Small Business Links
U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration has a very comprehensive website that can quickly answer many entrepreneurs’ questions.
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- SBA: Starting a Business
- SBA: Financing a Business
- SBA: Managing a Business
- SBA: Business Opportunities
- SBA: Disaster Recovery
- The Franchise Registry, Sponsored by the Small Business Administration
- SBA: Government Contracting & Business Development
- SBA: Minority Business 8(a) Program
- SBA: Surety Bond Program
- SBA: Women in Business
The following links are provided for informational purposes only. Inclusion on this list does not indicate the expressed or implied endorsement of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Network.
Other Small Business Assistance Providers
- Georgia.org: Small Business Resources
- First Stop Business Information Center (Ga. Sec. of State)
- Local Chambers of Commerce
- Georgia Department of Community Affairs
- Georgia Department of Economic Development
- Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
- U.S. Small Business Administration – Georgia District Office
- Georgia Small Business Assistance Program (Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources)
- Economic Empowerment Center (Atlanta)
- Georgia Microenterprise Network
- Advanced Technology Development Center
- Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Georgia Centers of Innovation
- One Georgia Authority
- SCORE
- Veteran’s Business Outreach Center
Federal Government Agencies and Information
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. DOL: Compliance Assistance, Employment Law Advisors & Employment Law Guide
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House Of Representatives
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
- Social Security Administration
- IRS: Tax Forms and Instructions
- U.S. Census Bureau
- United States Postal Service
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Business Advisor
Reference
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
- North American Industry Classification System
- ThomasNet – The most comprehensive resource for industrial information
- Business Directory & Search Engine
- Business Statistics
- The Entrepreneur’s Reference Guide to Small Business Information
- KnowX – Public records on the Web
- The World Wide Web Virtual Library
Starting a Business
- WSJ StartupJournal
- Policy Administration from LexisNexis
- Insurance Software from LexisNexis
- Business Owner’s Toolkit
Business Funding
- Bankrate.com
- Business Finance Magazine
- Directory of business loan programs
- ISS FinanceHub: Venture Capital on the Web
- Venture Capital Marketplace
- VistaWEB IPO
- U.S. Government Funding: SBIR Program
- BusinessLoanFunds.com
General Business
- Society of Human Resource Managers
- Entrepreneurship.org
- NFIB Online
- Inc. Magazine Online
- Fortune Magazine Online
- Krislyn’s Strictly Business Sites
- The Better Business Bureau
- The Edward Lowe Foundation
- Entrepreneur Magazine’s Small Business Resource Center
- Microsoft Business Advantage
- American Express Small Business Exchange
- BusinessWeek Online
- Small Business Television Network
- fambiz.com
- The National Association for the Self-Employed
- Mergers & Acquisitions Information
Marketing/Advertising/Promotion
- What’s Your Signage? – How signs can help your small business
- The Right Site: Demographics
- Know This?: Knowledge Source for Marketing
- Marketing Research Association
- ResearchInfo.com
- Business Marketing Association
- Advertising Age
- Guerrilla Marketing Online
- The American Marketing Association
- The Atlanta Chapter of the American Marketing Association
- The Direct Marketing Association
- Promotions Marketing Association
- American Association of Advertising Agencies
- Web Marketing Info Center
Patent, Copyright & Invention
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- United Inventors Association
- Inventors Digest
- MicroPatent
- Pantros IP
- National Inventor Fraud Center
Franchising
- Bison Franchise Directory
- International Franchise Association
- The Franchise Handbook
- The Federal Trade Commission
- MyFranchiseLaw.com
Legal
- LexisNexis Small Business
Legal Business provides a legal framework within which businesses are created and organized as well as how business is conducted. It covers a wide variety of topics relating to the law of agency, corporations, partnerships, franchises, law firm advertising and other legal information. - Bankruptcy Management
- Bankruptcy Law Information
- Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Law (eLaw)
- Nolo Press
- Legal Research on the Web – Washburn University School of Law
Minority & Women
- The Entrepreneurship Center
- Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine
- Center for Women’s Business Research
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- National Association of Women Business Owners – Atlanta Chapter
- Government Contractors Online Community
- The Air Force Outreach Program Office
- The National Black Chamber of Commerce
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- United States Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce
Disaster Assistance and Recovery
SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private, non-profit organizations to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery and equipment, inventory, and business assets that have been damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster.
- Information about SBA disaster resources
- Information about applying for SBA disaster business loans
- Fact sheet on SBA disaster loans
Open for Business
A Disaster Protection and Recovery Planning Toolkit for the Small to Mid-Sized Business
The Open For Business toolkit was prepared by the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a nonprofit initiative of the insurance industry to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other progperty losses.
National Council on Readiness and Preparedness (NCORP)
Public/Private Partnerships to Strengthen Homeland Security
NCORP’s mission is to establish community-level programs and public/private partnerships that strengthen homeland security through education, training and communication between citizens, businesses, governments and responders/law enforcement and medical professionals.
