Subject: BUSINESS RESOURCE INFO ON THE WEB

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 Business Plans

http://www.att.sbresources.com   ( look for the complete small business practical financial and accounting tutorial it includes.)
http://www.jian.com 
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
http://www.Inc.com
http://www.quicken.com/small_business
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com
http://www.guru.com
http://www.bizcoach.org/start.htm
http://www.Bplans.com
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/businessplan.html
http://www.sba.gov/classroom/bplan914.html
http://www.sba.gov/sbdc
http://www.smbtn.com 
http://www.businessplans.org 
http://www.howstuffworks.com    ( loaded with all kinds of valuable links to small business interest topics.)
http://www.BizPlanIt.com

Starting a Small Business:

http://www.sba.go
http://www.score.org 
http://tenonline.org/sbc/
http://www.isquare.com/
http://www.nfibonline.com/
http://www.corporate.com
http://www.workz.com
http://www.bizmove.com
http://www.allbusiness.com
http://www.members.tripod.com/houbc  
http://www.entreworld.org
http://www.office.com
http://www.about.com  
http://www.entrepreneur.com
http://www.state.ca.us/mobd  
http://www.smbtn.com
http://www.chamberbiz.com  
http://www.startupjournal.com
http://www.hud.gov/groups/smallbusiness.cfm
http://www.smalloffice.com
http://www.onvia.com 

General Information Sources:

http://www.business.gov 
http://www.thomasregister.com 
http://www.directories.com  
http://www.tscentral.com  
http://www.bigstep.com  
http://www.massbedrock.org
http://www.businessEKG.org
http://www.e-cityhall.com   (Zoning Info)
http://www.bizstats.com  (business statistics of interest to small business startup entrepreneurs)
http://www.ebmagz.com 
http://www.bbb.com   (Better Business Bureau)
http://www.ISORegistered.com 
http://www.lowe.org
http://www.bcentral.com
http://www.allbusiness.com  

Marketing, Advertising Sales:

http://www.knowthis.com
http://www.imarketinc.com
http://www.marketitright.com    
http://www.sprinks.com 
http://www.justsell.com   
http://www.getpress.com 
http://www.knowthis.com 
http://www.yudkin.com
http://www.gmarketing.com
http://www.gmarketingcoach.com
http://www.bcentral.com
http://www.bizweb2000.com
http://www.SmallTownMarketing.com

Lists Sources:

http://www.GreatLists.com
http://www.hdml.com
http://www.caldwell-list.com 

Manufacturing Business:

http://www.mep.nist.gov

Women's Business Sites; Center for Women & Enterprise:

http://www.onlinewbc.org 
http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wbcs.html 
http://www.onlinewbc.org/docs/finance/captoo.html  
http://www.discoverbusiness.com 
http://www.nawbo.org

Minority and Disadvantaged Business Assistance:

http://www.mbda.gov
http://www.ushcc.com
http://www.website1.com/aamb

Financing Sites:

http://www.inc.com/guides
http://www.score.org/workshops/business_angel.html
http://www.inc.com/articles/details
http://www.sba.gov/financing/frprequal.html
http://www.sba.gov/financing/frcdc504.html
http://tenonline.org/sbc/sref/jg2.html
http://www.workingcapital.org 
http://www.BankRate.com
http://www.capital-connection.com 
http://www.livecapital.com
http://www.businessfinance.com
http://www.garage.com
http://www.businessekg.org 
http://www.bankofamerica.com
http://www.wellsfargo.com
http://www.fdncenter.org   (About foundations)

Leasing:

http://www.elaonline.com
http://www.GEsmallbusiness.com
http://www.TrinityBusinessGroup.com

Research and Development:

http://www.sba.gov/sbir
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research
 
Franchising Site:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/franchising.htm 
http://www.frandata.com

Venture Capital
http://www.garage.com
https://ace-net.sr.unh.edu./pub
http://vfinance.com
http://www.venturereporter.net
http://www.mycapital.com


Grant Application Guide Sites:

http://www.grantscape.com/FTP/101.html
http://www.hud.gov/grants/index.cfm
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/
http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html   (SBA grant programs)

Human Resources:

http://www.hrzone.com

Patents, Trademarks and Inventions:

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/whatis.htm
http://tenonline.org/sbc/sref/jpl.html
http://uspto.gov 
http://www.ftc.gov
http://www.loc.gov    (click on "Copyright Office”)
http://www.patentcafe.com 
http://www.willitsell.com 
http://www.iplex.com  
http://www.pl-x.com 
http://www.aipla.org 
http://www.howstuffworks.com/patent.htm 
http://www.micropatent.com
http://www.trademark.com
http://www.nolo.com
http://www.patentpending.com
http://www.cpl.lib.uic.edu
http://www.cpl.li.uic.edu/cpl.html

Consulting Business:

http://tenonline.org/sbc/sref/ap3.html
http://tenonline.org/sbc/sref/ap2.html
http://www.escus.org/flash/index.html    (Non-profits consulting)
http://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/research
http://www.Intranets.com
http://www.CPAdirectory.com

Buying and Selling a Business:

http://.www.wwbsi.com
http://www.ABCbizsale.com
http://www.freeman-assoc.com
http://www.mergernetwork.com
http://www.usbx.com
http://www.nationalist.com

Federal and State Government Procurement, Contracts and Subcontracts, Compliance, Regulations:

http://pro-net.sba.gov
http://web.sba.gov/subnet  
http://www.mac.doc.gov 
http://www.sba.gov/hubzone
http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs.html 
http://www.sba.gov/library/forms.html 
http://www.comm-pass.com
http://www.state.ca.us   (Substitute any state letters to access that state's central info)
http://www.business.gov   (Links to all Federal Government business services)
http://www.calgold.ca.gov      Lets you know what permits, fees, licenses, and taxes apply to your Californis business.

