Web Sites to Help You Succeed in Business

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Local Business Resources

www.roguecc.edu/BDC RCC BDC
www.soredi.org Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development (SOREDI)
www.sowac.org Southern Oregon Women's Access to Credit (SOWAC)
www.sou.edu/business/sbdc.htm SOU SBDC
www.theerc.org The Education Resource Center Rogue Valley Education & Career Network
www.grantspassonline.com Grants Pass One-Line
www.grantspasschamber.org Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce
www.thedailycourier.com Grants Pass Daily Courier
www.grantspasstca.com Grants Pass Towne Center Association
www.sova.org Southern Oregon Visitors Guide
www.visitgrantspass.org Grants Pass Visitors & Convention Bureau
www.jocofair.com Josephine County Fair

State & Local Governmental Agencies

National Business Resources

www.asbdc-us.org National Association of Small Business Development Centers
www.smallbusinesslearning.net Association of Small Business Development Centers resource site
www.gcap.org Government Contract Acquisition Program
www.lib.umich.edu University of Michigan Documents Center. Go to Statistical Resources
www.pac-info.com Searchable public record databases
www.mo-bis.org Missouri's Business Information Source with a variety of resources
www.nibm.net National Institute of Business Management
sbdcnet.utsa.edu SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Direct Search--links not otherwise easily found
www.brei.org International Business Retention & Expansion

National Governmental Agencies

www.sba.gov U.S. Small Business Administration with a wealth of resources
www.business.gov Link to federal government information & services
www.sec.gov Securities Exchange Commission
pro-net.sba.gov Register to bid on federal contracts
www.naics.com North American Industry Classification System
www.firstgov.gov U.S. government website providing one-stop access to all federal government online information & services
www.govcon.com Government Contracting Professionals
www.access.gpo.gov Government Printing Office
www.WomenBiz.gov Government contract opportunities and forecasts for women
www.sba.gov/library SBA library reading room
www.gsa.gov US General Services Administration

Associations

Business Basics

sbinformation.about.com 700 topics, business plans & strategies
www.bizlink.org Business planning, research, marketing, demographics, taxes, business forms and links
www.inc.com INC Magazine on line
www.smallbizplanet.com The knowledge portal for small business
www.business2.com Magazine articles on a variety of topics
www.slu.edu/eweb E-Web is a resource for entrepreneurial education
www.toolkit.cch.com Business Owner's Toolkit
www.smallbizpartners.com Small Business Success
www.speaking.com Learning Resource Network on-line library
edge.lowe.org Entrepreneurial edge
www.businesstown.com Business Town
www.womanowned.com Resources for woman owned businesses
www.entrepreneur.com Entrepreneur Magazine
www.virtuallearn.com Virtual Learn: videos, books, etc.
www.kiplinger.com Kiplinger Newsletter
www.jlconline.com Journal of Light Construction magazine

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www.smallbusiness.com Product, services & vendor rating
applegateway.com Free online interviews with experts, affordable business consulting and interviews with business authors
www.ideacafe.com Idea Cafe', a fun approach to serious business
craftsreport.com The Crafts Report online
www.workz.com The Weekly Workz, sponsored by Credit Card Solutions
www.ZDnet.com/smallbusiness Provides helpful information, including articles, resources and software/hardware interview from various Ziff-Davis publications
www.bizweb2000.com JDD Publishing BizWeb 2000
www.newslettersonline.com A variety of newsletters available on-line

Demographics & Statistics

stats.bis.gov Economy at a glance plus surveys & statistics
www.fedstats.gov 70 Federal agencies that produce statistics of public interest
www.census.gov Economic statistics and surveys by state & county
factfinder.census.gov More census and statistical information
www.amcity.com/journals/demographics Demographics Journal
libweb.uoreg.edu/govdocs/localdat.html UofO local area data for Oregon
www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm Survey of current business & other Bureau of Economic Analysis publications
www.econdata.net/content_about.html Convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast array of public and private data sources on the Web
www.freedemographics.com Provides free unlimited access to Census data
www.stat-usa.com More demographics and statistics
factfinder.census.gov 2000 Census information

Financing Resources

www.smartmoney.com Articles available from Smart Money magazine
econdata.net A guide to regional economic activity. More than 400 links to socioeconomic data sources and more
www.bankrate.com Financial information, including bank rates by state
start.wsj.com Wall Street Journal
www.vfinance.com Venture Capital Resource Library
www.factoring.org International Factoring Association

Financing Resources, Continued

www.biztro.com Lets you create and manage everything from personal to-do checklists, expense reports, invoices and payroll to employee files, phone books and purchase orders

Legal Web Sites

smallbiz.findlaw.com/index.html A great legal site. Choose a topic from an extensive list to find articles, business forms, and other materials
www.bitlaw.com A resource on technology law
www.nolo.com Nolo Law Center
www.ftc.gov Federal Trade Commission
osbar.org/legallinks/oregonlaw/tellaw/home.html Oregon Tel-Law Library
www.osbar.org/public/home.html Oregon State Bar Public Education Program

Management

www.ppspublishers.com/pl.htm Download a free copy of Personal Liability: How to Avoid Becoming the Next victim of an employee Lawsuit
cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html Take a test and determine your management style
employee.org A multitude of articles from The Workforce Stability Institute
www.ceoexpress.com Links for the business and company manager
corporate.globalsources.com Global Sources corporate site

Workforce Issues

Marketing

www.dmnews.com Direct Marketing News
sellitontheweb.com Provides tips on selling on the Web
www.wilsonweb.com/webmarket Marketing tips using the Web
www.newsbureau.com/tips Internet News Bureau
www.press-release-writing.com/content-basics.htm A-Z of press releases
tipsandtricks.com/releases.htm Brief article on suggestions when press releases are sent out
www.webtechniques.com/archieves/2000/05/hand Press release content/preparation
www.connectingonline.com/home.html How to create a web image

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www.mediafinder.com Media Finder comprehensive database of print media
www.greatlists.com Mailing list resource
www.tsnn.com Trade show information Mecca. Select an industry from a long list. Includes locations and dates. Tons of links

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