Small Business Information Web Sites

Small Business Administration Home Page http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

Wisconsin Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/wi

For women, an interactive site with information on start-up and expansion, the Small Business Administration’s Online Women’s Business Center: http://www.onlinewbc.org

A pay-per-use online information source that allows you to research the payment habits and help with company background checks, D & B Payment Analysis Report, the D & B Business Information Report and the D & B Supplier Evaluation Report. Also available on the site, patent and trademark information, some free resources: http://www.bizadvantage.com

Business plan websites: http://www.bplans.com; http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.stm; http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/businessplan.html; http://www.bizplanit.com

Business taxes, health and safety, human resources, business development and more: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwepfe/helpbusiness-wi.com

Business Start-ups to read past articles: http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/bizstarts

Climatology Office for Wis: http://www.uwex.edu/sco/

Contracting opportunities: http://www.hud.gov/osdbu/osdbu.html

Employer Handbook, from the Unemployment Insurance Division at: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/ui

Environmental Protection Agency — Regulations, pollution prevention, business initiatives: ttp://www.epa.gov/epahome/business.htm

Family Business http://www.fambiz.com - links to University family business web sites

Federal government: http://www/fedstats.gov/

Federal government statistics: http://www.fedworld.gov

Federal Trade Commission for Franchise and Business Opportunity Rule as well as other FTC information: http://www.ftc.gov

Financing

Venture Funds: http://www.garage.com; http://www.vfinance.com; http://www.moneyhunter.com
Lowest rates: http://www.bankrate.com
Online loans: http://www.loanwise.com

Financial Institutions-Department of: http://www.wdfi

Franchises

American Franchise Association: http://infonews.com/franchise/afa

American Association of Franchises and Dealers: http://www.gateads.com/aafd/index.htm
International Franchise Association: http://www.franchise.org

Global List, World’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry: http://www.worldchambers.com/of/chambers.cfm

Government Contracting/Hotline:http://www.sba.gov/GC; http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/research/summaries/rsaaa.html

Government Printing Office: http://www.access.gpo.gov/

Home pages of 50 state of Wisconsin state agencies, including Department of Commerce help line for business: http://badger.state.wi.us/

Direct address to Commerce: http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/commerce/

Inc. Online Newsletter: http://www.inc.com

Independent Business Assn. of Wisconsin: http://www.excepc.com/~iba/

IRS site: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/cover.html

IRS Web site, The Digital Daily: www.irs.gov

Legal Questions and Answers: http://lawguru.com/; http://www.nolo.com; http://www.findlaw.com

Natural Resources-Wisconsin Department-permits, fish, wildlife information: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/; http://www.irs.gove/

Small Business Advancement National Center: http://www.sbaer.uca.edu

Smart Business Supersite: http://ww.smartbiz.com

Switchboard, addresses of businesses, yellow pages: http://switchboard.com/

Tax Information, form and publications: http://www.dor.state.wi.us/; http://www.taxes.state.mn.us; http://www.quicken.com/taxes; http://www.smbiz.com

Trade-International: http://www.ita.doc.gov

Travel Spots in Wisconsin: http://www.wistravel.com/

US Bureau of Labor Statisics: http://ww.bls.gov

US Business Advisor, Federal Government for Business, venture, innovation, OSHA, W-2 import/export, international business, finance: http://www.business.gov/

US Census Bureau County Business Patterns, including information on employment, payroll, and number of establishments categorized by Standard Industrial Code: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html

Adobe Acrobat reader: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census: http://tiger.census.gov/

US Postal Service: http://www.usps.gov

US telephone numbers: http://www.555-1212.com/

University of Wisconsin-Extension: http://www.uwex.edu

Volunteers from the Senior Corps of Retired Executives help mentor start-up businesses nationwide: http://www.score.org

Web marketing, site design: http://www.wilsonweb.com/rfwilson/webmarket

Wisconsin Blue Book: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/97bb.html

Wisconsin Business: http://helpbusiness_wi.com/#top

Wisconsin Economic Development Resource Network: http://www.weda.org