Know Your Industry U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov Yahoo! business-to-business information: dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/ Yahoo! trade association information: dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/organizations/trade_associations U.S. Bureau of Census: www.census.gov U.S. Chamber of Commerce: www.uschamber.com www.marketresearch.com
Research U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov Yahoo! business-to-business information: dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business Yahoo! trade association information: dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/organizations/trade_associations U.S. Bureau of Census: www.census.gov U.S. Chamber of Commerce: www.uschamber.com MarketReseach.com: www.marketresearch.com
Naming Your Company Entrepreneur: www.entrepreneur.com U.S. Trademark and Patent offices: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmfaq.htm Secretaries of State: www.statelocalgov.net U.S. Copyright Office: www.copyright.gov Trademark search: www.uspto.gov
To Register Your Web Site www.register.com
www.godaddy.com
www.networksolutions.com
Research Information U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov
www.yellowbook.com
www.switchboard.com
For the Sale-Forecasting Worksheet and Calculator www.score.org
For Business Terms and Definitions www.answers.com/main/business.jsp
Marketing Guerrilla Marketing, by Jay Conrad Levinson, 1984: www.gmarketing.com U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner Entrepreneur: www.entrepreneur.com/marketing
To Learn More About Writing a Press Release PR Newswire: www.prtoolkit.prnewswire.com
Cafe Press: www.cafepress.com/cp/learn/pr_101
PR Services for Sending Press Releases PR Newswire: www.prnewswire.com (go to PRN Direct) www.prweb.com Send 2 Press: www.send2press.com Register Your Site URL www.register.com www.networksolutions.com
Pay-per-Click Providers www.overture.com adwords.google.com
Search Engine Directory www.freewebsubmission.com www.google.com www.msn.com www.yahoo.com
Search Engine Optimization www.highrankings.com
Blog Sites www.blogger.com www.typepad.com www.wordpress.com
Article Distribution
www.isnare.com
www.ezinearticles.com
E-mail Marketing Providers
www.mailermailer.com
www.constantcontact.com
Affiliate Marketers
www.linkshare.com
www.performics.com
www.cj.com
Podcast Directories
www.podcastingnews.com
www.sbtv.com
Social Networks
www.myspace.com
www.facebook.com
www.windowslive.com/spaces/overview.html
www.linkedin.com
General Networking Sites Savor the Success www.savorthesuccess.com Ladies Who Launch www.ladieswholaunch.com Smarty www.smartypeople.com Step Up Women’s Network www.suwn.org
Online Networking Sites www.friendster.com www.linkedin.com www.ryze.com www.facebook.com www.myspace.com
Networking for Moms www.cafemom.com
Small Business Budgeting www.businessownersideacafe.com/financing/budget_calculator.html
www.startupnation.com
www.score.org/pdf/Start-up Expenses1.pdf
www.jaxworks.com
www.work.com/accurate-expense-forecasting-491
Health Insurance U.S. Chamber of Commerce/purchasing alliances: www.uschamber.com/sb/business/P05/P05_4505.asp
www.ehealthinsurance.com
www.cobrahealth.com
General www.startupnation.com
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: www.uschamber.com
U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov
www.score.org
Department of Revenue directory by state: www.aicpa.org/yellow/yptsgus.htm
Department of Labor directory by state: www.dol.gov/dol/location.htm
U.S. government business tax Web site: www.business.gov/topic/
Taxes
SS4 Employer Identification Number Form:
www.irs.gov/formspubs
Or apply online at:
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html
Business Structures
www.startupjunkies.org/incorp.html
Licenses and Permits
U.S. Small Business Administration:
www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/start/getlicensesandpermits/
Business Insurance
U.S. Small Business Administration:
www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/manage/getinsurance/SERV_INSURANCE.html
www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P12_9300.asp
Sample Plans with Executive Summary and Mission Statements
www.bplans.com/sample_business_plans
IRS Small Business Information
www.irs.gov/businesses/small
Sample Financial Statements and Templates www.esmalloffice.com www.score.org/template_gallery.html Small Business Administration bplans: www.score.org/template_gallery.html
General Business Planning www.toolkit.com U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov www.score.org www.prairiepublic.org/features/end/money1.htm www.bplans.com
U.S. Bureau of Census: www.census.gov
Borrowing from Friends and Family
www.circlelending.com
www.virginmoneyus.com
www.loanback.com
Promissory Notes
www.findlegalforms.com/forms
www.lawdepot.com
www.smartformz.com
Amortization Calculators
www.amortization-calc.com
www.bankrate.com/brm/popcalc2.asp
Angel Investors
www.ventureworthy.com
www.winwomen.org
www.investorscircle.net
www.goldenseeds.com
www.keiretsuforum.com
www.angeldeals.com
www.activecapital.org
Venture Capital
www.soleracapital.com
www.mixcreative.com
www.funkventures.com
www.springboardenterprises.org
www.boldcapventures.com
Women’s Technology Cluster: www.wtc-sf.org
Banks
U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov (for a list of banks offering SBA-guaranteed loans)
www.chase.com
www.commercebank.com
www.bankofamerica.com
Microloans
www.microenterpriseworks.org
www.accionusa.org
www.prosper.com
Financial Statements and Forms
U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov/tools/Forms/smallbusinessforms/fsforms/
www.score.org/template_gallery.html
www.score.org/pdf/12 Month Profit and Loss Projection1.pdf
AND MORE…
Downloadable forms:
Start Up and Operating Budget (Excel)
Business Insurance Worksheet (Word)
