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Business Week Small Business
Site is published by Business Week magazine which blogs about small business issues and provides news and information. Small Business Labs
Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research, covers key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. So you want to launch a business…
This award winning blog is intended to provide information to encourage critical thinking and help you in your entrepreneurial adventure. The Free Style Entrepreneur
This blog and associated website provides a great deal of information and information sharing for small business owners. Women Entrepreneurs
This 2010 award winning blog is dedicated to women entrepreneurs and has a lot of information and links to assist women owned ventures. Young Entrepreneur
YoungEntrepreneur.com blog showcases entrepreneurship, marketing, online business strategies, entrepreneur interviews, and several features to assist small business owners with starting, managing and growing successful business ventures. Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) - Each year ARC provides funding for several hundred projects throughout the Appalachian Region in support of increased jobs, improve local water and sewer systems, increase school readiness, expand access to health care, assist local communities with strategic planning, and provide technical, managerial, and marketing assistance to emerging new businesses. Business Finance.com
BusinessFinance.com allows you to search the funding criteria of over 4,000 sources for business loans, venture capital, equipment leasing, and commercial real estate financing. You can search by type of funding (e.g., working capital or equipment finance), or you can limit your search to funding sources for existing businesses. Small Business Innovation Research
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. This site provides access to the list of SBIR and STTR solicitations by the government. SBIR Resource Center
Pursuing Small Business Innovation Resource (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants? This site is designed to help businesses reduce the time in completing and application and improving the chance of getting funded. Sparkseed
Sparkseed is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that exists to develop the next generation of social entrepreneurs and increase their impact on society. Each year Sparkseed selects up to ten student-led social ventures. The social innovators who lead these for profit and nonprofit ventures receive six months of high-impact support from Sparkseed. About.com Entrepreneurs
About.com provides a regularly updated resource on entrepreneurship including links to a variety of resources, both on About.com and elsewhere on the internet. Business Week Small Business
Site is published by Business Week magazine and is a good source of news and information for small businesses. Center for Innovative Technology
CIT seeks to close innovation gaps in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation by focusing on new technologies, entrepreneurs, technology companies that make innovation happen. Entrepreneur
Site is published by Entrepreneur magazine and is an excellent site for entrepreneurs, featuring a solid collection of articles and tips. Minority Entrepreneurs
An industry group site associated with Entrepreneur.com and is dedicated to minority small business owners, providing discussions and advice on challenges facing minority business owners. SCORE
SCORE offers free and confidential business advice through online and face-to-face mentoring. The site is full of useful resources to assist entrepreneurs and small businesses. Small Business Development Centers (VA)
This site links you to 29 local SBDCs across Virginia which provide professional business counseling, training and information resources to help grow and strengthen Virginia businesses. Small Business Market
Site is published by the Wall Street Journal and is dedicated to small business issues and information. Starting a Business in Virginia
Looking to start a business or just want to know more about where to go to get information, this site provides a wealth of information on licensing, registering a business, environmental permitting, taxes and much more. US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA has a number of programs targeted to develop and assist rural business and communities. US Patent and Trademark Office
This is the official site for searching the U.S. patent database as well as looking up international treaties, statutes and patent news. US Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns. Virginia Department of Business Assistance (DBA)
DBA is a state economic development agency providing business information services, access to small business financing and other incentive programs to assist small businesses. Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
A free service connects you with a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in your geographic region that can best meet your financial and business needs. Look up a firm or company by name, city, services offered or industries served. National Association of Women Business Owners
The NAWBO site has extensive resources available to women owned business as well as numerous events and programs for women seeking to advance their business acumen. Networking for Businesswomen
This site is focused on creating network opportunities with women entrepreneurs around the country and internationally. There are online forums, networking events, workshops, conferences and one-on-one executive coaching opportunities available to members. Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization SM (CEO) is the premier student entrepreneurship network with chapters on university campuses across North America and beyond. Their mission is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. Young Entrepreneur
Young Entrepreneur has numerous tools to assist entrepreneurs and small business owner’s with starting, managing and growing successful business ventures. Center for Women’s Business Research
A non-profit research institute dedicated to producing intelligence showing the economic and social impact of women's entrepreneurship. Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
The Center’s mission is to be the national, value-added resource for rural communities and regions, and their states, interested in building more sustainable economic development frameworks around entrepreneurship. Consortium for Entrepreneurial Education
The Consortium is a leading advocacy and resource group for entrepreneurship education for grades K-14 and adult education. Edward Lowe Foundation
The foundation actively embraces and encourages entrepreneurship as the source and strategy for economic growth, community development and economically independent individuals. Entrepreneurship.org
Entrepreneurship.org features a vast array of content and resources to assist entrepreneurs, business mentors, policy makers, academics and investors through each phase of the entrepreneurial process. The content ranges from resources entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation
The Kauffman Foundation is often referred to as one of the largest foundations in the United States—or as the world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research program is an annual assessment of the national level of entrepreneurial activity. Started as a partnership between London Business School and Babson College, it was initiated in 1999 and in 2009 conducts research in 56 countries. National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)
The NBIA is the world’s leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. NBIA serves more than 1,900 members in over 60 nations. National Women’s Business Council
The National Women's Business Council is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. Virtual Enterprise Virginia
Virtual Enterprise VA is a method of instruction in simulated business operation that is used in Business Management and Marketing Management CTE courses. The daily operations of student-run, web-based businesses provide authentic experiences and real-world application of business principles. Legal Zoom
An online source to get legal help setting up and administering your business. Join Me
This is a free and simple to use site for online meetings which allows you to share your screen instantly with anyone. When combined with Skype it is a powerful conference tool. Rocket Lawyer
Similar to Legal Zoom, Rocket Lawyer provides free forms as well as help with all sorts of legal documents. Skype
This is a free internet calling site which allows video conferencing, combine Skype with JoinMe and you have a powerful conference tool. Survey Monkey
Conduct market research and understand your customers better with this free basic service that lets you publish custom online surveys. |
















