Starting a Business
Entrepreneur Readiness
- Gaebler.com - a great starting a business page with many
articles to help you get started. - SBA Business primer - find out if your ready to start your own business
- Do you have the right stuff? - CCH Toolkit
- Entrepreneur Risk Assessment Quiz - Georgia State SBDC
- Planning Checklist - Alabama SBDC
- Entrepreneurs Resource Center - contains information on starting your own business
Online Training
- My Own Business - a guide to owning your own business
- How to Start a Business on a Shoe-String Budget Trump University
Legal Structures
- Choose a form of organization - Which legal form Is best for your business? Corporation, LLC, partnership or sole proprietorship?
- Name Your Business - from CCH Toolkit.
State and Local Regulations
- State and Local Resources - click on a state to find laws, regulations and tax demands imposed on new business owners in your state.
Develop Your Business Plan
- Business Plans - SBDCNET
Company Information
Market Information
- North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) all establishments are assigned a classification by the Federal Government for statistical purposes.
- Selected Market Research Resources - (Word) Developed by SBDCNET staff.
General Resources for Small Business
- MyBizhomepage - a free web-based service that provides and other information to help small and emerging businesses run more smoothly and profitably.
- SBA Women's Business Center- the business center provides several tutorials for people starting a business and lists several links for further information.
- Ed Lowe - Entrepreneurial Edge - articles on finance and management.
- American City Business Journals - search for articles in local business journals.
- Inc.com
- BusinessWeek
- Small Business Planning Guide - a good place to start your business planning.
- BusinessTown.com
- Small Business Dictionary
- First Step Fund - a non-profit agency that has comprensive FastTrac business development programs.
Federal Offices and Agencies
- SBA
- EPA
- OSHA
- IRS - Employment section for Small Businesses
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- General Services Administration
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