Small, Disadvantaged Business:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/osdbu/index.cfm
http://www.sba.gov/sdb/

Small Business Size Standards:

http://www.sba.gov/size

Taxes:

http://www.tax.gov 
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/business/index.html   (Click on "Small Business/Self Employed")
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html   (IRS forms and publications)
http://www.payrolltaxes.com
http://www.dor.state.ca.us/      (State Withholding Taxes)
http://www.smbiz.com

Publications:

http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs.html

Statistical Reports:

http://www.sba.gov/advo

Export:

http://www.state.ma.us/export 
http://www.Exporthotline.com 
http://www.sbea.com 

Legal Information References:
http://www.findlaw.com 
http://www.corporate.com
http://www.willitsell.com
http://www.BusinessLaw.gov
http://www.nolo.com
http://www.Freeadvice.com
http://www.SmartAgreements.com

E-Commerce (entry level):

http://www.bcentral.com
http://www.bigstep.com
http://www.estoremanager.com
http://www.freemerchant.com
http://store.yahoo.com
http://www.gobizgo.com
http://www.vastweb.com 

Full Service Host Providers for E-Commerce:

http://www.ipservices.att.com/sbh23
http://www.bcentral.com
http://www.dellhost.com
http://www.ibm.com/services/webhosting
http://www.interland.com
http://www.hostcentric.com
http://www.web2010.com
http://www.verio.com
http://www.webreco.com 
http://www.Yet2.com 
http://www.icdsoft.com/hosting.php 
http://www.hostglobal.com
http://www.hottesthosts.com
http://www.tophosts.com
http://www.globalhosting.com

Shipping:

http://www.stamps.com

Payment:

http://www.paypal.com

Returns and Replacements:

http://www.thereturnexchange.com

General E-Commerce:

http://www.IBM.com/smallbusiness
http://www.fedexecommerce.com 
http://www.ec.ups.com
http://www.e-commerce.com
http://www.howstuffworks.com
http://www.internet.com

Associations and Trade Shows
www.asaenet.org/Gateway/OnlineAssocSlist.html     American Society of Association Executives—Gateway to over 6589
associations. Search by association name—Includes information about trade shows and exhibitors at trade shows

www.tscentral.com     Trade Show Central—Directory of information on more than 30,000 shows

Business and Industry Information

www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html    Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System search
http://www.business.com/industry-profiles/index.asp Search engine listing products and services by industry
www.onesource.com   Company and industry profiles, executive biographies, financial data, business press coverage. Newsletter by subscription
www.hoovers.com     Hoover’s Online—Business financial data and analysis. Links to current business news
www.ipl.org      Internet Public Library—search on Business & Economics
www.netpar.com/company/search.html    Locates company Internet Web sites
www.stat-usa.gov     Stat. USA Internet, U.S. Department of Commerce—Business, trade, and economic information
www.vaultreports.com    Vault—Job search information by state and industry
www.wetfeet.com  Wet Feet—Job-related company and industry profiles
www.corporateinformation.com     Corporate Information—Company reports including sales, price and earnings analyses, and market commentary
www.nber.org    National Bureau of Economic Research—Business and economic working papers, NBER Reporter (Quarterly Review)
www.tcb-indicators.org    The Conference Board—Global Business Cycle Indicators by major country

Business News

www.prnewswire.com    P R Newswire—News targeting, distribution, and measurement services via full-text news (includes news by industry)
www.multex.com     Reuters—Global financial information, At-A-Glance company reports
www.pressline.com     Offers keyword searchable database of approximately 20,000 releases from companies worldwide
www.ecommercetimes.com  Ecommerce Times--Outstanding, up-to-date online newsletter with in-depth coverage of developments, products, and services i

Business and Other Types of Newsgroups

www.groups.google.com   Google Groups  Usenet newsgroups organized by topic, for example, biz. for business products, services, and reviews

Financing Resources

www.valuationresources.com     Company valuation resources, industry reports, economic data, SIC/NAICS codes, financial ratios, industry resources, public company data
www.privateequity.com     Search directory of online information, Web site links, industry events serving venture capitalists and consultants
www.vFinance.com      Searchable database of venture capital firms and angel investors. Focus on finding capital and investment opportunities.
www.nvca.org     National Venture Capital Association—Publications, industry overview, industry research, industry statistics…more
www.businessfinance.com    BusinessFinance.com—Advice, 4000+ business loan and capital sources. Search engine included for funding sources by description of business need…or application.

www.capitalcampaigns.com     Capital Quest Inc.—Fundraising consulting firm

Franchising

www.franchice.org    International Franchise Association—Franchise information, discussion forums, services, news, bookstore

Industry Classification

www.osha.gov  U.S. Department of Labor—SIC/North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) searches by industry

Marketing Information

www.bls.gov  U.S. Department of Labor—Detailed workforce and economics facts
www.princeton.edu/~abelson/index.html  Offers links to survey, poll, and research sites (for example The Pew Research Center).
www.demographics.com   American Demographics—News articles, searchable database with segmentation data based on demographics
www.marketingsource.com   Concept Marketing Group Inc.—Help with small business marketing promotional efforts

The above list has enough content and internal links to make anyone knowing all of it ready for an instant MBA degree!!  The references are for information only without implied endorsement by the compiler.  Any user should explore the sites and decide independently which seem suitable for a specific application.  There are numerous links associated with each site that should not be overlooked because they provide very valuable additional related information.

(It is always possible that a few of the sites may have been withdrawn since this list was prepared, but the vast majority are actively present and contain tons of valuable information, ideas, suggestions and guidance.)