Better Business Bureau in Detroit
http://www.easternmichigan.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=80&id=
f5443280-c09c-4812-a024-8aaf1d0795a9

BigYellow
Over 16 million business listings.
http://www.bigyellow.com

Bplans.com
Sample business plans, marketing plans, and links to useful sites.
http://www.bplans.com/

Business Plans and Profiles Index: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
A 91 page list of business plans for different industries
http://www.clpgh.org/subject/business/bplansindex.html 

Business Plans: Sample plans
http://www.morebusiness.com/business-plans 

Business Plans Archive
This is an online repository for business plans and related planning documents.
http://www.businessplanarchive.org/

Industry Specific Business Guides: Missouri Small Business Development Centers A long list of business plans
http://www.missouribusiness.net/library/startup.asp

Business Owner's Toolkit
Information on starting, managing, and running a small business
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/

SBA: Small Business Planner
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html/

SBA: Small Business Economic Indicators
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbei03.pdf

Business Plan Guidebook: Small Business Advancement National Center
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/pdfs/toc.pdf

Business Plans and Financing Your Business: Rutgers University
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/money.shtml

Business Plan Basics: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
http://www.pwc.com/extweb/manissue.nsf/docid/5DCC026A57B903F285256A7600746BB8

American Express Small Business Exchange: Steps to Create a Business Plan
http://home3.americanexpress.com/smallbusiness/tool/biz_plan/index.asp

Business.gov
Provides links to business development including starting and managing a business, financial assistance, taxes, laws and regulations, international trade, buying and selling with the federal government, and federal forms.
http://www.business.gov

Business Ethics Web Sites
Articles and publications, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations & associations, etc.
http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm

Bell: The Business Ethics Links Library
Searchable database of company and professional codes of ethics and corporate social responsibility statements.
http://libnet.colorado.edu/Bell/

Business Resource Center
Articles on marketing, management, and financing start-up of small businesses, as well as business plans and worksheets.
http://www.morebusiness.com/

BusinessTown.com
Advice on starting, running, and managing a small business.
http://www.businesstown.com/planning/creating.asp

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit: Small Business Guide
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/

Chamber of Commerce Directory
http://www.chamber-of-commerce.com

U.S. Department of Labor: Office of Disability Employment Policy
http://www.dol.gov/odep/

Edward Lowe: Peerspectives
Articles geared to business owners
http://peerspectives.org

EWEB: Education for Entrepreneurship - Saint Louis University
Information on starting, running, and expanding businesses.
http://www.slu.edu/x17914.xml

Entrepreneur.com: Best Cities for Entrepreneurship
http://www.entrepreneur.com/bestcities
http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/printthis/164656.html

Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurs: about.com
http://entrepreneurs.about.com?/once=true&

Entrepreneur's Guidebook: Business Plans
Over 70 pages on writing business plans, including company, marketing, and financial plans
http://www.patsula.com/books/gb11.pdf

Entrepreneur Magazine: Start-Up Kits
Walsh College Library has many of these kits in hard copy
http://www.entrepreneur.com/toolkit

FindLaw for Business
http://biz.findlaw.com/

Forbes Best States for Business
http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/30/virginia-georgia-utah-biz-cz_kb_0731beststates.html

Forbes: Best Places for Business and Careers
http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/19/best-business-cities-biz-bestplaces08-cx_kb_0319places_land.html

HR Place for Small Business
Hiring and staffing, policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, recordkeeping, and more.
http://www2.txcyber.com/~gena/

Inc.Com
The latest small business news and information on starting and running a small business.
http://www.inc.com

Inc Magazine's Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America
http://www.inc.com/articles/2008/07/where-are-the-best-cities-to-do-business.html

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
http://www.ifebp.org

IRS Small Business Resource Guide
http://www.mobdn.net/irs/index.asp
 
Kauffman Foundation of Entrepreneurship
http://www.kauffman.org/

Made for Success
Articles for entrepreneurs on communication, motivation, leadership, and marketing topics
http://www.madeforsuccess.com/

Minority Business Entrepreneur
Bimonthly publication for and about minority and women business owners.
http://www.mbemag.com/

Mymoney.gov
Information on starting a small business
http://www.mymoney.gov/smbus.shtml

My Own Business
The site offers a free course in starting and operating a business. There is a charge for the textbook and certification.
http://www.myownbusiness.org/

National Association for Self-Employed
http://www.nase.org/

Real Small Business
Advice on building and marketing a business including creating a business plan
http://www.realsmallbusiness.com/

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) Counselors to America's Small Business
Working and retired executives and business owners donate their time and expertise as volunteer business counselors and mentors.
http://www.score.org/

Small Business Information: Mining Company
Links to web sites on a variety of business topics such as planning, starting, running, managing, and franchising businesses.
http://sbinformation.miningco.com/

U.S. Small Business Administration
Information about starting, financing, and expanding businesses.
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

SBA: Starting Your Business: Hotlist of web sites
http://www.sba.gov/hotlist/busstart.html

SBA Office of Advocacy: Small Business Economic Indicators
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbei02.pdf

