Entrepreneurship Resource Center | Part 2
Part 2: Written sites on starting a small business.
A. Federal sites.
- Norwich University on being entrepreneurship for students…site.
- U.S. Small Business Administration website on starting and managing a small business…site.
- United States Center for Entrepreneurship…site.
- U.S. Small Business Administration 10 steps on opening your business…site.
- IRS on starting up a company…site.
- Dept of Veterans Affairs site on vets starting businesses…site.
B. Nongovernmental general sites.
- Bizee guide to starting your own business…link.
- Finimpact 13-step guide to starting a business…link.
- Finimpact scholarships for entrepreneurs…link.
- Finimpact small business ideas…link.
- Finimpact guide to business licenses…link.
- Zen Business resource guide for small business…link.
- Antonio Disano on how to start a business…link.
- Creditcard.com’s guide for disabled individuals starting a business…link.
- FormSwift’s Business Formation Guide, a site exploring the costs and benefits of incorporating, and the types of a corporation…site.
- National Federation of Independent Business is the main private association devoted to encouraging small business; their website has a plethora of resources…site.
- AffordableCollegesOnline.org has an extensive guide on how to start a business while in college (link) as well as one for starting a business right after college (link).
- Lendedu has a guide on getting financing for startup companies…link.
- Bankrate.com on how to build a better business credit score…link.
- Bankrate.com: minority business owners’ guide to raising capital…link.
- The New York Times database of its articles on business startups…site.
- Entrepreneur.com on how to start a business (with a tab listing 55 businesses you can start for less than $5,000)…site.
- About.com on the essentials of starting a business…link.
- MyOwnBusiness.org is a non-profit organization that offers free videos on starting a business…site.
- Inc.com Jeff Haden: How to Start a Small Business in a Few Hours…site.
- AboutMoney.com small business information website…site.
- StartUpNation.com is a website and blog post for small business entrepreneurs…site.
- WikiHow on starting your own business…site.
- Cleverism.com article on everything about funding/financing a new business…site.
- Prof. Hofstand on funding a new business…link.
- Business.com on starting your business…site.
- Bplans on starting a small business…site.
- Houston Chronicle site on starting a small business…site.
- BusinessTown.com site with many different short discussions of a “how-to†nature…site.
- TenOnLine.com site with links to great short descriptive essays on starting a business…site.
- Kiplinger Magazine list of the 10 best American cities to start a business in…site.
- CalcXML on calculating your startup costs…site.
- The Company Corporation list of startup steps…link.
- FindLaw.com list of startup steps…site.
- The Simple Dollar website of tips for small businesses…site.
- FormSwift’s website on SWOT analysis tool for helping devise a business plan…site.
- Formswift’s website on sample business plans…site.
- SimplifyLLC.com has a page on how to start an LLC…site.
C. Various state and local websites on starting a small business in that state.
- State of Alabama…site
- State of Alaska…site.
- State of Arizona…site.
- State of Arkansas…site.
- State of California…site.
- City of San Diego…site.
- State of Colorado…site.
- State of Connecticut…site.
- State of Delaware…site.
- State of Florida…site.
- City of Miami…site.
- State of Georgia…site.
- State of Hawaii…site.
- State of Idaho…site.
- State of Illinois…site.
- City of Chicago…site.
- State of Indiana…site.
- State of Iowa…site.
- State of Kansas…site.
- State of Kentucky…site.
- State of Louisiana…site.
- State of Maine…site.
- State of Maryland…site.
- State of Massachusetts…site.
- State of Michigan…site.
- State of Minnesota…site.
- State of Mississippi…site.
- State of Missouri…site.
- State of Montana…site.
- State of Nebraska…site.
- State of Nevada…site.
- State of New Hampshire…site.
- State of New Jersey…site.
- State of New Mexico…site.
- State of New York…site.
- State of North Carolina…site.
- State of North Dakota…site.
- State of Ohio…site.
- State of Oklahoma…site.
- State of Oregon…site.
- State of Pennsylvania…site.
- State of Rhode Island…site.
- State of South Carolina…site.
- State of South Dakota…site.
- State of Tennessee…site.
- State of Texas…site.
- City of Austin…site.
- City of Dallas…site.
- City of San Antonio…site.
- State of Utah…site.
- State of Vermont…site.
- State of Virginia…site.
- State of Washington…site.
- State of West Virginia…site.
- State of Wisconsin…site.
- State of Wyoming…site.
D. Ideas on which types of small businesses are easiest to start.
- Forbes list of 20 businesses you can start tomorrow…link.
- UK Web Host Review list of the 9 best ideas for starting a business…link.
- GoodFinancialCents.com 13 ideas for businesses…link.
- AboutMoney.com list of ten low-capital businesses to get into…site.
- Starting-a-small-business.com (with hundreds of small business success stories)…site.
- Business News Daily 22 ideas for starting a business…link.
- Richard Goodwin’s website on how to start and maintain your own blog…link
- On Blast Blog: Matt Banner’s website on starting your own blog….link.
- Design Bombs site on how to use WordPress to design a blog to support a business….link.
E. Franchising websites.
- Forbes list of best and worst franchises to buy…link.
- Enterprise.com 100 low-cost franchises…link.
- FranchiseDirect.com database of franchises…link.
- FranchiseGator.com database of franchises for sale…link.
- Franchise.com database of information on franchises and ones for sale…link.
- BFS Capital page on starting your own restaurant franchise…link.