Better Business Bureau
Lots of good information at this site: advertising codes, information on scams targeted against businesses, customer relations, etc.
eVenturing: Resources for Entrepreneurs
Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, "a world of resources for entrepreneurs." Information on starting and expanding a small business. Includes the "Entrepreneurs Search Engine."
Starting a Small Business
General information and where to start.
U.S. Business Advisor
Provides access to federal government information, services, and transactions for small business.
Business Week's SmallBiz: The Small Business Resource
Business Week's resource center for small business owners. Includes news, a job bank, information on staff and salaries, how to raise money, financial calculators, a glossary of terms, market research links, and much more.
ChamberBiz
Strong in international and trade information. "Ultimate small business resource"
Entrepreneur's Franchise 500
Entrepreneur's Help Page
Divided into three main sections: Business, Financial, and Legal. The Business section includes a checklist for starting a business, information on insurances, franchises, and home business. The Finance section includes information on bank loans and venture capital. The Legal section has information on contracts, taxation, and limited liability corporations.
Entrepreneur's Mind
"Real life stories and advice" on all aspects of entrepreneurship.
The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business Information
This list of resources was compiled by the staff of Business Reference Services. Science, Technology, and Business Division Library of Congress, Washington.
Franchise Annual: Online
Provides much information about franchise opportunities, including a listing of current franchises available, how to investigate a franchise, etc.
Missouri Small Business Development Center
Has links to sample business plans and downloadable business plans, information about home businesses, patent information, etc.
National Business Incubation Association
"The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. It provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies."
National Federation of Independent Business
"NFIB is the nation's largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses." NFIB has a minimum annual membership dues of $100, but does have some free content.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Organization dedicated to "formation, growth and success of the nation's small businesses;" works in partnership with U.S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Exchange
Provides information on bid opportunities, legislative and financial information, marketing and pricing information and customer profiles.
Small Business Knowledge Base
Claims to be "the largest and most comprehensive" small business guide on the internet. Ten general categories address small business management issues such as starting up, Web marketing, and personnel management in a how-to format.
Start-Up Resource Center
Inc. Magazine's resource for starting your own business.
Starting a For-Profit Small Business in the U.S.
Straight forward guidelines for anyone interested in starting a small business...starting with "Should I Really Start a New Business?"
State by State Guide to Doing Business
From Entrepreneur Magazine
Yahoo: Small Business Information
Young Entrepreneur's Survival Kit
E-Journals and E-Books
Business Plans Outline
Outline taken from 2 books by Linda Pinson
Credit Process: A Guide for Small Business Owners
E-book from the Federal Reserve Board, New York.
Entrepreneur Magazine
FindLaw Small Business
A couple of e-books on small business law.
Home Business Journal
Home Business Magazine
Inc. Magazine
Income Opportunities Online
tup Journal
From the Wall Street Journal's Center for Entrepreneurs.
The Small Business Journal
Web Marketing Today
AllBusiness
AllBusiness.com is a Web portal for small and growing businesses, withhow-to articles, forms, agreements, questions-and-answers, solutions and services.
Bizben Blog
This business selling and buying blog gives tips on how to buy and sell a business andlistspopular types of opportunities.
BizMiner
BizMiner provides business planning and research services and includes a section on free resources to help understand industry trends.
BizPlanit
BizPlanit is a professional business plan consulting firm. The site provides an extensive collection of free business plan resources for entrepreneurs interested in preparing business plans.
BizStats
Business statistics such as financial ratios and operating ratios, turnover, profitability for sole proprietorships, employee productivity, industry averages, benchmarking tools and more.
BizToolkit
The BizToolkit, offered by the JJ Hill Reference Library, is a portal of tools and resources including sample business plans, financial calculators and expert live help for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
BPlans
This business planning Web site provides samples business plans and tips on writing effective business plans.
BusinessKnowHow
Business Know-How provides how-to articles, newsletters, tips, tools and resources to help small business owners and franchisees start, manage and grow their business profitably.
BUZGate
BUZGate helps individuals to start, grow and succeed in business by connecting them to free and low-cost resources in areas such as business planning, funding, marketing, technology and counseling.
CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit& CCH Financial Planning Toolkit
CCH provides a business owner toolkit to answer business, tax and legal questions.
Center for Business Planning
This site has a collection of resources for planning your business, documenting your plan and evaluating your strategy.
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
The goal of the Center is to stimulate and support private and public entrepreneurship development in communities throughout rural America.
E-Myth Embark Community Connection
E-Myth Worldwide's inspirational online Community provides practical and informative business training and advice for business owners& entrepreneurs around the globe. Connect with peers to share best practices and lessons learned on launching and growing a world-class business.
The Idea Cafe
This site was created to help small business owners solve their problems, while having fun too.
MergerPlace
MergerPlace.com connects business sellers with business buyers.
Microenterprise Success
This site for microenterprises features microenterprise programs, technical assistance and grant and loan information.
MyNewCompany
MyNewCompany.com provides small business start-up information and resources.
My Own Business
My Own Business provides an online, 11-session course that teaches the basic do's and don’ts for entrepreneurs.
MyStrategicPlan
MyStrategicPlan.com helps entrepreneurs build and execute their business strategies and provides free resources to help create business and strategic plans, mission statements and more.
National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship (NDE) helps improve awareness of the value of entrepreneurship through informing and engaging national, regional and local policymakers. NDE produces a weekly newsletter that provides short summaries and analyses of various trends driving the innovation economy.
PlanWare
Features business management software and templates related to financial projection, cash flow forecasting, marketing, strategic planning and more.
Small Business Dictionary
The Small Business Dictionary gives definitions to 2,500 of the most commonly used small business terms.
StartupGarden
This Web site features information on how to start a business.
Startup Venture Toolbox
This site provides a toolbox to entrepreneurs with the tools and assistance necessary to help organized their ventures from idea to IPO.
Sample Business Plans
Strategy Business Plans offers business plan solutions that result in funding and growth for businesses.
SME Toolkit
IBM and IFC created a free, small business toolkit specifically for women and minority entrepreneurs to provide business information, tools and training services usually reserved for Fortune 1000 companies.
The Veterans Corporation
The Veterans Corporation hosts a business portal for current and prospective Veteran business owners and for companies working with Veteran-ownedbusinesses.
USABizMart
USABizMart lists thousands of business opportunities, franchises and small businesses for sale throughout the United States. It includes resources, articles, blog and weekly online webinars through the Business for Sale Online Academy.
VendorSeek
VendorSeek.com connects business consumers with pre-qualified vendors based upon the dynamics of the purchaser’s needs and the specific nature of the services that the seller provides. This process enables business consumers to locate the right vendor to fill their needs and allows vendors to identify customers who are seeking the very services they provide.
Welcome Business USA
This site gives resources and information to help you start, run and grow your small business.
Work.com
This site helps business owners solve management problems with a wide variety of helpful guides on every aspect of business maintenance.
Working Solo Working Solo helps individuals develop a sense of personal discovery and achievement that comes from mastering self-employment and related business practices.
Advocacy
The Office of Advocacy conducts economic research, policy analyses and small business outreach help to identify issues of concern.
Business & Community Initiatives
The Office of Business and Community Initiatives administers programs and activities designed to provide information, education and training to prospective and existing small business owners.
Disaster Assistance
SBA's disaster assistance program helps entrepreneurs develop security strategies and offers loan assistance to businesses impacted by a disaster.
Entrepreneurial Development
SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development helps small businesses start, grow and be competitive by providing training, counseling and other forms of management and technical assistance.
Government Contracting & Business Development
The Government Contracting & Business Development Office is charged with making sure that small businesses get a fair share of the approximately $46 billion annual federal procurement market.
HUBZone
The HUBZone program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing federal contracting preferences to small businesses.
International Trade
Export information and development assistance to help small businesses take advantage of export markets.
Loan Programs
The SBA offers numerous loan programs to assist small businesses.
National Small Business Week
National Small Business Week is an annual event that recognizes the important role of America’s business community. Visit the Web site to find out more.
Publications
The SBA has more than 200 free e-books and publications online.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
SBDCs assist individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance through 58 branch locations.
