Links for Business Plans and Small Business Assistance and Articles
www.AllBusiness.com
AllBusiness.com is a leading Web resource that creates opportunities and provides solutions to the common needs of establishing, managing and growing a business. By aggregating high-quality services, products and information, as well as offering expert advice and an active online community, the site provides small businesses with a single point of access for resourcesnging from start-up kits and HR advice to financing services and free business directory listings.
www.bPlans.com
This website includes real-life business plans and scenarios, practical advice on planning and an interactive forum.bplans.com has won awards as a "plain talk" resource for business planners.
www.entrenprenuer.com
From their roots within Entrepreneur Media Inc, Entrepreneur.com is an established online community where business owners access actionable information, expert answers and comprehensive services to solve their business challenges.
www.MyCorporation.com
Sample business plans, marketing plans, software, business articles, and Internet searches for funding sources.
www.NASE.org
National Association of Self Employed. A membership organization with great benefits for those who are self employed.
www.yesvirginia.org
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Only a few locations can guarantee the right combination of resources that are crucial to your business's success. Virginia is one of those locations. The Commonwealth of Virginia offers a unique combination of assets that have encouraged businesses to prosper here for nearly 400 years. Like you, they searched the world over for that convergence of resources that would help ensure their prosperity. For them, their seach ended here. Chances are yours will too.
www.nxlevel.org
Information for Business Start Ups and sample business plans. This site will also give you information about The NxLevel for Start-Ups course offered through the Women's Business Center, here at the Community Business Partnership. www.wbcnova.org
www.fasttrac.org
Information on Business Expansion and other programs offered through the Small Business Development Center at the Community Business Partnership.
Procurement Technical Assistance Program GMU
The Procurement Technical Assistance Program is a not-for-profit organization funded by the Defense Logistics Agency and George Mason University. PTAP exists to increase contracting activity between small businesses, prime government contractors and the government. www.gmu.edu/gmu/PTAP
Central Contractor Registration (formerly Pro-NET)
An online database of information on thousands of small businesses. CCR serves as a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small companies, and a "link" to procurement opportunities and other important information. www.ccr.gov
My Biz for Women
The U.S. Small Business Administration has just launched a new web site for women entrepreneurs called My Biz for Women! My Biz for Women is your first stop in the search for programs, news and ideas for and about women enterpreneurs.
- Learn about Business Basics!
- Each month, a new Guest Columnist will share her insights into the world of entrepreneurship.
- Learn the latest data, stats and research on women-owned businesses!
- Find out all about Upcoming Events for women entrepreneurs!
- Read some inspiring Success Stories!
- Connect with Powerful Resources!
Find Women's Business Centers in other states, and great articles in English, Spanish and several other languages.
Franchise Oppurtunity
A directory of franchises and franchise business services. www.franchiseopportunity.com
American Express Small Business Outreach Site Resources
This online business recovery guide provides you with regularly updated information on important subjects such as - Applying for federal relief loans from the Small Business Administration
- Exploring American Express financing options
- Organizations providing helps to affected businesses.
www.americanexpress.com/smallbusinessoutreach
Central Contractor Registration
The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration have taken steps to simplify the federal contracting process by creating an integrated database of small businesses that want to do business with the government.
U.S. Senate's Committee on Small Business and U.S.House of Representatives Small Business Committee
Stay on top of legislative changes affecting your business.
Women Building and Investing in Success provides businesswomen from the Washington, DC metropolitan area with a dynamic opportunity to network and gain support to nurture and grow their individual endeavors. First Thursday monthly luncheons in Springfield are designed for business owners to attain ‘warm’ leads by developing genuine rapport with other business owners.
Working Woman Magazine
A businesswoman's network, and the home of the Women and Minority Business Exchange Global Marketplace.
National Association of the Self Employed
A membership organization with great benefits for those who are self employed.
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
A membership organization with opportunities for networking and membership discounts.
Association of Women's Business Centers (AWBC)
The AWBC develops and strengthens a global network of women's business centers to advance the growth and success of women business owners. The vision of AWBC is a world where economic justice, wealth and well-being are realized through the collective leadership and power of successful entrepreneurial women.
BUZGate is a free state-by-state gateway that connects individuals to the resources they require for starting, growing and succeeding in business.
Center for Women's Business Research (CWBR),
a nonprofit research organization, is the premier source of information on women business owners and their firms worldwide. Its mission is to support the growth of women business owners and their enterprises by conducting research, sharing information and increasing knowledge.
Retirement Plans
The US Chamber of Commerce, US Department of Labor, US Small Business Administration, and Merrill Lynch jointly created an interactive and educational web site for small businesses that provides small business owners with comprehensive information on how to choose a retirement plan for their employees and themselves. Check out the advantages!
Answers to Questions About Private Pension Plans
A Private Pension Plan 101 primer written by GAO. A good resource if you want to learn how to set up a pension plan (a good tax break for small businesses).
Virginia Business Emergency Survival Toolkit
In the last six years, many of Virginia's businesses have suffered tremendous losses as the result of natural and manmade disasters. To assist Virginia's businesses in their planning and preparation for emergencies, the Virginia Citizen Corps State Council and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management have developed a Web-based preparedness guide. The Web site has been created as a tool to help you prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. It explains types of emergencies and the problems they pose; gives you information on how to prepare for them and how to recover from them; and helps you put it all together in an emergency preparedness plan.
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