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(E-Web) http://www.sba.gov/ (Small Business Administration Online) Sources of financing, local SBA offices, Women’s Business Ownership, Small Business Institute http://www.score.org/ (Plethora of information) http://www.businessplans.org/MootCorp.html (Business Plans) http://www.bplans.com/start.cfm (Business Plans) http://www.bizplans.com/ (Business Plans) http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/businessplan.html / (Business Plans) http://www.abacom.com/innomagi/online/bus_comf/smallbus.htm (Small Business/Entrepreneurship) http://www.business.gov/busadv/index.cfm (U.S. Business Advisor) http://www.EntreWorld.org/Channel/SYB.cfm (Kauffman Foundation) http://www.gpo.gov/ (United States Printing Office) http://www.ftc.gov/ (Federal Trade Commission) http://www.gsa.gov/ (U.S. General Services Agency) http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/ (Entrepreneur) http://www.inc.com/ (Inc.) http://www.ivillage.com/content/0,1625,3309,00.html (Small Business) http://www.uspto.gov/ (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office) http://www.bizplanit.com/ (internet Business Plans) E-Business http://www.smalloffice.com/ (SmallOffice.com) http://www.networkssolutions.com (Domain Name Registration) http://www.neologist.com (Who owns Domain Names) http://www.bizwiz.com/ (B2B) http://release1.edventure.com/release3.cfm (Internet Info) http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/97/32/index3a.html?w=e-business (Marketing Your E-Business) http://www.fuld.com/index.html (Industry Information) http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/category.cfm?catid=12 (Wharton) http://bankrupt.com/ (Internet Bankruptcy Library) Marketing/Industry/Demographic Information Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. Reference guide that breaks industries into SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes for government statistical purposes. Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys. New York: Standard & Poor’s. Covers major domestic industries. Provides basic analysis, cites trends, and gives historical perspective. Provides current analysis, tracks latest developments, and gives appraisals of investment outlook. Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. New York: Thomas Publishing. Thomas Register Catalog File. New York: Thomas Publishing. Lists products and services alphabetically, contain company profiles and a product index. U.S. Industrial Outlook. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. Contains industry reviews and forecasts with tables and charts. Gives international trade forecasts. Survey of Buying Power Demographics USA. Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Geographically organized demographic information geared for business use. Survey covers all metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), counties, cities, and states in the U.S. Editors and Publishers Market Guide. Information on city-by-city variables useful in making comparisons. Includes information on transportation, infrastructure, principle industries, banks, and retail outlets. Sourcebook of Demographics and Buying Power for Every Zip Code in the U.S. A. C.A.C.I. Contains residential and business demographic information (population, socioeconomic characteristics, buying power). http://www.marketingtools.com/ http://www.nixhilton.net/nhistandby.html http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ http://www.veryhot.com/ http://www.louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/govpubs/subjects/economy/industry.html (Industry Information) http://www.corporateinformation.com/uspriv.html (Other Industry Info) http://www.entreworld.org/ (EntreWorld) www.lexis-nexis.com (Lexis-Nexis) http://www.ita.doc.gov/bems/index.html (Emerging Markets) |
| Marketing Research
http://www.thomasregister.com/ http://www.pwcmoneytree.com/ http://www.ventureone.com/ http://www.ventureeconomics.com/ http://wsn.doremus.com/ http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/ http://www.marketingsource.com/ http://www.freeedgar.com/ http://www.hoovers.com/ http://www.census.gov/ (U.S. Census Bureau) http://www.doc.gov/ (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Advice & Links to Top Tier Venture Capital Firms http://www.zerostage.com/site/entrepreneurial_resources/ http://www.accel.com/entrepreneurs/ http://www.drapervc.com/Resources.html |
| Financing New Ventures & Small Businesses
Robert Morris and Associates Annual Statement Studies. Robert Morris Associates, One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-9734. Telephone: (215) 851-0585. http://www.rmahq.org/ Primarily consists of composite balance sheet and income statement information shown in common size form and sorted by industry SIC codes. It also contains 16 financial ratios as well as 5 years of comparative historical data. The information lends itself to creating industry benchmarking for both cost modeling and financial analysis. Industries: Manufacturing, Wholesaling, Retailing, Services, Contacting, and Other Industries. http://www.sec.gov/ (Securities & Exchange Commission) http://www.ohioventure.org/links.html (Ohio Venture Association) http://quote.yahoo.com/ (Yahoo Finance) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/ (CNNfn) http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp (Microsoft Investor) http://www.valueline.com/ (Value Line) http://www.bobbrinker.com/ (Bob Brinker) http://www.pbs.org/mpt/rukeyser/ (Wall Street Week) http://www.bigcharts.com/ (Big Charts) http://www.hoovers.com/main/search.html (Hoover's) http://www.ipo.com/ (IPO.com) http://www.iporesources.org/ (IPO Resources) Incorporation Services http://www.bizfilings.com/ Legal Reference Sites for Entrepreneurs http://www.findlaw.com/ http://www.vlg.com/ http://www.cooleygodward.com/ http://www.hewm.com/default.asp?flash=true http://www.gunder.com/ http://www.brobeck.com/ http://www.fenwick.com/ http://www.gcwf.com/ http://www.howardrice.com/ Franchising http://www.franinfo.com/ (Franchise Information) http://www.bison1.com/ (Franchise Network) http://www.franchise1.com/ (Franchise Handbook) http://www.vaxxine.com/franchise/ (Franchise Annual Online) http://www.franchiselawteam.com/ (Franchise Law FAQs) http://www.franchise-update.com/ (Franchise Updates Online) |
| Web Portals For Entrepreneurs
http://www.lib.upm.edu.my/iisen.html http://216.202.194.32/fmpro?-db=library.fp5&-format=indexed.htm&homepage=yes&-find http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/ideasatwork/entrep/sites.html http://gossamer-threads.com/scripts/links-sql/demo2/ http://www1.jcu.edu/library/lenox/fasttrak.htm http://dmoz.org/Business/Venture_Capital/Resources_for_Entrepreneurs/ http://www.capital-connection.com/ http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/small_business_information/
Web Publications for Entrepreneurs http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/ http://netbusiness.netscape.com/ http://www.wsrn.com/apps/vc/buzz/ http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/companies/moneytree/index.shtml http://www.internet.com/home-d.html http://www.expoguide.com/ (Expo Guide) http://ww0.tscentral.com/ (Trade Show Central) http://www.tradeshownews.com/ (Tradeshownews.com) http://expoguide.com/shows/shows.htm (Trade Shows, Conferences, and Exhibitions) http://www.pricewaterhousecoopers.com/gx/eng/about/svcs/index.html http://www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/US/Welcome_-_Entrepreneurial_Practice_-_Ernst_&_Young_LLP http://www.andersen.com/Website.nsf/content/HomePage!OpenDocument
Statistical Sources of Information American Statistics Index Statistical Reference Index Federal Statistical Directory Data Sources for Business and Market Analysis Merchandising: “Statistical and Marketing Report.” |
| Commercial Publications and Newspapers & Indexes
New York Times The Wall Street Journal Los Angeles Times Chicago Tribune Boston Globe Atlanta Constitution
ABI/Inform Predicasts F&S Index Lexis/Nexis Supplemental Readings for Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses
Allen, Kathleen (1999). |
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