Online Guide for Small Business

From accounting to finding venture capital, the internet is a great resource for small businesses. Below is a list of useful websites.

The Small Business Administration is online at www.sbaonline.sba.gov. Their website includes a guide for local SBA resources, disaster assistance and an online library.

www.bplans.com/start.cfm -sample business plans, marketing plans and venture capital information

www.smalloffice.com -both free and fee based sections covering technology, marketing and sales and employment information

www.unionbank.com -local online banking services

www.nolo.com -online law center with forms, contacts and information on employment law

www.ipl.org –Internet Public Library, has links to most newspapers, magazines and online text

www.funkandwagnalls.com -online encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus and atlas

www.driveway.com -offers free online file storage, allowing you to access files from anywhere, back up your data or share you files with others

www.appsonline.com -offers applications and services to run your business through the internet, from anywhere

www.ups.com and www.fedex.com -have and area where you can enter the tracking number for your package and find out exactly where they are

www.nase.org -the National Association for the Self Employed website has a great reference section and publishes legislative alerts

www.businessfinance.com -a search engine for finding venture capital, commercial financing and lease financing.