Business News
AltaVista
Search engine that searches discussions and news sites.
Annual Report Gallery
Links to the home pages and annual reports of more than 2,200 companies traded on the U.S. stock exchanges.
Planning / Operations/ Organizations
Business Plans | Credit Card Resources | Credit Check | Family Owned Business | Finance | Foundations & Grants | Government | Legal | Marketing | Publications | Research | Venture Capital
Business Plans
Bplans.com
Includes many sample plans.
BizPlanit
Business plan tips.
Clermont Chamber of Commerce Small Business Development Center
Working in a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) this site has information on SBDC counseling services, seminars & workshops, informative articles related to small business, and helpful links.
startUPbiz.com
Comprehensive set of business templates, legal agreements, and do-it-yourself resources.
SmartOnline.com
General business resource.
IdeaCafe
Small business gathering place.
Business Owner's Toolkit
Lots of information and reference.
Association of Small Business Development Center
A national network to help you start, manage, and grow a successful small business.
Credit Card Resources
American Express
MasterCard
Visa
Credit Check
Q Space
myFICO
Family Owned Business
The Family Firm Institute
A US based multidiciplinary organization of family businesses, consultants, educators, and researchers.
Finance
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Links to accounting associations for business people seeking local accounting advice.
YAHOO! Finance
Foundations & Grants
The Foundation Center
Foundation directory
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
The Grantsmanship Center
Grant information and grantsmanship training resources.
The Chronical of Philanthropy
Newspaper of the nonprofit world.
Government
Small Business Administration (SBA)
This main site for SBA has many resources for businesses, including workshops and consulting about financing and government contracting.
Ohio Secretary of State
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Internal Revenue Service
Ohio Dept. of Development
Ohio Dept. of Transportation
Legal
American Bar Association Network Lawyer Locator
Links to the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator database listing lawyers and law firms that provide professional advice to business people.
Marketing
American Marketing Association
The Marketing Resource Center
Miscellaneous
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
These listings of allied associations include clickable links to it's easy to locate an association for virtually any type of business.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The new code system developed through NAFTA includes cross references to/from SIC codes.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
The 1987 revision of the SIC codes, still widely used.
Publications
Tradepub.com
Offers free trade publications.
Research
Dogpile
momma.com
yellowpages.com
Venture Capital
Garage Technology Ventures
ACE-Net
The Angel Capital Electronic Network
Blue Rock Capital
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
List of member companies and links to those with web sites for business people seeking seed financing.
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Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
The authority for economy and population data, and the statistics, tabulations, and maps based on that data. "USA Statistics in Brief" supplements the printed Statistical Abstract of the United States.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Economic activity statistics. The monthly Survey of Current Business is now available.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Labor economics and statistical data, including labor force, unemployment, producer, and consumer price indexes. Full text of Monthly Labor Review, Occupation Outlook Quarterly.
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