Small Business Training Network
The Small Business Training Network is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.
Technology (SBIR/STTR)
SBIR is a highly competitive program that encourages small business to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization
Need help with training tailored to your business needs? Wish to know where to find people with the degrees you need for the workplace? You may find answers below.
Need help with finding employees or accessing key job market information? Review these links.
HealthInsuranceInfo.net
This site provides consumer guides for getting and keeping health insurance in each state.
HRTools.com
HRTools.com is designed to bring relevant, practical information to small business owners to help them deal with day-to-day human resources responsibilities.
PAQ Services, Inc.
PAQ offers a free dictionary of occupational titles that includes information for more than 12,000 job descriptions.
Salary.com
Salary.com provides online compensation information and data for most industries. The site also lists thousands of job titles gathered via proprietary research and published reports. See special section for small business.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) SHRM provides practical, time-saving resources and tools on HR topics. SHRM members can access sample forms, policies, mission statements, job descriptions, RFPs and more than 30 HR toolkits.
BBB Online
BBBonline is a subsidiary of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Their mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet. This site helps business owners with Web sites to establish an online privacy policy program.
HP Business Learning Center
Instructor-led courses from Hewlett-Packard, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, data security/protection, Adobe Photoshop and much more.
Internet Learning Tutor
A free online interactive training series for Web users who want to improve their Internet skills. Brought to you by SCORE and Verizon Superpages.com.
Joshua Feinberg’s Small Biz Tech Talk
Get one free hour of computer consultants business training. The site also provides free articles on computer training issues.
LiveOffice Corporation
LiveOffice provides on-demand, free conference calling with no advance notice or scheduling required. Service provides a 250 person conference capacity and 6 hour duration. Long distance rates apply.
Microsoft Office Tools on the Web
Microsoft's small business Web site offers "tools of the Web," including SCORE business plan templates, downloads, support articles and clip art.
Open Office
Open Office offers free, open-source, MS Office-compatible software that runs on a variety of platforms.
Tech-Net
Produced by the U.S. Small Business Administration, this site contains tech information and resources for and about small businesses.
Workz.com
Articles at workz.com help small businesses with building their Web sites and attracting customers online.
Business.gov
The official resource to help businesses quickly find compliance information, forms and contacts from multiple U.S. government Web sites.
Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security's Web site includes information to small businesses about potential business opportunities and keeping employees safe in the event of a terror attack.
FedStats
This site lists statistics from more than 100 government agencies, useful when conducting market research.
Fedmarket.com
Fedmarket.com offers free content including a “how-to” guide to small businesses interested in entering the federal marketplace.Fedmarket.com also provides products, services and federal sales training to small businesses.
USA.gov
FirstGov is online collection of federal, local and tribal governments, information, services and resources.
IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Web Site
The IRS Web site offers a broad range of products, services and resources to educate and assist small business owners and self-employed professionals.
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices
A wealth of immigration-related employment discrimination information can be found on this Web site.
Social Security Online
This site allows employers to process their W-2s for their employees. The process requires no special software.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
The online CFDA gives access to a database of all federal assistance programs.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce offers information on foreign markets and international trade. Commerce also monitors and enforces compliance with U.S. trade laws and agreements.
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
BLS is an agency for the Federal Government that produces labor economic data and statistics.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
This site contains everything you need to know about patents and trademarks.
U.S. Small Business Administration(SBA)
The SBA provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their businesses.
U.S. Department of Labor
Small Business Resource Center
Designed to "assist small businesses in complying with the rules, regulations, and laws enforced by the U. S. Department of Labor."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Small Business Gateway -- EPA
Information for small business owners interested in environmental issues.
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Survey of Small Business Finances
Information on American small businesses, defined as businesses with fewer than 500 employees. The Survey of Small Business Finances includes such information as financial characteristics, firm size, use of financial services, and income and balance sheets.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Franchise and Business Opportunities
FTC requires franchise and business opportunity sellers to give you specific information to help you make your decision to purchase a franchise. This page tells you what they are required to let you know.
