Small Business Resources
Links to articles for small business owners, including how to determine if you really want to have a home-based business, and an annotated list of links to sites on home-based business and entreprenurial sites.
The Biz Resource Site contains tips, ideas and motivation for entrepreneurs. Complete services for small business are available from US consulting, set-up assistance, promotions, website design and marketing. On-line "Are You An Entrepreneur" quiz makes the site fun to visit and the biz tips change each week making a weekly visit part of your business building plan. The Biz Resource Site also has a FREE biz tips newsletter available via e-mail each month.
Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration. Publications include: Guide to Business Credit for Women, Minorities and Small Businesses, Starting and Managing a Business from Your Home, and the very popular Small Business Handbook. The full text of the booklets are available.
An award winning site, with a large library of educational materials to draw on. Of particular interest are the instructional stories on business failures and entrepreneurs that started again. Also includes descriptions of business management software tools, and some very good links
A well rated and popular site. Entrepreneurs can find tons of useful business information resources. This site has an annotated list of sites of interest for small business and a forum for sponsoring the site with your own business ad for a small fee.
A clearinghouse for brainstorming and interactive development of new business ideas.
A smorgasbord of ideas for small business owners.
Courtesy of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAT) Useful business information with links to other business sites. Review MBA associations, business school rankings, and business research guides.
Demographic information on the African American market, Look for a specific black business, or access the Online Marketplace.
The National Home Workers Association, Inc. of the U.S. and Canada. A trade association of people who work from their homes, either as home-based business owners, or as telecommunter. Sample jobs and articles of interest.
NetMarquee Online Services Inc. In this well-regarded site you can find out how to manage your business better, whether you're an executive, a small business owner, or an independent entrepreneur.
A straightforward guide to planning a small business. Work your way through a series of topics including brainstorming, protecting your ideas, preparing a business plan and obtaining financing.
U.S. Dept. Of Commerce Check out this site to see how Uncle Sam will help you start and fund a small business.
This site contains a great deal of informational links to bulletins, databatabases, and publications on small business in the Southwest US. You can also find out about the Small Business Institute Directors Association and read the centers' quarterly newsletter
Dedicated to providing information for the entrepreneur and new business owner that will assist in starting or maintaining a successful small or home business. Included is "The Advisor" a column containing numerous articles and reports on a variety of useful topics, a tax advice section, hints for doing business with the U.S.Government, book reviews, business services listings, business related newsgroups listings, and useful related links.
A research institute for emerging enterprises, the SBFA site provides information on research projects, export fact sheets and executive summary position papers.
Developed for the BC Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, under the direction of Len Hartley. For small business owners and entrepreneurs, this site provides how- to'; reports on specific business ideas; a Catalog of books and guides; and links to other Small Business Resources.