Starting Your Business

• Business Development: The U.S. Business Advisor has resources for the various stages of the business lifecycle. Their business development resources include national, state and local resources.
• Starting a Small Business: Law resources for the small business. Includes resources on starting a business, choosing a business structure, writing a business plan and much more.
• Business Resource: The SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives) provides small business mentoring and advice on the full range of business topics.
• Choosing a Form of Business: A guide to help you determine the right structure for your business and when you should consider changing corporate forms.
• The Business Plan: A sample business plan outline. Available in wide-print, spanish and downloadable versions.
• Start Up Kit for Small Business: Helpful for those considering starting a small business, this is a 12 step guide to starting a sucessful small business.
• Small Business One-Stop Information Sites: A clearinghouse of business information with sections on legal questions, franchising, and more.
• Business Incubation and Entrepreneurship A national association supporting the model of business incubation for starting and growing companies.
• Starting a Business: Contains a series of articles on advice on starting a business. Discusses everything from how to negotiate office space to how to build a strong business plan.

Expanding Your Business

• Expanding Your Business: Resources from around the nation for expanding your existing business.
• Doing Business Contains plain english guides on a variety of topics from advertising to warranties.

Advocating For Your Business

• Advocating for Your Business: A summary of advocating resources from the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others.
• Help for Small Businesses: Contains helpful articles on advocating your business under their section entitled "Small Business University."
• Information for Small Businesses: A summary of the resources from the U.S. Securities and Exchange commision that relates to small businesses. Includes pending rules, rules, and a Government/Business Forum.