Sites for Small Business

U.S. Small Business Administration (also source for business plans)
http://www.sba.gov/

CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit (also source for business plan case studies)
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/

Small Business Development Centers
http://www.sba.gov/SBDC/

Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.entrepreneurmag.com

SCORE – (Service Corp. of Retired Executives)
http://www.score.org

Financial Assistance

Small Business Development Centers
http://www.sba.gov/SBDC/

America’s Business Funding Directory
http://www.businessfinance.com/

Industry Information

Gateway to Associations Online
http://www.asaenet.org/Gateway/OnlineAssocSlist.html

Associations on the Net ( from the Internet Public Library)
http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/

NAICS – North American Industrial Classification System (replaces SIC codes)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

Marketing Information

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

InfoUSA.com
http://www.infousa.com/

Chamber of Commerce International Directory
http://www.chamber-of-commerce.com/

Suppliers

Thomas Register
http://www.thomasregister.com/

Thomas Food Industry Register
http://www.tfir.com

Trade Show Central
http://www.tscentral.com/

Franchising

The Franchise Registry
http://www.franchiseregistry.com/

International Franchise Association
http://www.franchise.org/

The Franchise Workshop (SBA)
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/workshops/franchises

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise Channel
http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/franchise/

BISON: The Franchise Network
http://www.bison.com/

Women & Minorities in Business

National Women Business Owners Corporation
http://www.wboc.org/

Minority Business Development Agency
http://www.mbda.gov/

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