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 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA  95014
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General Business Resources

Contents

  1. 1 Small Business Info and Resources
  2. 2 Business News, Magazines, etc. 
  3. 3 Business Articles, Downloads, White Papers, eZines
  4. 4 Market Research, Statistics and Contact Info
  5. 5 Legal Resources 

Small Business Info and Resources

Small Business Administration   - small biz info from our gov't                   

Small Business: Canada   - good site with lots of articles                   

Microsoft Startup Center  - another good collection of free info

NFIB - National Federation of Independent Business                         

Startup Nation - website for small biz entrepreneurs

Yahoo Small Business  - tools/resources for small biz 

Wells Fargo Small Business   - checking, merchant acct, insurance, etc. 

All Business -  another business advice portal 
            My Own Business Training - nonprofit with free online business training
            SCORE - good collection of free information, advice, and counseling
 
  

Business News, Magazines, etc. 

 

Entrepeneur.Com    - large site with lots of articles, videos, etc.

            WSJ Small Business - WSJ portal with high-quality resources

            BW Small Business - Business Week magazine                    

            Sole Proprietor Magazine  - good stuff for sole proprietors 

            Silicon Valley Business Journal - news and happenings in Silicon Valley

            Forbes Small Business - great collection of business information

 

Business Articles, Downloads, White Papers, eZines

           
            Startup Nation - nice, short articles and post for small business owners
            More Business.com - another site with nice, short simple articles
            TradePub.com - huge list of trade publications by various topics
            Business Owners Toolkit - resources by different business functions

            BitPipe Newsletters - large collection of newsletters                                  

            Entrepreneurs Help Page - articles by business topic areas

            Smart Biz IT Resources - small business products, tools and technology

            BNET - very popular source of the latest business info and news

            Articlesbase - user-submitted articles (or submit your own)

            Ezine @rticles - another site where you can submit your own articles 

            Article Alley - articles, free to re-publish if you maintain all links

            Docstoc - millions of public articles, upload your own marketing info

            TEC White Papers - technology/ industrial white papers for download

   

Market Research, Statistics and Contact Info

 

            Bureau of Labor and Statistics  - US Gov't Department of Labor statistics

            Biz Stats - free financial stats and ratios by industry   

            ZIPskinny - free census data by zipcode

            Manta - hard to find information on small to medium sized companies

            Reference USA - residential & business database (libraries offer free use)

            State of CA SIC Codes - listing of industry SIC codes                    

            US Census NAIC Codes - listing of industry NAICs codes                  

            SBA Small Business Data - good census data that the SBA summarizes

            Free Lookups – Melissa Data - look up all kinds of stuff!!

            Encyclopedia of American Industries - basic background info 

            Hoovers - D&B database of mostly public companies

            Jigsaw - find companies and contacts

 

       

Legal Resources 

 
            LegalZoom - online legal forms and planning tools
            PrepaidLegal - low-cost business legal plans and consultation
            Rocket Lawyer - good legal portal with lots of info
            Esquire Direct - another good site with lots of resources
            NOLO Legal Solutions - low-cost books and documents
            LawInfo - all kinds of free forms, FAQs, etc.
 
 

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