U.S. General Services Administration
Office of Small Business Utilization
This office the the General Services Administration's "advocate" for small, minority and women business owners.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
This database allows you to search and retrieve trademark application and registration information, using the same text and image database provided to examining attorneys at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
News; information for small businesses; SEC rules; EDGAR, links.
U.S. Small Business Administration
and in Los Angeles, California:
Business Information Center
Attn: Ken Davis
3600 Wilshire Blvd. Suite L100
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 251-7253 voice
(213) 251-7255 fax
kendavis@friendlyuser.com
American Management Association
The American Management Association provides information, seminars and e-learning courses on business management topics. At the top of the home page, AMA features an article or series focusing on a current business issue or topic.
Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE)
The mission of the Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE) is to advance knowledge and foster business development, entrepreneurship education and research.
Edward Lowe Foundation
The Edward Lowe Foundation helps emerging growth businesses and second-stage business owners.
eVenturing
eVenturing, run by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, delivers useful information, guidance and contacts to entrepreneurs.
National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)
NASE is the nation’s leading Web resource for self-employed and micro-businesses. This site provides a broad range of benefits and support.
National Business Association
The National Business Association keeps members up-to-date and informed on important issues impacting the self-employed and small business community.
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group that represents the consensus views of its 600,000 members in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals.
Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI)
PERI is a nonprofit that offers risk-management resources and training to small businesses. Look for their Risk Management for Small Business publication and their Workplace Safety Kit.
The Retailer Owners Institute
The Retailer Owners Institute is dedicated to improving the financial professionalism of independent retailers.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center provides small business news and practical business advice. This is the largest national membership organization of chambers in the country.
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
National business membership organization for Hispanic entrepreneurs with a variety of how to information, national conferences and a membership spanning the nation.
Winning Workplaces
Winning Workplaces is a nonprofit that provides small and midsize employers with proven, practical and affordable people practices, tools and articles to help entrepreneurs improve their workplace practices.
Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT)
ACAT helps small businesses with accounting and tax issues. The site maintains a listing of accredited accounting professionals.
ActiveFilings
This site provides free, downloadable templates related to documents relevant to corporations.
Business Owner's Toolkit
Business Filings provides free information and financial calculators for small business owners.
Law & Policy Institutions Guide
The Law & Policy Institutions is a repository of legal articles, law related resources and more.
Nolo
Nolo offers self-help legal information for small businesses. Browse their free Small Business Law Center.
Payroll-Taxes.com
Payroll-Taxes.com is a useful site for conducting payroll research. Users can search the payroll database to find information on both state and federal forms, rates, publications, unemployment rates, labor laws, local taxes and important dates to know for filing forms.
Small Business Lawyers
Read small business legal news & legal topics.
American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD)
The AAFD is a national nonprofit trade association representing the rights and interests of franchisees and independent dealers throughout the United States. AAFD’s Web site lists accredited franchisors and has a section on buying a franchise.
Bizquest
Bizquest's business-resale listings. The site lists opportunities in 13 franchise industries.
The Business Market
The Business Market has free information on hundreds of franchise opportunities for sale. Use the powerful search tools to find the ideal franchise for you.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The FTC has an online section on franchises and business opportunities. The site features franchise and business opportunity FAQs, business opportunity fraud alerts, federal and state business opportunity rights and laws and information on the FTC Franchise Rule.
Franchise Gator
Franchise Gator, a franchise web resource, links people with franchise opportunities through franchise and business for sale listings and an eNewsletter with the latest franchising news.
FranchiseHandbook.com
The Franchise Handbook is a quarterly publication offering franchise opportunities.
Franchise Solutions
Franchise Solutions allows you to identify franchises that best meet your criteria and then assists you through the investigation and due diligence process.
FranchiseWorks.com
Search FranchiseWorks.com for free franchise information, including a directory of hundreds of franchise opportunities, business opportunities and home based businesses.
FranChoice
FranChoice calls itself the "franchise information company" and helps entrepreneurs find the right franchising opportunity based on their goals and preferences.
FranNet
FranNet's franchise consultants help with all phases of franchising, from development to prospect acquisition.