Small Business Management Series
http://www.sba.gov/index.html

Small Business Advancement National Center (SBANC): University of Central Arkansas
Numerous articles for entrepreneurs.
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu

2008 The Small Business Economy: A Report to the President
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sb_econ2008.pdf

Small Business Knowledge Base
Information on many areas of business such as start-up, finance, Internet trade, general and personnel management, sales and marketing, and buying and selling a business.
http://www.bizmove.com/

Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Rutgers University
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/
busi/smallbus.shtml

Small Business Taxes and Management
Online version of the Small Business Tax Review.
http://www.smbiz.com/

StartupNation
Start your business, grow your business, and discuss what's important
http://www.startupnation.com/index.asp

Starting a Business
http://www.bspage.com/1start/start.html

State Government Web Sites
Useful information for starting and doing business in the state, taxation, links for employers, etc.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99021,00.html

Statistics of U.S. Businesses
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb.htm

Tax Information for Small Business
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/index.html

United States Senate Committee on Small Business Home Page
News releases, publications, and legislation of interest to small business owners.
http://www.senate.gov/~sbc

Wall Street Journal Business Startup Guide
Advice on franchises and starting and running a business.
http://startup.wsj.com

Yahoo Small Business
Provides an extensive list of links to small business-related sites.
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com

Family Business
SBA: Challenges in Managing a Family Business
http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/
pub_mp-3.pdf

UMass Family Business Center: University of Massachusetts
Search engine lets you run a search by choosing a topic or typing in keywords.
http://www.umass.edu/fambiz/

Austin Family Business Program at Oregon State University
Includes short articles on family business-related topics, examples of family business web sites and a monthly feature of hot books and web sites.
http://www.familybusinessonline.org/

Institute for Family Business: Baylor University
Established to provide a forum for the development and dissemination of information relevant to family businesses.
http://hsb.baylor.edu/entrepreneur/default.asp?lev2=133

Home-Based Business
Small Business Advocate:
http://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/

American Home Business Association
http://www.homebusiness.com/FLAX/

Entrepreneur Magazine: Starting a Home-Based Business
http://www.entrepreneur.com/homebasedbiz/index.html

Home Based Business and Government Regulation
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs235tot.pdf
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs235app.pdf

Home Business Magazine
http://www.homebusinessmag.com/

Mothers' Home Business Network (MHBN)
http://www.homeworkingmom.com

National Association of Home Based Businesses
http://www.usahomebusiness.com/

PowerHomeBiz.com
http://www.powerhomebiz.com/

Work-at-Home-Biz.com
http://www.work-at-home-biz.com/

Franchise Information
Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/smbuss/franchise/franchise.pdf
http://www.consumer-guides.info/business/franchises/

Entrepreneur Top Franchises
http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/toptenlists/index.html

SBA: Hotlist of Franchise Web Sites
http://www.sba.gov/hotlist/franchise.html 
 
Franchise Directory
http://www.franchisedirectory.com/

Franchise Zone: Entrepreneur's Franchise 500
http://www.entrepreneur.com/Franchise_Zone/FZ_Special_Listing/1,
4731,12-12---F5-,00.html

Franchise Links: University of Louisiana Library
http://library.louisville.edu/government/subjects/economy/franchise.html

Franchise Handbook Online
http://www.franchise1.com

International Franchise Association
http://www.franchise.org/

USA Today: Franchise Center
http://usatoday.fransol.com/index.cfm

WSJ Franchising
http://www.startupjournal.com/franchising/

Franchise Advantage: List of Franchise Opportunities
http://www.franchiseadvantage.com/home.ihtml

Before You Buy a Franchise: Understand Your Risks: Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General
http://www.ag.state.il.us/publications/pdf/b4ubuy.pdf

Women in Business
Advancing Women
News and articles on women's issues in business.
http://www.advancingwomen.com

BizWomen
Forum for businesswomen to exchange ideas.
http://www.bizwomen.com/

Center for Women's Business Research
http://www.womensbusinessresearch.org/

Office of Women's Business Ownership: Financing Your Business
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/financing/special/women.html

My Biz for Women
Information on starting, financing, and growing a new business.
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html

Resources for Women Business Owners: SCORE
http://www.score.org/women_resources.html

Women's Business Center
Training web site to provide information and expertise to entrepreneurial women to start, finance, run, expand, and market their businesses.
http://www.onlinewbc.gov/ 
 
Women's Business Enterprise National Council
http://www.wbenc.org/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Women and Business: WSSLINKS
Annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and business developed as part of WSSLINKS, a project of the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
http://www.libr.org/wss/wsslinks/business.html

U.S. Department of Labor: Women's Bureau
Fact sheets, statistical data, and publications on many issues important to wage-earning women.
http://www.dol.gov/wb/

National Association of Women Business Owners
http://www.nawbo.org/

Women in the Labor Force: U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2008.pdf (86 page report)
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2008.htm (statistical tables)

SBA: Women in Business: A Demographic Review of Women's Business Ownership
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs280tot.pdf

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