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Websites
Allbusiness.com
http://www.allbusiness.com
This commercial portal offers a host of resources for small
businesses and entrepreneurs, including expert advice, online tools,
and downloadable forms.
BizMove – The Small Business
Knowledge Base
http://www.bizmove.com
A comprehensive resource of small business information packed with
dozens of guides, tools, and techniques.
Business Know-How
http://www.businessknowhow.com
Small business and home business ideas and advice. Covers marketing,
managing, and start-up issues.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
http://www.uschamber.com
Provides access to comprehensive information, business tools, and
tips on the subjects and issues affecting your small business.
Entrepreneur – Solutions for Growing
Businesses
http://www.entrepreneur.com
This site covers topics about start-up, franchising, and how-to
guides for the small business.
The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small
Business Information
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/guide/guide2
Designed for small-business owners and business reference
specialists, the guide is an annotated list of more than 179
resources, including how-to books, reference titles, directories,
serial titles, and databases.
Idea
Café – The Small Business Gathering Place
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com
The site is packed with small business information. There is a forum
to communicate with other small business owners.
The
Virginia Department of Small Business Assistance
http://www.dba.state.va.us
This site includes a launch pad for starting a new business plus a
Virginia licensing and permit guide.
Yahoo Small Business
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com
Topical information includes headings such as "How to Start a Small
Business" and "International Business and Trade." Within each topic
heading are numerous links to other sites filled with tools and
information.
Print Resources
(available at
the library)
Encyclopedia of Business Information
Sources. ed., Gale
Group.
016.65 ENC
An excellent place to start. This
is a listing of sources of information on detailed subjects and
industries. Each topic includes statistical sources, online
databases, associations, and research centers.
Encyclopedia of
Small Business. Gale
Group, 2002. 2 vol.
658.022 ENC
Advertising media on the Web,
business start-ups, minority business development, and tax planning.
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