International Franchise Association (IFA)
IFA is a membership organization of franchisors, franchisees and suppliers. IFA also offers a free course on Franchising Basics.
Minority Franchising
Minority Franchising lists companies most committed to reaching out to and supporting minority franchisees.
PRG's Franchise Resources
PRG's Web site lists franchising opportunities, resources and news.
Bizjournals
Bizjournals is an online local news resource for small business owners. The site contains information from 55 local business journals.
Business Opportunities Weblog
The Business Opportunities Weblog is a moderated list of legitimate of business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
BusinessWeek Online
BusinessWeek's how-to articles, interactive tools and Small Biz Resource Center give entrepreneurs information on how to start and grow a business.
Easi Media
Easi Media's iEdition software contains profiles on businesses and franchise opportunities, products, services and resources. iEdition provides a fast way to find and research a wide range of industries, business topics and information.
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur.com is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs to start and grow successful companies.
FastCompany
FastCompany is a magazine about innovative people and ideas. Look for the Fast Companies Database, a helpful resource to find articles, information and ways to connect with other companies.
Inc.com
Use Inc. to discover strategies for starting, growing and running your business. They also offer resources on business-management issues and free How-To Guides on a variety of business matters.
Prairie Business
Prairie Business is a monthly business magazine for rural entrepreneurs.
SBTV.com
SBTV, Small Business Television Network, provides technical information on how to run your business, success stories from entrepreneurs across the country, information about small business conferences and associations and other resources.
SmallBizResource.com
SmallBizResource.com is an online paper with a mission to be the go-to repository of easy-to-find, no-nonsense advice for small businesses.
The Small Business Advocate
The Small Business Advocate is a nationally syndicated weekday radio/Internet talk show.
Smart Business Ideas
Smart Business Ideas™ magazine articles go right to the heart of business issues by highlighting what’s essential to business executives. Their website has an article archive, searchable B2B Directory, and well organized links focused on the needs of small business.
Soundview Executive Book Summaries
Soundview Executive Book Summaries pioneered the concept of outlining the key points and ideas of full-length business books into quick and easy-to-read print summaries.
StartupJournal.com
The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs features articles on business planning and small business management. This site includes a list of franchises.
TradePub.com
On this site, order free subscriptions to leading trade magazines.
Tulenko Group
Paul Tulenko is a syndicated columnist for Scripps-Howard. His Web site is dedicated to helping business owners & future business owners attain the success they desire.
Womensbiz.us
Womensbiz.us is a free online magazine for women in all types and stages of business.
Your Business
MSNBC's online version of the television news magazine, which focuses exclusively on America's small business entrepreneurs. The program offers news, information, advice and guidance for people who own businesses. MSNBC's "Your Business" is a weekly half-hour television program that airs Sundays at 7:30 a.m. EST.
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) 409 Third Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
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(800) 827-5722
sba.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
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(202) 482-2000
doc.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency (MDBA)
Room 5055
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
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(202) 482-1015
mbda.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Room 7800B 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
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(202) 482-5081
doc.gov/eda
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
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(202) 622-2111
treas.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20224
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(800) 829-1040
(202) 622-5000
irs.ustreas.gov/
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
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(202) 720-2791
usda.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) 200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
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(202) 219-6666
dol.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
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(202) 693-2400
osha.gov
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
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(800) 772-1213
ssa.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
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(202) 708-1420
hud.gov
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) 18th and F Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20405
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(202) 708-5082
gsa.gov
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK (EXIMBANK) 811 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20571
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(202) 565-3900
www.exim.gov
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THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
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(800) 649-9719
uschamber.org
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NATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 5151 Beltline Road, Suite 1150
Dallas, TX 75240
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(800) 456-0440
nationalbusiness.org
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS (NFIB) 53 Century Boulevard, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37214
600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20024
