Expertise for Entrepreneurs

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The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center

• SBDC Home Page

• Business Tools

• Business Start Up Basics and Planning

• SBDC Helpful Links

• Business Articles Archives - may be reprinted

• SBA Business Plan

• Sample Business Plans

• SBA Business Planning Links

The U.S. Small Business Administration has a very comprehensive website that can quickly answer many entrepreneurs' questions.

• U.S. Small Business Administration

• SBA: Starting a Business

• SBA: Financing a Business

• SBA: Managing a Business

• SBA: Business Opportunities

• The Franchise Registry, Sponsored by the Small Business Administration

• SBA Government Contracting & Business Development

• SBA Minority Business 8(a) Program

• SBA Surety Bond Program

• SBA Online Women's Business Center

• SBA - Women In Business

The following links are provided for informational purposes only. Inclusion on this list does not indicate the expressed or implied endorsement of The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Network.

Other Small Business Assistance Providers

• Georgia.org Small Business Resources

• Georgia.org Helpful Links

• First Stop Business Information Center (GA Sec. of State)

• Georgia Department of Community Affairs

• Georgia Department of Economic Development

• Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education

• U.S. Small Business Administration - Georgia District Office

• Georgia Small Business Assistance Program (GA Dept. of Natural Resources)

• Georgia Microenterprise Network

• Advanced Technology Development Center

• Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

• Georgia Centers of Innovation

• One Georgia Authority

• SCORE (GA Chapter)

Federal Government Agencies and Information

• U.S. Department of Commerce

• U.S. DOL - Compliance Assistance, Employment Law Advisors, & Employment Law Guide

• U.S. Senate

• U.S. House Of Representatives

• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

• Social Security Administration

• IRS - Tax Forms and Instructions

• U.S. Census Bureau

• United States Postal Service

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs

• U.S. Business Advisor

Reference

• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

• North American Industry Classification System

• ThomasNet - The most comprehensive resource for industrial information

• Business Directory & Search Engine

• Business Statistics

• The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business Information

• KnowX - Public Records on the Web

• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library

Starting a Business

• PreFlight PowerTips

• WSJ StartupJournal

• Business Owner's Toolkit

Business Funding

• Bankrate.com

• Business Finance Magazine

• America's Business Funding Directory

• American Venture Capital Exchange

• ISS FinanceHub: Venture Capital on the Web

• Venture Capital Marketplace

• VistaWEB IPO

• U.S. Government Funding - SBIR Program

General Business

• eBizability

• Society of Human Resource Managers

• Kaufman Foundation

• NFIB Online

• Inc. Magazine Online

• Fortune Magazine Online

• Krislyn's Strictly Business Sites

• The Better Business Bureau

• The Edward Lowe Foundation

• Entrepreneur Magazine's Small Business Resource Center

• Microsoft Business Advantage

• American Express Small Business Exchange

• BusinessWeek Online

• Small Business Television Network

• fambiz.com

• The National Association for the Self-Employed

Marketing/Advertising/Promotion

• The Right Site - Demographics

• Know This? - Knowledge Source for Marketing

• Marketing Research Association

• ResearchInfo.com

• Business Marketing Association

• Advertising Age

• Guerrilla Marketing Online

• The American Marketing Association Homepage

• The Atlanta Chapter of the American Marketing Association

• The Direct Marketing Association

• Promotions Marketing Association

• American Association of Advertising Agencies

• Web Marketing Info Center

Patent, Copyright & Invention

• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

• United Inventor's Association

• The Inventor's Digest

• MicroPatent

• PatentCafe.com

• National Inventor Fraud Center

Franchising

• The Franchise Network

• International Franchise Association

• The Franchise Handbook

• The Federal Trade Commission

Legal

• Nolo Press

• Law and Policy Institutions Guide

• Legal Research on the Web - Washburn University School of Law

Minority & Women

• Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine

• Center for Women's Business Research

• National Association of Women Business Owners

• National Association of Women Business Owners - Atlanta Chapter

• Government Contractors Online Community

• The Air Force Outreach Program Office

• The National Black Chamber of Commerce

• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• United States Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce

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