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General

• Business Plans - Guidelines for writing business marketing, web strategy and advertising plans.
• Business Statistics - Leading online source for small business statistics.
• Dun & Bradstreet Solutions - Small businesses can obtain credit reports for companies they want to do business with, manage their own credit, collect debt and obtain customer lists.
• Reference USA - American Business Online
• SBTV Television Network - Television network on the web devoted to small businesses.
• Small Business Administration - Definitive source of government information for small business.
• Small Business School - Companion website to the PBS series

Start-up Information (& Beyond)

• Building a Business from Start to Finish - Resources for all aspects of building a business.
• Business Owners Toolkit - Comprehensive checklist of steps to take to start a business.
• Kauffman Foundation's entreworld.org - Highly regarded site for all stages of starting and growing a business.
• Peerspectives - Designed for second stage businesses and entrepreneurs with information to help them get to that next level.
• Office of Entrepreneurial Development - To provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners.
• Welcome Business USA - Practical hands-on “how to” and ideas for running a successful small  business.

Associations & Organizations

• International Franchise Association - Information on seeking a franchise.
• National Association for the Self-Employed - Provides benefits, support and advocacy for micro-business.
• National Association of Small Business Investment Companies - NASBIC members are financial institutions licensed by the SBA to make equity capital and long-term credit available to small businesses.
• National Federation of Independent Businesses - Advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses.
• SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives provides mentoring, training seminars and online counseling to small business start-ups.
• Small Business Development Centers - SBDC provide businesses with management and technical assistance.

Online Periodicals

• Business Week Small Business Online - Resources for financing, day-to-day operations and staffing a small business.
• Entrepreneur - Articles and information on start-ups, franchising, e-commerce, marketing, etc.
• Forbes - Resources and tools for the entrepreneur.
• Fortune Small Business - Articles about and for small business, including links to special issues.
• Inc.com - Search for articles and view the "Inc 500" list
• WSJ.com Startup Journal - Includes a database of thousands of businesses and franchises for sale.