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(800) 634-2669
nfibonline.com
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NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS UNITED (NSBU) 1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-1711
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(202) 293-8830
nsbu.org
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SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA 4800 Hampden Lane, 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
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(301) 951-9325
sbea.org/bea
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SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (SBLC) 1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20005-1711
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(202) 639-8500
sblc.org
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY CONTRACTORS (NAMC) 666 11th Street, NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC 20001
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(202) 347-8259
namc.org
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NATIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (NMSDC) 15 West 39th Street, 9th Floor ASN/NMSDC
New York, NY 10018
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(212) 944-2430
trainingforum.com
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS (NAWBO) 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 830
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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(301) 608-2590
nfwbo.org
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BUSINESS WOMEN’S NETWORK 1146 19th Street, NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20036
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(202) 466-8212
(202) 833-1808 Fax
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NATIONAL WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL 409 3rd Street, SW, Suite 5850 Washington, DC 20024
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(202) 205-3850
(202) 205-6825 Fax
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THE NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
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(202) 416-1622
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NATIONAL BLACK BUSINESS COUNCIL, INC. 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 850
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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(301) 585-6222
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U.S. HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 206
Washington, DC 20005
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(202) 842-1212
ushcc.com
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ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 9550 Flair Drive, Fourth Floor
El Monte, CA 91731
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(800) 777-2582
aan.net
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U.S. PAN ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (USPAACC) 1329 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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(202) 296-5221
(202) 296-5225 Fax
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NATIONAL INDIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (NIBA) 725 Second Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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(202) 547-0580
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 953 East Juanita Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85204
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(800) 462-2433
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American Indian Search
Airport Minority Advisory Council
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (703) 417-2622
Fax: (703) 417-2620
Executive Director: Mr. Gene Roth
E-mail: Gene.Roth@amac-org.com
American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
1004 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3588
Phone: (703) 684-3450
Fax: (703) 836-3482
Executive Vice President: E. Colette Nelson
Black Business Source, Inc.
P.O. Box 83603
Los Angeles, CA 90083
Phone: (310) 388-1287
Fax: (310) 388-1287
Founder/Chairperson: Katrina Ross
E-mail: Contact@BlackBusinessSource.org
Business Consortium Fund, Inc. (BCF)
305 Seventh Avenue
20th floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 243-7360
Fax: (212) 243-7647
President: Marcial E. Robiou
Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
123 Edward Street
Suite 1404
Toronto, ON
M5G 1E2
Phone: (416) 408-2923
Fax: (416) 408-3234
Executive Director: Anne Cira
E-mail: info@cybf.ca
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurial Education (CELCEE)
c/o UCLA
A325G Moore Hall
405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (888) 423-5233
Fax: (310) 206-8095
E-mail: celcee@ucla.edu
Council for Economic and Business Opportunity
518 N. Charles Street
Second Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 576-2326
Fax: (410) 576-24984
President: Larry J. Smith
Diversity Information Resources (Formerly Try Us Resources)
2105 Central Avenue, NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Phone: (612) 781-6819
Fax: (612) 781-0109
Executive Director: Leslie Bonds
Entrepreneurs' Organization
500 Montgomery Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-1437 USA
Phone: (703) 519-6700
Fax: (703) 519-1864
Managing Director: Robert Strade
E-mail: info@eonetwork.org
Food Marketing Institute
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22202-4801 USA
Phone: (202) 452-8444
Fax: (202) 429-4519
E-mail: fmi@fmi.org
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Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Suite 1008
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 835-9672
Fax: (202) 457-0455
President: Anna Cabrial
E-mail: hacr@hacr.org
Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce
4660 La Jolla Village Dr. Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: (619) 787-3793
Fax: (858) 456-5238
President/CEO: Jose Aburto
E-mail: jose.aburto@hiscec.com
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
2055 E. Centennial Circle
P.O. Box 22160
Tempe, AZ 85285-2160
Phone: (480) 752-6276
Fax: (480) 752-7890
CEO: Paul Novak, C.P.M.
