SCORE
Counselors to America's Small Business National Website www.score.org

GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
Business Advisor - Information on doing business in and with the State of Florida.

Federal Agencies - A full list of federal agencies and their activities.

IRS Small Business One Stop Resource - Offers a broad range of tax resources for the self-employed and those running small businesses.

Small Business Administration - A comprehensive listing of resources and information about starting, financing and managing you business. Information on SBA financing programs.

State of Florida - Information on doing business in and with the State of Florida.

Miami-Dade County Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification - Opportunities for disadvantaged business enterprises to participate in Miami-Dade Transit contracts.

Mind Your Own Business, where you can find the links to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. Created by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Junior Achievement, this site walks you through five easy steps of business ownership - whether you've just had a brainstorm for your first business venture or you've been at it a few years.

ORGANIZATIONS
AMA- American Management Association - Web site leads to source of project management and presentation seminars and certificate programs.

Direct Marketing Association - Web site contains comprehensive information on direct marketing including tutorials, directories, research, and legislative issues.

Kauffman Center For Entrepreneurial Leadership - Promotes entrepreneurship in the United States through education, training, research and a program of grants.

National Business Association - Organization designed and managed to assist the self-employed and small business community in achieving their professional goals.

Florida Society of Professional Accountants - Information on doing business in and with the State of Florida.

Miami -  Association of Women Business Owners - Wide range of information and advice of interest to women business owners.

Product Development and Management Association - A nonprofit organization dedicated to serving people with an interest in new products and services.

U S Department of Labor - Provides vast array of legal compliance information about federal employment laws.

BUSINESS BUILDING TOPICS
1040.com - Site provides links to finding state and federal tax forms.

American Express Small Business Advisor - American Express has put together a number of articles, templates, and other information for you to use.

Bplans.com - a website with a variety of small business resources and some sample plans.

Beginners.co.uk - Site offers free tutorials and online training courses for those who would like to gain or expand their IT knowledge.

Benefits Alert.com - Provides an array of information pertaining to employee compensation and benefits issues. Includes free reports useful to employers covering topics such as forms, research and laws.

BestOfSales.com - Site lists links to sales resources on the Internet.

Business Owners Toolkit - Includes model business plans and documents for downloading.

Center For Business Planning - Helps you plan, document and evaluate all aspects of your business strategy.

Creating an Online Presence - Helps you budget, plan, create and maintain your company website.

Entrepreneur Network - This site, organized by SCORE counselors, provides information, contacts and counsel to inventors and entrepreneurs, grass roots style.

Entrepreneur Magazine - Offers a comprehensive range of practical information for owners of small businesses including a search engine, business tools, databases and message boards.

The Entrepreneurs Help Page - Site has numerous pages of simple business information that will help individuals save time and money. Instead of hiring professionals for a fee try finding what you need here.

Inc.magazine.com - Provides online information, products, services and tools from a variety of sources.

More BUSINESS BUILDING TOPICS...

EntreWorld - This is a collection of resources for entrepreneurs Three sections focus on starting, growing and finding support for a business.

Esomar Glossary - Glossary of frequently used marketing research terms in language that someone new to the industry can easily understand (located in the Publications section).

Exportinfo.org - Provides basic information to anyone new to the exporting process.

Franchise Handbook: Online - Provides comprehensive information about franchising opportunities and franchising companies, including contact information.

Franinfo - Provides an overview of franchising as well as advice and guidance.

Guerrilla Marketing - Users may subscribe to a free weekly newsletter offering marketing tips.

More Business - Site has a lengthy business and marketing plan section with useful samples.

Outsourcing Center - Provides comprehensive information and links regarding outsourcing.

U.S. Venture Partners - This company aims to specifically help entrepreneurial ventures.

Venture Capital Resources Library - Site provides a business plan template, SEC and UCC rules and regulations, and leads to sources of venture capital.

Welcome Business USA - Site is an extensive online resource for entrepreneurs and those thinking of starting their own business.

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