Small Business Helps

http://www.bcentral.com/Default.asp
http://www.bizreports.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com
http://www.businesstown.com
http://www.thomasregister.com Search by products, services, companies or names http://www.tsnn.com Trade show resources
http://www.allbusiness.com Finance, sales, marketing human resources
http://www.toolkit.cch.com Small office/Home office (SOHO) guides
http://www.eeoc.gov/small/index.html Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.franchisehandbook.com Franchise Handbook
http://www.bbbonline.org Better Business Bureau information

Federal Agencies

http://www.business.gov Link to federal government information & services
http://www.sec.gov Securities Exchange Commission
http://pro-net.sba.gov Register to bid on federal contracts
http://www.naics.com North American Industry Classification System
http://www.firstgov.gov U.S. Gov. website, one-stop access to all federal online information & services
http://www.access.gpo.gov Government Printing Office
http://www.WomenBiz.gov Government contract opportunities/forecasts for women
http://www.sba.gov/library SBA library reading
http://www.sba.gov/training SBA Virtual Classroom
http://www.gsa.gov US General Services Administration
http://www.firstgov.gov/ FirstGov (Government Information Portal)
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/ IRS Forms and Publications
http://www.sba.gov/advo/ Ace-Net (Angel Capital Electronic Network)
http://www.gcap.org/ Government Contract Acquisition Program
http://www.score.org/ Score: Counselors to America's Small Businesses http://www.fedworls.gov Research and information from the Fed Gov

Patents/Copyrights/Trademarks/Inventions

http://bustpatents.com Patent Classifications
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright US Copyright Act

Business Tax Forms

http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf Schedule C Instructions for Form
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf Schedule C Biz Profit/Loss http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sce.pdf Schedule C-EZ Net Biz Profit http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040se.pdf Schedule E Supp. Income and Loss
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040se.pdf Schedule E Instructions
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sf.pdf Schedule F Farming Profit/Loss
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sf.pdf Schedule F Instructions
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sse.pdf Schedule SE Self-Employment Tax
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sse.pdf Schedule SE Instructions
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4562.pdf Form 4562 Depreciation/Amortization
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i4562.pdf Form 4562Instructions
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8829.pdf Form 8829 Business Use of Home
http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8829.pdf Form 8829Instructions
http://www.sos.state.or.us/corporation/bizreg/BRForms/cr141.pdf Form SS-4 App for Fed. Employer ID
http://www.sos.state.or.us/corporation/bizreg/bizreg.htm Other State business forms

National Business Resources

http://www.asbdc-us.org Nat'l Assoc. of SBDCs
http://www.smallbusinesslearning.net Assoc of SBDCs resource site
http://www.gcap.org Government Contract Acquisition Program
http://www.lib.umich.edu U of Michigan Docs Center, Statistical Resources http://www.missouribusiness.net/ American Small Business Development Centers http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/ Association For Enterprise Opportunity
http://www.pac-info.com Searchable public record databases
http://www.mo-bis.org Missouri's Biz Infor Source, variety of resources
http://www.nibm.net National Institute of Business Management
http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Direct Search--links not otherwise easily found
http://www.brei.org International Business Retention & Expansion http://www.business.gov/ U.S.Business Advisor

Associations

http://restaurant.org National Restaurant Association
http://www.restaurantdoctor.com Free hints and suggestions for restaurant owners
http://nfib.com National Federation of Independent Business
http://www.goamp.com Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc.
http://www.aahbb.org/ American Association of Home Based Businesses
http://www.hoaa.com/ Home Office Association of America
http://selfemployed.nase.org/ National Association for the Self Employed
http://www.nationalbusiness.org/ National Business Association
http://www.nbia.org/ National Business Incubator Association
http://www.nfwbo.org/ National Foundation of Women Business Owners
http://www.nmbc.org/ National Minority Business Council
http://www.nrf.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1 National Retail Federation http://www.chamberbiz.com Chamber Federation