E-mail: pnovak@ism.ws
International Franchise Association
1350 New York Avenue, NW,
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005-4709
Phone: (202) 628-8000
Fax: (202) 628-0812
President: Don DeBolt
E-mail: IFA@franchise.org
INVenture, A Business Planner For New Entrepreneurs
Latin American Management Association (LAMA)
419 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 546-3803
Fax: (202) 546-3806
CEO: Steve Denhrgry
Latin Business Association (LBA)
Suite 130
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Phone: (323) 721-4000
Fax: (323) 722-5050
Executive Director: Edgar Mejia
Making It! Minority Business Success Stories
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th & Constitution Avenue, NW
Room 5055
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: (202) 482-5061
Fax: (202) 501-4698
Director: Ronald Langston
Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund (MBELDEF)
1100 Mercantile Lane
Suite 115-A
Largo, MD 20774
Phone: (301) 583-4648
Fax: (301) 772-8392
President: Anthony Robinson
MultiCultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance
1144 Narragansett Blvd.
Cranston, RI 02905
Phone: (401) 461-6342
Fax: (401) 461-9004
President: Gerry Fernandez
E-mail: mfha@mfha.net
National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)
666 11 Street NW
Suite # 520
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 347-8259
Fax: (202) 628-1876
Executive Director: Arnold Jolivet
E-mail: national@namcline.org
National Association of Small Disadvantaged Businesses (NASDB)
P.O. Box 13603
Silver Spring, MD 20911
Phone: (301) 588-9312
Executive Director: Hank Wilfong, Jr.
E-mail: hwilfongjr@aol.com
National Bankers Association (NBA)
1513 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 588-5432
Fax: (202) 588-5443
Bill Ragland
National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)
20 E. Circle Drive
Suite 190
Athens, OH 45701-3751
Phone: (740) 593-4331
Fax: (740) 593-1996
President/CEO: Diane Adkins
E-mail: info@nbia.org
National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED)
953 E. Juanita Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85204
Phone: (480) 545-1298
Fax: (480) 545-4208
Vice President & General Manager: Kenneth Robbins
E-mail: ncaiedken@aol.com
National Indian Business Association
725 Second Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 547-0580
Fax: (202) 547-0589
President: Pete Homer
E-mail: niba@nibanetwork.org
National Minority Business Council (NMBC)
25 W. 45th Street
Suite 301
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 997-4753
Fax: (212) 997-5102
President: John Robinson
E-mail: nmbc@msn.com
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
1040 Avenue of the Americas
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 944-2430
Fax: (212) 730-6391
President: Harriet Michel
E-mail: nmsdcl@aol.com
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
1040 Avenue of the Americas
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 944-2430
Fax: (212) 730-6391
President: Harriet Michel
E-mail: nmsdcl@aol.com
NMSDC Regional Council Listing
National Small Business United (NSBU)
1156 15th Street
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 293-8830
Fax: (202) 872-8543
President: Todd McCracken
E-mail: nsbu@nsbu.org
San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce
33 New Montgomery Street, Suite 210
San Francisco, CA 94124-4524
Phone: (415) 777-8550
Fax: (415) 777-8250
President & CEO: Melvin Washington
Small Business Administration
409 3rd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: (800) 827-5722
Administrator: Hector V. Barreto
Small Business Television Network
State of California
Department of General Services
Office of Small and Minority Business
707 Third Street
West Sacramento, CA 95605-2811
Phone: (916) 376-5000
Director: Clothilde V. Hewlett
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Ronald Regan Building
Washington, DC 20523-1000
Phone: (202) 712-4810
Fax: (202) 216-3524
Commerce Business Daily News (CBD) & Procurement Information Bulletin (PIB) available on: gopher.info.usaid.gov or www.info.usaid.gov or procure@info.usaid.gov
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC)
Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
14th & Constitution Avenue NW
Room 6411
Herbert C. Hoover Building
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: (202) 482-1472
Fax: (202) 482-0501
Director: Tlaloc J. Garcia
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
400 7th SW
Room 9414
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: (800) 532-1169
Fax: (202) 366-7538
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2175 K Street, NW
Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20037
Phone: (202) 842-1212
Fax: (202) 842-3221
President: Armando Ojeda
E-mail: ushcc@ushcc.com
U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
1329 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 296-5221
Fax: (202) 296-5225
President: Susan Au Allen
E-mail: administrator@uspaacc.com
The Veterans Corporation
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 230
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (866) 283-8267
President and CEO: Charles R. Henry, Major General, U.S. Army (Retired)
Women's Organizations and Resources
World Wide Minority Business Network
