The
following list of links and resources is not a comprehensive
listing of all the information available on entrepreneurship/small
business ownership. However, it is a good start to finding
some trusted information sources.
The IEC does not endorse any of the companies or web sites
listed nor the products or services offered by them.
Technical
Assistance Service Providers
Business Planning and Management
Finance
Franchising
Entrepreneurship Education
Government
Human Resources
International Trade
Legal & Tax
Media (Magazines, Blogs, etc.)
Sales & Marketing
Technology & Internet
Associations & Nonprofits
Technical Assistance Service Providers
Arkansas
Small Business Development Center
(ASBDC)
This is a statewide organization that offers a variety of
assistance, information and training opportunities for your
business.
Service
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
SCORE is a nonprofit volunteer based organization that offers
one-on-one coaching assistance and valuable business templates
on their web site.
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Business
Planning and Management
AllBusiness.com
This is a website that offers a wide variety of business resources
and planning tools.
AskJim.biz
A free question and answer web site that offers a wide variety
of business information.
Bplans.com
Bplans offer users a view at example business plans from a
variety of industries.
BizMiner.com
This is a fee based industry research tool to assist with
marketing and business planning.
BizStats.com
This is a free business statistics and financial ratios web
site that offers information on an extensive (but not comprehensive)
list of industries.
BizToolkit
Free tools and resources to assist you in planning and managing
your business.
Center
for Business Planning
A resource for writing a business plan with templates and
examples.
E-Myth
Embark Community
This web site is the companion to the E-Myth by Michael Gerber.
While there are some free resources on tihs site, there are
additional fee-based services offered as well.
MyNewCompany.com
Offers a basic business start-up check list and other resources
that are helpful in the pre-venture stage.
MyStrategicPlan.com
If you are in need of a resource for entrepreneurial strategic
planning, this site offers resources and information on creating
strategic plans.
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Finance
Small Business
Administration
Federal program that offers a variety of loan programs for
entrepreneurial businesses.
National Venture
Capital Association
Assocation for the U.S. venture capital community. Site contains
information on venture investments and trends.
National Center
for Employee Ownership (NCEO)
This is a private, nonprofit, membership research organization
that serves as the leading source of information on employee
stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
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Franchising
American Association
of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD)
U.S. trade assocation representing the rights and interests
of franchisees and independent dealers.
Federal Trade
Commission (FTC)
Government site that contains information on franchises and
business opportunities.
FranchiseBuyer
FranchiseBuyer allows you to indentify franchises that best
meet your criteria as well as assists you through due diligence
processes.
International
Franchise Association (IFA)
IFA is a membership organization of franchisors, franchisees
and suppliers. Also has educational opportunities regarding
franchising.
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Entrepreneurship
Education
Arkansas
Small Business Development Center
(ASBDC)
This is a statewide organization that offers a variety of
classroom and online courses to help you learn key business
skills.
Consortium
for Entrepreneurship Education
National association of best practises and curriculum standards
for entrepreneurship educational courses k-adult.
NC
REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning)
Offers online courses on business use of your home as well
as train the trainer opportunities.
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Government
Resources
Business.gov
This is an official resource to help businesses quickly find
compliance information, forms and contacts from multiple U.S.
government web sites.
FedStats
This site lists statistics from more that 100 government agencies,
useful when conducting market research.
Fedmarket.com
Fedmarket is an online community for government buyers and
vendors. It is a top government contracting resource for public
and private organizations.
FirstGov
This website is an online collection of federal, local and
tribal governments, information, services and resources.
IRS - Small Business site
The IRS web site offers a broad range of products, services
and resources to educate and assist small business owners
and self-employed professionals.
Social Security
This site allows employers to process their W-2s for their
employees. The process requires no special software
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce offers information on foreign markets
and international trade.
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau
of Labor Statistics
This site contains information on labor economic development
data and statistics.
U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office
This site contains everything you need to know about patents
and trademarks.
U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA)
The SBA provides financial, technical, and management assistance
to help Americans start, run and grow their business.
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