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Associations
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Business News
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Business Plan
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Business Reference
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General Business
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- Business Owner's Handbook
This online handbook is a guide for starting, running and exiting a business.
The handbook has nine chapters - Start a Business, Planning Your Business,
Getting Financing, Marketing, Office & Equipment, People Who Work For You,
Managing Finances, Controlling Your Taxes and Getting Out. Inside each chapter
are a series of sections under which the text has been organized. For example,
in the "Start a Business" chapter, the list of sections are: Do You Have What It
Takes, The Right Small Business For You, Evaluating Your Chances of Success, etc.
http://quicken.excite.com/small_business/cch/text
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- CCH Business Owners Toolkit
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. Also contains the
SOHO Guidebook, which has essential information on starting, financing,
managing and marketing your small business.
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
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- Idea Café
Contains a well-rounded collection of information and resources for
small business professionals. Offers online tools, forms, advice, reviews
of technology and profiles of entrepreneurs. Consistently rated as one of
the best small business websites.
http://www.ideacafe.com/
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- The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business Information Compiled
by the staff of Business Reference Services Science, Technology and Business
Division Library of Congress. 2nd ed. Contents: Introduction, Getting Started,
Raising Capital, Managing Your Business, Human Resources, Marketing: Research,
Strategy, and Advertising, Doing Business with Government, International Opportunities,
Research and Information Gathering, Looking at the Numbers: Sources of Statistics,
Handbooks and Guides, Information about Companies, Indexes, Databases, and Other
Information Sources. http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/business/guide2.html
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The SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
A non profit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and
the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.
SCORE is a resource partner with the Small Business Administration (SBA).
SCORE Association volunteers serve as "Counselors to America's Small Business."
Working and retired executives and business owners donate their time and expertise
as volunteer business counselors and provide confidential counseling and mentoring
free of charge. http://www.score.org/
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SmallbizNet, Edward Lowe Small Business Network
Lots of excellent resources. The Resources Page links to the
Edward Lowe Digital Library, which provides full-text keyword
searching for over 5,000 indexed and abstracted documents for
small businesses. Also very useful are full-text articles and an
online forum from Entrepreneurial Edge Online. http://www.lowe.org/
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Smallbusiness.com
Knowledge sharing resource for small businesses. This site provides
an exchange about products, services and issues of importance to
small businesses. http://www.smallbusiness.com/
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Small Business Advancement National Center
Highlights are a newsletter for information technology for small business,
free software that can be downloaded, and an extensive list of full-text publications
covering 16 areas of interest to small businesses.
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/
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Small Business Advisor
Provides a wide variety of information. This site has links to areas such as
tax advice, U.S. Government business resources, stock quotes and mailing lists.
http://www.isquare.com/
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Government Information
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- FirstGov
This site consolidates 20,000 U.S. Government websites. Contains keyword search engine,
site map and information for first time users.
http://firstgov.gov/
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- Internal Revenue Service
Whether you're a sole proprietor or a large corporation, being able to get your
hands on sound, accurate tax rules and regulations and how they affect your business,
can save you lots of headaches.
http://www.irs.gov/bus_info/index.html
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- Small Business Administration
Serves as the U.S. Government agency that aids, counsels, assists and protects
the interests of small businesses. Contains links to many pertinent government
sites and small business support agencies.
http://firstgov.gov/
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- U.S. Business Advisor
Billed as the "one-stop electronic link to government for business," this site
is especially useful for small businesses. Links to information are divided into
5 categories: a frequently asked question section, a long list of how-to guides
(such as starting, expanding, and financing your business, IRS publications and
forms, and venture capital), two categories arranged by subject, and current
news/press releases.
http://firstgov.gov/
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International
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- Business Culture
Information on international business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural communication,
proper gifts, negotiation tactics, business culture, manners, business entertainment, etc.
http://www.businessculture.com/
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- Global Edge
This site contains a wealth of information including domestic and international
periodicals and journals, research papers, country specific information, statistical
data, government resources, international trade information, company directories,
international trade shows and business events, mailing lists, culture and travel
and other indexes of business resources.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
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Magazines
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Technology
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- Business Central
Microsoft Corporation's small business support page, providing information on how to
start up and manage a small business with an emphasis on using technology.
http://www.bcentral.com/
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- Small Business Technology Information
This site contains information on how to use technology to grow your business.
Provides a free newsletter, "Technology and Your Business", technical support and
discussion boards.
http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/
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Web Marketing
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- Web Marketing Information Center for the Internet.
This site contains dozens of free online articles covering many aspects of web marketing,
such as web demographics and designing an effective web site.
http://www.wilsonweb.com/webmarket
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