World Wide Web Resources - Small Business

Small Business

Business Owner's Toolkit Wolter's Kluwer Company
CCH Tax and Accounting, a leading provider of business, legal, and tax information and software to the business community in the U.S. and abroad bring the CCH Business Owner's Toolkit to you since 1913.
Business Owners' Idea Cafe Idea Cafe, Inc.
Resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
National Women's Business Council National Women's Business Council
The National Womens Business Council is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
Office of Entrepreneurial Development United States Small Business Administration
Helping small businesses start, grow and compete in global markets by providing quality training, counseling and access to resources.
SBAGuides.com Reni Publishing, Inc
The Small Business Resource is designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers - businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies, and plan a business start-up.
SCORE: Counselors to American's Small Business SCORE Association
SCORE is an 11,500-member volunteer association sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The association has matched volunteer business-management counselors with clients in need of expert advice. SCORE has experts in nearly every area of business management and maintains a national skills roster to help identify the best counselor for a particular client.
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) United States Small Business Administration
Provides management assistance to current and prospective small business owners.
United States General Services Administration Office of Small Business Utilization United States General Services Administration
GSA's Office of Small Business Utilization (OSBU) advocates for small, minority, veteran, HUBZone, and women business owners. Its mission is to promote increased access to GSA's nationwide procurement opportunities.
United States Small Business Administration (SBA) United States Small Business Administration
The fundamental purposes of the Small Business Administration are to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business.
United States Small Business Administration - Wisconsin United States Small Business Administration
The Wisconsin SBA office is responsible for the delivery of SBA's many programs and services to the 72 counties of Wisconsin. Our offices are located in both Madison and Milwaukee.
United States Small Business Administration Advocacy United States Small Business Administration
The Office of Advocacy works to reduce the burdens that federal policies impose on small firms and maximize the benefits small businesses receive from the government.
United States Small Business Administration Financial Assistance United States Small Business Administration
Makes available guaranteed, direct, or immediate participation loans to aid small business concerns to finance plant construction, conversion, or expansion and acquire equipment, facilities, machinery, supplies, or materials. It also provides them with working capital.
United States Small Business Administration Investment Company (SBIC) United States Small Business Administration
SBA's Investment Division is responsible for managing both the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) and New Markets Venture Capital (NMVC) programs. The NMVC program is a pilot program that supplements the contribution of the much larger SBIC program in bringing investment capital to economically underserved urban and rural areas.
United States Small Business Administration Minority Enterprise Development United States Small Business Administration
Coordinates the services provided by private industry, banks, the SBA, and other government agencies, such as business development, business management, and technical assistance, to increase the number of small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged Americans.
United States Small Business Administration Office of International Trade United States Small Business Administration
Provides export information and development assistance to help small businesses take advantage of export markets, including trade counseling, training, legal assistance and publications.
United States Small Business Administration Online Business Women's Resource Center United States Small Business Administration
To assist women achieve their dreams and improve their communities by helping them start and run successful businesses, regardless of social or financial disadvantage, race, ethnicity or business background.
United States Small Business Administration Region V United States Small Business Administration
SBA has ten regional offices around the country that provide leadership, management and administration of all SBA activities conducted within their respective regional areas. Region V serves the states of Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
United States Small Business Administration Women's Business Ownership United States Small Business Administration
This office provides a network of training, counseling and mentoring services to help women start and/or expand businesses.
United States Small Business Administration: Small Business Planner United States Small Business Administration
This link will take you to a general outline for a business plan. It is the one the SBA recommends for anyone starting in business.
Wall Street Journal - Small Business Dow Jones and Company
This site, developed by the Wall Street Journal, provides a database of businesses for sale, franchise opportunities, resources for developing business plans, and information on how to finance and run a business.
Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Small Business Ombudsman Program Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Serves as an "advocate" for small business and acts as neutral dispute resolver on issues related to state administrative rules.
Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Bureau of Entrepreneurship Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Provides entrepreneurial assistance for small businesses. Advises small businesses on Federal Clean Air Act compliance issues. Staffs the Small Business Ombudsman and Technology Transfer functions.
Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Minority Business Development Wisconsin Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development program is designed to generate and foster the growth of minority businesses in the State of Wisconsin. The Bureau of Minority Business Development provides consultation and services to minority business owners, entrepreneurs, and resource organizations.
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation
The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) is an economic development corporation providing quality business education and access to capital for entrepreneurs.

Small Business Plans

BizPlanIt BizPlanIt
This site offers a unique and free online resource that mirrors the major sections of a business plan and provides insight into the fundamentals of writing an effective business plan for your company. Each section includes biz basics, mistakes to avoid, and section-specific tips.
BizPlus BizPlus
Free information about seeking trademarks; templates for creating business plans; web addresses for the Small Business Administration, IRS, and Better Business Bureau; and more .
Bplans.com Palo Alto Software, Inc.
This site provides sample business plans, marketing plans, online business plan books, and access to expert advice. You will find sample business plans from sectors such as manufacturing, health, international marketing, and computers.
Business Owner's Toolkit Wolter's Kluwer Company
CCH Tax and Accounting, a leading provider of business, legal, and tax information and software to the business community in the U.S. and abroad bring the CCH Business Owner's Toolkit to you since 1913.
Center for Business Planning Business Resource Software
This site offers links to general business planning resources and sample business plans.
Inc.com Mansueto Ventures LLC
Delivers advice, tools, and services, to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully. This site includes information and advice covering virtually every business and management task, including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people, and much more.
moreBusiness.com Khera Communications
Includes business plans, templates, software, and more.
SBDCNET National Information Clearinghouse SBDCNET
Contains links of interest to the budding entrepreneur, the established small business owner, and the business researcher. Publications such as business plans, industry information, associations, Spanish language business documents and publications can be found at this site.
Small Business Notes Small Business Notes
Provides information and other resources for the small business owner.
United States Small Business Administration (SBA) United States Small Business Administration
The fundamental purposes of the Small Business Administration are to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business.
Wall Street Journal - Small Business Dow Jones and Company
This site, developed by the Wall Street Journal, provides a database of businesses for sale, franchise opportunities, resources for developing business plans, and information on how to finance and run a business.

Small Business Franchising

Franchise Advantage Franchise Advantage
Directories that provide you with the all the tools you need to search, research, and request additional information for any of the opportunities you are interested in learning more about.
Franchise and Business Opportunities from the Federal Trade Commission United States Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission offers text or PDF files of documents such as the Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise and Franchise and Business Opportunity FAQs.
smallbusinessfranchise.com Landmark Communications Inc.
Provides a directory of franchise and small business opportunities under $500,000 for those who do not want to start from scratch.

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