General  |  Start-up Information  |  Associations & Organizations | Online Periodicals

General

• Business Plans  --  Guidelines for writing business marketing, web strategy and advertising plans.
• Business Statistics  --  Leading online source for small business statistics.
• Commerce Business Daily - Electronic version of government proposed actions.
• Companies Online - Information on over 100,000 public and private companies.
• Dun & Bradstreet Solutions  --  Small businesses can obtain credit reports for companies they want to do business with, manage their own credit, collect debt and obtain customer lists.
• Reference USA - American Business Online (access from library terminals only)
• SBTV Television Network  --  Television network on the web devoted to small businesses.
• Small Business Administration --  Definitive source of government information for small business.
• Small Business School  --  Companion website to the PBS series.

Start-up Information (& Beyond)

• Business Owners Toolkit --  Comprehensive checklist of steps to take to start a business.
• Kauffman Foundation's entreworld.org  --  Highly regarded site for all stages of starting and growing a business.
• Peerspectives  --  Designed for second stage businesses and entrepreneurs with information to help them get to that next level.
• Office of Entrepreneurial Development - To provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners.
• Welcome Business USA  --  Practical hands-on “how to” and ideas for running a successful small  business.

Associations & Organizations

• International Franchise Associatio   --  Information on seeking a franchise.
• National Association for the Self-Employed --  Provides benefits, support and advocacy for micro-business.
• National Association of Small Business Investment Companies 
  NASBIC members are financial institutions licensed by the SBA to make equity capital and long-term credit available to small businesses.
• National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship  --  This independent, nonpartisan, not for profit organization seeks to improve awareness on the value of entrepreneurship.
• National Federation of Independent Businesses -- Advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses.
• SCORE  --  Service Corps of Retired Executives provides mentoring, training seminars and online counseling to small business start-ups.
• Small Business Development Centers  --  SBDC provide businesses with management and technical assistance.

Online Periodicals

• Business Week Small Business Online  --  Resources for financing, day-to-day operations and staffing a small business.
• Entrepreneur  --  Articles and information on start-ups, franchising, e-commerce, marketing, etc.
• Forbes  --  "Work" tab accesses a list of resources and tools for the entrepreneur.
• Fortune Small Business  --  Articles about and for small business, including links to special issues.
• Inc.com  --  Search for articles and view the "Inc 500" list
• WSJ.com Startup Journal  --  Includes a database of thousands of businesses and franchises for sale.