Resources
Useful resources for starting a business and writing a business plan:
| Federal Gov’t Resources: |
Demographic Info from Census |
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Export Assistance from the US Government |
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Export Financing from EXIM Bank |
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Government Statistics |
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Grant Information from SBA |
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Internal Revenue Service |
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Patent & Trademark Office (US) |
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Small Business Administration |
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US Government Business Links |
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| Business Plans: |
Business Plan Samples |
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Cash Flow Template (by ezREB) |
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| Financing: |
Angel Capital Association (Directory) |
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Angel Financing (ACE) |
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Angel Search |
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Angel Search for Entrepreneurs (Go BIG Network) |
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Angel Network Directory |
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Business Purchase Financing Assistance |
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CompanyFinance – access to 100 lenders |
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Financing Help from the Oakland Bus Dev Corp |
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Financing Guide for Small Business (FREE) |
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Grant Finder (The Foundation Center) |
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Grants – Resources and Links |
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Lenders for Community Development |
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Loans from individual lenders by bid |
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Live Capital loan services for small businesses |
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MicroFinance lending & borrowing |
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Venture Capital & Angel Sources |
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Venture Capital Matching (Garage.com) |
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| Inventors: |
Inventor’s Alliance, San Francisco |
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Inventor’s Roadmap (Will it sell?) |
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Inventors Network |
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Patent Search (Free, Online) |
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Patent Search of Granted Patents |
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| Internat’l Trade: |
Country Help (Exec Planet) |
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Embassy and consulate addresses |
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Export tutorial and market research site |
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Federation of Int’l Trade Associations index |
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“Importing into the U.S” – Document |
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Inco terms, table, books, references |
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Index plus good research data |
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National Trade Data Bank |
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Some large forwarders and brokers |
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Sources (asian) |
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Sources (asian – alibaba) |
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Sources (asian -tradekey) |
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Sources (asian – HongKong) |
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Sources (Europe) |
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Sources (US – Thomas) |
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Trade Show Information |
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U.S. Customs Regulations, Tariffs, Tutorials |
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| Other Bus. Resources: |
All Business Website (References) |
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Better Business Bureau |
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Business Brokers Association (w/ Listings) |
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Business Statistics |
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Business KnowHow |
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Business Planning Center |
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Buy & Sell a California Business |
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Buzgate (Free Small Business help) |
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CCH Small Business Owner’s Toolkit |
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Credit Counseling, Financial Planning |
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Definitions of 2,500 Small Bus. Terms |
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Franchising Information (Frannet) |
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Foundation for Entrepreneurial R&D (FORAD) |
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Health Coverage Guide for Businesses |
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Home Business Information |
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Inc. Online |
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Incorporation Service (The Company Corporation) |
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Insurance for Business on line |
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International Small Business Consortium |
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Leased space, Finding |
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Marketing your Services |
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MacRea’s Business Directory (search capability) |
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Nolo Press (Law Books) |
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Safety Training Materials |
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Salary and Compensation Information |
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Small Business Advisor |
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TotalBusiness.com (Small Business Information) |
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Vocational Rehabilitation, etc. (T. Linder) |
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WomanOwned Business Network |
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