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Tax
Resources
Business Resources
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Tax Guide for Small Business
IRS information about taxes relevant for Small Businesses.
A handy alphabetical index covering diverse topics aids
effective navigation of this extremely useful
publication.
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Start Up Guide from US Small Business
Administration
This comprehensive guide provides a clear roadmap when you
start a business. Getting Started, Business Plan, Financing
Your Business Start Up, Writing Loan Proposals, and many
more interesting topics covered in detail here.
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FAQ's for Small Business
Get answers to your questions! Use this FAQ to get insights
into Marketing, Financial Statements and many more
issues.
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U.S.
Business Advisor
Billed as the one-stop electronic link to government for
business, the U.S. Business Advisor is a collection of
links to other government agencies. Topics include doing
business with the government, international trade, finance,
labor and employment, general business, and laws and
regulations.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
No matter what stage your business is at, you will find a
wealth of information here on starting, running and
expanding. Get step-by-step information on launching a
business, find out about SBA loan programs, take an online
course or register your business in Pro-Net for government
contracting opportunities.
Government Resources
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Federal Trade
Commission
Theres a mother lode of practical information here,
including the Business Guidance section, with scores of
downloadable business publications on topics ranging from
advertising to e-commerce to telemarketing. The directory
of regional offices will steer you to the nearest Better
Business Bureau, Public Utilities Commissions, state
consumer affairs and other agencies offices.
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Library of
Congress
The two most useful areas at this site are Thomas, where
you search for information about legislation, and the
Copyright Office, where information about copyright law is
available.
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NonProfit
Gateway
As its name implies, this site is intended for use by
nonprofit organizations. It offers links at Cabinet
departments to information that is of special interest to
nonprofits. Other links will fetch information about
grants, volunteering and budgeting issues, and Master
Search lets you perform keyword searches on 530,000
government Web pages.
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National
Technical Information Service
Through the National Technical Information Service home
page, you can search more than 370,000 (20,000
business-related) titles produced by U.S. government
agencies and nonprofit agencies since 1990. This free
search is limited to author, title or agency identification
information. You have to subscribe to get full descriptive
summaries.
News Resources
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CNN
Interactive
News sites do not get more thorough than this. You will
find up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest news events,
complete with audio, video, and tons of links to related
stories and background material. CNN Remote delivers news
updates to your Desktop every five minutes. A Customize
feature helps you choose the news you want to see by
letting you build your own profile or selecting a
Quickstart profile.
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Forbes Digital
Tool
Read up on the latest business news, then check out the
Starting Your Own Business articles in The Small-Business
Center for ideas and advice. The sites Small-Business Forum
discussion areas give you a chance to learn from-and
teach-your peers.
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Inc.
Online
The online version of this popular entrepreneurial magazine
regularly offers articles of interest to small-business
owners. The Virtual Consultant has searchable databases
with information such as businesses up for sale, company
profiles and demographics. There are also worksheets you
can use to determine the cost of growth, long-term
financial goals and other key business calculations.
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