your shirt, your sleep, or your sanity!
eBay is The World`s Online Marketplace®, enabling trade on a local, national and international basis. With a diverse and passionate community of individuals and small businesses, eBay offers an online platform where millions of items are traded each day.
Solutions for growing businesses
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation`s eventuring.com - "The Entrepeneur`s trusted guide to high growth."
The Franchise Registry will help SBA and its participating lenders make consistent eligibility decisions, speed access to SBA financial assistance, streamline processing and recognize industry-specific factors during the loan review process. The Registry enables lenders and SBA local offices to verify a franchise system’s lending eligibility through the Internet.
FranNet`s large group of franchise experts specialize in helping you learn about the many choices available and how to select the RIGHT ONE for you!
GoSmallBiz.com was founded by Entrepreneur and NFL Hall of Famer, Fran Tarkenton. Having started 12 businesses since his football playing days, Fran has always had a passion for small business. After selling his international software company in 1994, Fran decided to pursue his desire of helping entrepreneurs, like himself, gain access to the tools and information they need to grow and compete in the new economy. The result was the Fran Tarkenton Small Business NETwork, founded in 1996. Once the organization started using the Internet as a primary delivery tool, the name was changed to GoSmallBiz.com.
Hoover`s, Inc., delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. Our database of 14 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 42,000 of the world`s top business enterprises, is at the core of our business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations.
Inc.com, the website for Inc. magazine, delivers advice, tools, and services, to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully. You`ll find information and advice covering virtually every business and management task, including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people, and much, much more.
Inc.com also includes the Inc. magazine archives, an exclusive area dedicated to the Inc. 500, and detailed information on Inc-sponsored events.
Inc.com has more than 100 free tools that are available to Inc.com members. From sample policies and agreements to worksheets and checklists, Inc.com has tools to help you in every area of your business.
Thousands of pages of information and tools to help you start, run and grow a successful small business.
Here you`ll find ready-to-use business tools to help you get the job done faster and easier, including:
- Model business documents. Sample letters, contracts, forms, and policies ready for you to customize — from a Sample Independent Contractor Agreement to a Job Application Form.
- Financial spreadsheet templates. Help for managing your business finances, from balancing your checkbook to creating your own financial statements. Just plug in your numbers.
- Checklists. Information you need at a glance, from whether you qualify for the home office write-off to the right things to do and say during an employee termination interview.
- Official Government Forms. A selection of the forms and publications most commonly used by small business owners when filing taxes with the IRS or contracting with the federal government.
Search the largest online database of commercial real estate For Sale and For Lease. Search for Land, Office, Retail, Industrial, Apartments, Hotels and other types of property.
Celebrating our 20th year in business, Melissa Data, the Data Superstore, helps companies manage and optimize their contact data. We provide solutions for address and phone validation, postal presorting, data enhancements and sales leads. Choose from more than 100 products and services to fit any budget or need.
MoreBusiness.com (also known as the Business Resource Center), developed by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs, provides a wealth of useful articles, business tips, insight, a free Intranet and other material to help small businesses grow - all for FREE on the World Wide Web.
Nolo is the nation’s leading provider of do-it-yourself legal solutions for consumers and small businesses. Our goal is to help people handle their own everyday legal matters -- or learn enough about them to make working with a lawyer a more satisfying experience.
Since 1971, Nolo has offered affordable, plain-English books, forms and software on a wide range of legal issues, including wills, estate planning, retirement, elder care, personal finance, taxes, housing, real estate, divorce and child custody. We also offer materials on human resources, employment, intellectual property, and starting and running a small business.
Nolo is the nation’s leading provider of do-it-yourself legal solutions for small businesses. Our goal is to help people handle their own everyday legal matters -- or learn enough about them to make working with a lawyer a more satisfying experience.
Small Business Handbook - Everything you need to know to run your business, from equity to employees.
QuickMBA is an online knowledge resource for business administration. Our goal is to help you to quickly find the business knowledge you need, when you need it, wherever you may be. Topics are presented as frameworks and summaries in the various subjects of business administration, as taught in the world`s top MBA programs.
Since 1995, Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
SCORE "Counselors to America`s Small Business" is the best source of free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business—from idea to start-up to success. The SCORE Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.
This site is designed, created, and published by a group of young professionals. We put together our skills and knowledge to publish this site to help out other young people or inexperienced business people with good ideas and the desire to start their own business. This web site distributes basic information on legal, financial, and management issues that commonly affect (or afflict!) people who are just starting up their businesses.
Search ThomasNet, the most comprehensive resource for industrial information. Go straight to the source of product, company information, CAD drawings and more...
Use the information in the CCH Small Business Guide to answer your business, tax, and legal questions and to get practical tips that will help you work smarter, save money, and stay in compliance with the law. Try out some of the business tools and see how you can get the job done easier and save significant time and dollars in the process. And keep up to date on the latest news and trends that affect small business.
The Federal Office of Management and Budget defines and names industries and establishes a structure (SIC Codes) for relating industries to one another. SIC Codes are frequently used to identify industries in census data, financial data, market reports and many other applications useful to those doing market research. Knowing the code(s) will be very helpful to you at later stages in this process.
America's No. 1 website dedicated to the success of your new venture. Welcome Business USA offers you a wealth of resources - how-to articles, FREE business counseling and special discounts and offers from featured vendors - to assist you with dealing with the various issues you will face in navigating your business towards success.
Keep an eye on a number of aspects to financial health, investing and progress.
Zoomerang is the premium global online survey software that businesses, organizations and individuals use to create professional, customized surveys.
This SBA site is a complete guide to the many relevant issues of starting and growing a small business.
My Own Business, Inc., is a nonprofit organization committed to helping you succeed. Our team of business experts have unselfishly contributed their experience and knowledge to help you succeed in business. Their wisdom has been generously offered without any compensation.
The Wall Street Journal offers this site, showing businesses for sale, franchises, business opportunities and many other articles and resources relevant to small business development.
This site is the gateway for women owned businesses selling to the Federal Government.
This extensive and straight-forward guide describes all of the aspects of starting your own business.
SmallBizU is for those individuals seeking thought-leadership. Designed specially for entrepreneurs and small businesses, this online university seeks to instill a formal business intelligence--the capacity to solve problems, meet challenges, and create valued products.
SmallBizU teaches the 3Ms: Money, Marketing, and Management. We do this through a no-frills, utilitarian curriculum that provides small businesses with real world tools and information.
From new ventures, to business managers, to entrepreneurs, to master level classes, we have a range of courses across all functional areas of small business. Large corporations have their own training departments--now you have your own just-in-time desktop university with SmallBizU.
This site offers a tremendous amount of content in an encylopedia format of all subjects relevant to small business development.
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