Business Basics

http://www.bizlink.org Business planning, research, marketing, demographics, taxes, business forms, links
http://www.inc.com INC Magazine on line
http://www.business2.com Magazine articles on a variety of topics
http://www.slu.edu/eweb E-Web is a resource for entrepreneurial education
http://www.toolkit.cch.com Business Owner's Toolkit
http://www.smallbizpartners.com Small Business Success
http://www.speaking.com Learning Resource Network on-line library
http://edge.lowe.org Entrepreneurial edge
http://www.businesstown.com Business Town
http://www.womanowned.com Resources for woman owned businesses
http://www.entrepreneur.com Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.kiplinger.com Kiplinger Newsletter
http://www.jlconline.com Journal of Light Construction magazine
http://www.smallbusiness.com Product, services & vendor rating
http://applegateway.com Interviews with experts, affordable business consulting and business authors
http://www.ideacafe.com Idea Cafe', a fun approach to serious business
http://craftsreport.com The Crafts Report online
http://www.workz.com The Weekly Workz by Credit Card Solutions
http://www.ZDnet.com/smallbusiness Information, articles, resources, software/hardware, interviews
http://www.bizweb2000.com JDD Publishing BizWeb 2000
http://www.newslettersonline.com A variety of on-line newsletters
http://www.oregon-microbiz.org/ Oregon Microenterprise Network
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/ Business Owners Toolkit
http://www.morebusiness.com/ MoreBusiness.com
http://www.bizmove.com/ Small Business Knowledge Base
http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp CEO Express
http://www.tsea.org/ Trade Show Exhibitors Association
http://www.mybusinessmag.com/ National Federation
of Independent Businesses

Demographics & Statistics

http://www.fedstats.gov Fed agencies that produce statistics of public interest
http://www.census.gov Economic statistics and surveys by state & county
http://factfinder.census.gov More census and statistical information
http://www.amcity.com/journals/demographics Demographics Journal
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm Bureau of Econ. Analysis publications
http://www.econdata.net/content_about.html Vast array of public/private data sources
http://www.freedemographics.com Provides free unlimited access to Census data
http://www.stat-usa.com More demographics and statistics
http://factfinder.census.gov 2000 Census information
http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine OR Labor Market Information System
http://www.upa.pdx.edu/research-institutes.htm PSU Research Centers & Institutes
http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/ Government Information Sharing Project
http://www.bizminer.com/ BizMiner Industry Analysis and Trends http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu Information about specific business statistics http://www.bizstats.com Business Statistics
http://ita.doc.gov/ Trade stats, industry, sector, county and regional info
http://www.ameristat.org Population statistics

Management

http://www.ppspublishers.com/pl.htm Personal Liability: How to Avoid Becoming the Next victim of an employee Lawsuit
http://cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html Determine your management style
http://employee.org Articles from The Workforce Stability Institute
http://www.ceoexpress.com Links for the business and company manager
http://corporate.globalsources.com Global Sources corporate site http:www.hrfree.com HR news, information, sample policies

Workforce Issues

http://www.BOLI.state.or.us Bureau of Labor and Industries
http://www.ajb.dni.us America's Job Bank
http://www.emp.state.or.us Oregon Labor Market Survey
http://www.olmis.org Oregon Labor Market Information System

For Inventors

http://www.inventorsdigest.com
http://uiausa.com
http://www.inventnet.com/page1.html
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm
http://inventors.about.com/?once=true&
http://www.inventorsdigest.com/
http://www.inventorsworkshop.org/
http://www.bizcenter.org/inventors.html
http://www.patentcafe.com/
http://www.delphion.com/
http://www.uspto.gov/
http://www.frompatenttoprofit.com/

Sustainable Energy

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/ Sustainable Business Around The World http://www.rmi.org/ Rocky Mountain Institute sustainable technology for businesses http://www.eren.doe.gov/ U.S. Department of Energy Has an ask the expert feature http://www.energyideas.org/ Energy Ideas solutions for a variety of subjects http://www.waterwiser.org/ Water Wiser: products, services, books, etc. http://crest.org/ Center for Renewable and Sustainable Technology (CREST) http://nweei.org/ Northwest Energy Education Institute http://www.energystar.gov/default.shtml Energy Star Information http://www.oregonsolutions.net/ Oregon Solutions

Oregon Food Safety Resources

http://www.oda.state.or.us/ Dept of Agriculture Home Page
http://www.oda.state.or.us/fsd/industry_info/pfc/pfc_intro.html Existing Food Regulations
http://www.oda.state.or.us/fsd/consumer_info/index.html Consumer Information
http://www.oda.state.or.us/fsd/index.html Food Safety Division
http://oda.state.or.us/fsd/industry_info/pfc/pfc_01.pdf Regulations regarding Food Safety

Food Safety Division
Oregon Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-2532, USA
Phone 503-986-4720
Fax 503-986-4729
Ron McKay, Food Safety Division Administrator

Useful Odds and Ends

http://cnnfn.cnn.com CNN's Business & Financial News
http://www.businessdaily.com
http://www.BusinessWeek.com