Resources for Starting and Running a Business
A List of a Few Resources on the Internet.
You can also visit the University of Oregon Knight Library Reference section and the Eugene and Springfield Libraries for more information access to other sources.
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Business.USA.gov BusinessUSA is a new online platform to help small businesses and exporters of all sizes find information about available federal programs without having to waste time and resources navigating the federal bureaucracy. BusinessUSA, currently in “beta”, combines information and services from 10 different government agencies through one consolidated website and coordinate telephone support through a single 800#. The site already presents hundreds of business resources, in one place. Whatever services a business owner is looking for, he or she can find it on BusinessUSA – whether it be support to grow a small business, export financing, counseling and training to help sell goods and services overseas, or various loan programs like SBA small business loans, USDA farm loans, and NOAA fishery loans. |
Business Owners ToolkitAbout Business Owner’s Toolkit |
Business PlansBusiness Plans - bplans.com Free business plan samples. Business Plans - canadabusiness.ca/eng/86/4878/ Canadian business plan templates and samples.
Business Plan Pro - paloalto.com/business_plan_software Business plan software. Good-To-Go Business Plans - goodtogobizplans.com Fee based, online business plan development SBA - Business Plan Basics - sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html Free resources for the federal government. |
Business Start Up InformationBizCenter Toolkits to Help Your Business - bizcenter.org/GettingStarted Business Oregon - oregon4biz.com Business Oregon works to create, retain, expand and attract businesses
that provide sustainable, living-wage jobs for Oregonians through
public-private partnerships, leveraged funding and support of economic
opportunities for Oregon companies and entrepreneurs. The Oregon
Business Development Commission oversees the agency's activities to
ensure a coherent, integrated approach to economic development and a
continuous policy direction that can transcend changes in executive and
legislative leadership. Filing in Oregon - filinginoregon.com Online forms to register your business name and structure and business information Forms of Business Structure - choose structure Sole Proprietor, LLC, Partnership, Corporation.IRS information on LLCs - irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98277,00.html "Oregon Business Guide: How to Start a Business in Oregon" Booklet (pdf) - filinginoregon.com/forms/pdf/business_guides/how_to_start/1100.pdf This guide provides basic information and a general checklist to guide you through the process of starting a business in Oregon. The guide also highlights business assistance programs that can help you as you begin and continue to "Oregon Business Guide: Employer's Guide for Doing Business in Oregon" (pdf) - filinginoregon.com/forms/pdf/business_guides/employer/1103.pdf This guide provides basic information and a general checklist to guide you through the process of hiring employees. SBA Introduces its Newest Online Resource for the Baby Boomer Generation of Entrepreneurs - sba.gov/50plusentrepreneur A new Web site geared to the 50-plus entrepreneur, providing useful
information, links and resources vital to starting, growing and
expanding a small business. The new Web site features interactive
information and links to help 50-plus entrepreneurs consider the
benefits and rewards of business ownership, and to help them make
informed choices about business ownership. Offers business ownership information. Other Sites:Free entrepreneur's guide - myownbusiness.org My Own Business, Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to helping people succeed in business. The Food Innovation Center (FIC) - fic.oregonstate.edu The Food Innovation Center (FIC) Agricultural Experiment Station is a resource for client based Product and Process Development, Packaging Engineering and Shelf Life Studies, and Consumer Sensory Testing. Research work is conducted to develop innovative Processing and Packaging Technologies. Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business - oregon4biz.com/Grow-Your-Business/Business-services/Minority-Owned-Business-Certification/ Administers the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Minority
Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Emerging
Small Business (ESB) certification programs. These programs are
designed to promote economic opportunities for small businesses. Office of Veteran Business Development - sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ovbd/index.html Maximizes the availability, applicability and usability of all administration small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their Dependents or Survivors. Resources from Business - businessknowhow.com Small business ideas, advice and resources. SBA Women's Business Center - http://www.onlinewbc.org For sponsored listings on business plans. Small Business Help - Business Owners Idea Cafe - businessownersideacafe.com Small business ideas for starting a business, marketing, financing, grants, work at home & internet ecommerce. Network with others who know what you're going through. Tips from business guru Rhonda Abrams - rhondaworks.comArticle, tips, and books and tools from "Entrepreneurs Helping Entrepreneurs" for sale. |
Franchise SBA Buying a Franchise Information: Once the decision is made to start a business, often the next decision is either to buy an existing business or start a new venture from scratch. There are advantages and disadvantages to both options.
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ResearchAmerican Consumers Newsletters - newstrategist.com/store/index.cfm/category/15/newsletters A list of newsletters with consumer trends identified.
Local Zip Code Demographics - zipskinny.com/zipcompare.php Compare up to 20 zipcodes CensusScope Census 2000 Data, Charts, Maps, and Ranking - censusscope.org
Connecting Specialty Foods Entrepreneurs with Resources - specialtyfoodresource.com Demographic Comparisions (Fee-based searches) - geolytics.com/USCensus,Estimate-Projections,Categories.asp?gclid=CJ6o-sLLkaMCFQkObAodtyONpQ NAICS Codes - naics.com/search.htm 1987 SIC and 2002 NAICS Tables - census.gov/epcd/naics02/S87TON02.HTM Population Research Center - pdx.edu/prc/ Researching Companies on the Internet Tutorial - learnwebskills.com/company/index.html Useful Business Statistics online - bizstats.com |
Small Business Data SourcesSmall Business Data ResourcesThe US-SBA Office of Advocacy has an excellent data resource (attached with hyperlinks in the PDF document) they put together that may be of great use to your Professional Business Consultant team. Please share as appropriate, and below is the link to the Website and the write up accompanying the data resource.
Information proliferates on the Internet, but timely, accurate, extensive, and accessible databases are as good as gold-and equally hard to find. With more than 30 years of experience mining federal data sources from the Census Bureau to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, the Office of Advocacy offers a research tool for small business researchers and policymakers, a hyperlinked listing of Small Business Data Resources.
The tool lists online databases by federal agency or private sector source, hyperlinks the listings to their websites, and keys them to the small-business-related topics on which they provide information-all in two one-page summaries. The databases listed provide a wealth of information from federal government agencies, as well as nongovernment private sector, university, nonprofit, international, and other sources. Key topics include demographics, employment, exports, finance, firm size data, firms and establishments, health care, income and sales, pension coverage, taxes, and training. Small Business Data Resources is an invaluable tool for researchers, policymakers, small business trade associations, and members of the media interested in small businesses' role in the economy.
Although the list includes many of the most widely used data resources, Advocacy notes that inclusion of any specific database on the list does not constitute an endorsement by the Office of Advocacy or the Small Business Administration.
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