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Websites
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com
Contains answers to business, tax, and legal questions as well as
practical advice to help the small-business owner work more
efficiently, save money, and comply with guidelines.
Dingman
Center For Entrepreneurship
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/dingman
The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of
Maryland facilitates, supports, and encourages entrepreneurship and
new-enterprise growth throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
Entrepreneur's Help Page
http://www.tannedfeet.com
Advice for those looking to start up a new business. Business
section includes a checklist and articles on business insurance,
buying a franchise, and credit. Financial Advice contains
information on financing a new business, venture capital tips, and
bank loans. The Legal section explains taxation, bankruptcy, and
intellectual property issues.
Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.entrepreneurmag.com
News, resources, links, and other information for entrepreneurs.
EntreWorld: Resources for Entrepreneurs
http://www.entreworld.com
Provides information
about the resources of the Kauffman Foundation.
The search engine features links to information on starting and
growing a business.
Inc.
Online
http://www.inc.com
Online magazine including articles, discussion groups,
resources, and more.
Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov
The SBA provides information on starting, financing, and expanding
small business. There is also an online hot list with many business
resources and links to other sites.
Small Business Knowledge Base
http://www.bizmove.com
A large and comprehensive small business guide. Ten general
categories address small business management issues such as
starting-up, Web marketing, and personnel management in a how-to
format. Links to book reviews and related sites.
SBA -- Office of Women's Business
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/financing/special/women.html
Provides information for women starting small businesses. Includes
answers to commonly asked questions, information on loans, and
programs and resources available.
U.S. Small Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov
This site provides one-stop access to federal government
information, services, and transactions. You can find answers to
frequently asked questions (FAQs), use step-by-step guides to locate
online resources and regulations, and browse news items of interest
to the business community. Services are arranged by category.
Virginia’s Business Registration
Guide
http://www.scc.virginia.gov/division/clk/brg.htm
This guide provides answers to the most frequently asked questions
concerning business registration requirements.
Virginia Is For Business
http://yesvirginia.org
Lists advantages of starting a business in Virginia and provides one
of the country’s most advanced on-line site selection search tools –
VirginiaScan.
Virginia Small Business Development
Center Network
http://www.virginiasbdc.org
An organization of 29 local SBDCs providing professional business
counseling, training and information resources to help grow and
strengthen Virginia businesses.
Print Resources
(available at
the library)
Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using
Digital Nervous System. Bill Gates; Collins Hemingway. Warner Books,
1999.
658.21 GAT
The Complete
Country Business Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Become a
Rural Entrepreneur. Lisa Rogak. Williams Hill, Pub., 1999.
658.02 ROG
How to Set Up Your
Own Small Business. Max Fallek.
American Institute of Small Business, 2 vol. 1999.
658.022 FAL
Covers all aspects of business
start-up. Chapters include market research, forecasting, site
selection, financing, law, advertising, business plans.
How to Start
and Operate a Successful Business: Winning the Entrepreneur's
Game. David E. Rye. B. Adams,
1994.
658.022 RYE
Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-up
Book You'll Ever Need. Rieva Lesonsky. Entrepreneur Press, 2001.
658 STA
The Virginia Entrepreneur's Guide: How to
Start and Manage a Business in Virginia. Paul Larson; Michael J. Tentnowski; S. Michael Hensley. University Press, 1994.
658.11 VIR
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