Starting
- What to Expect When Starting a Business
http://www.wisebread.com/the-real-deal-what-to-expect-when-starting-your-own-business
After spending years with prospective small business owners, Indiana Small Business Development Center briefly tells the secrets of a successful start-up respectively in general, capital, financial and marketing perspective.
- bytestart.co.uk
a small business portal with startup guides, business plans, money & tax, business finance, sales & marketing, legal & people, insurance, and other kinds of resources
- bnet.com
Management tips, strategy, insight, library and more that will ease the managing and working life for both employers and employees.
- Startups.co.uk
Business starting guides, advice, toolkit, business equipment, buying, franchising, raising finance, marketing and useful links.
- Startup Journal
http://www.startupjournal.com/
The Wall Street Journal centre for entrepreneurs: columns, how-to, ideas, franchising, financing, e-commerce, and running a business.
U.S. Government Resources
- U.S. Business Advisor
one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions
- Small Business Administration
Maintain and strengthen the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.
- Business Cycle
http://business.ohio.gov/starting/
details about starting a business, maintaining one, expanding or locating one, and ending one
- Information for Small Business
http://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus.shtml
U.S. Securites and Exchange Commission on small business, forms and publications, and policy
- Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
Find out basics on self-employment, filing requirements, reporting responsibilities, business expensses, forms and publications, and more.
Information Portal
- Entrepreneur.com
One-stop small business, home office resources: starting a business, money, marketing, sales, advertising, franchises, opportunities, home based biz, e-business, management, human resources, technology, work/life. More resources available in blogs, columnists, slideshows, podcasts, special listings, opportunity finder and more.
- How-to Guides for Small Business
Search a compendium of information about employees, money and finance, government, operations, internet and ecommerce, sales and marketing, legal issues, startups, management, technology. They are also available in various business types and regions.
- Inc.com
The magazine, the daily resource for entrepreneurs: start-up, technology, Inc.500, women in business, finance & capital, marketing, sales, e-commerce, human resources, leadership, law & taxation, retail, business travel, personal finance, office & operations, global business, franchise, one-person business, buy & sell, Inc.life and more.
- Forbes.com Entrepreneurs and Small Business News and Information
http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/
finance, human resources, law & taxation, sales & marketing, management, technology
- AllBusiness.com
small business resources, business advice and forms: start-up, careers, e-commerce & internet, finance & accounting, franchising, government, human resources, legal, management, marketing & advertising, operations, sales, forms & agreements, business directory, reports, advisors, and video library.
- SCORE
As a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, counselors to America’s small business offer how-tos, business tools, success stories, free online advice, free business mentoring and much more.
- bizjournals Business Resources
http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/small_business/
tools, advice, case studies, …, all in one place: recruitment tools, advice library, company doctor, sales tools, finance tools and more.
- BusinessWeek online
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/
business management & advice, small business resources & information
- AOL Small Business
business and small business resources: start, manage, and grow.
- Fast Company
management, leadership and career advice for business executives
Education
- KnowThis.com
Knowledge source for marketing, with tutorials, articles, stories, plans, insights and reports. Topics range in customer focus, targeting, training, global marketing, internet marketing, legal, intellectual property, market research, promotion, advertising, publishing, and sales management. You can also participate in the discussion forums.
- Business Know-How
small business, home business ideas, advice, articles, information and resources
- PowerHomeBiz.com
home-based business tips, articles, discussion forums, and more
- Wells Fargo Small Business Education
https://www.wellsfargo.com/biz/education/
articles and newsletters provided to help balance both your company and personal life
Law
- FindLaw for Small Business
http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/
This site is is here to help you find solutions to your legal issues by providing you with easy and comprehensive access to small business lawyers and legal information. To get started, select a topic from the list or search the directory of lawyers.
Business Plans
- Sample Business Plans
http://www.bplans.com/sample_business_plans.cfm
Search with keyword, or browse alphabetically through the 60 free sample business plans for a diversity of businesses, download and customize for your own.
- Articles on Business Planning
hundreds of articles on starting a business, marketing and advertising, growing your business, managing your business, legal information, buying a business, and much more